Cost of living comparison

Dakar, Senegal

compared to

Kathmandu, Nepal

Kathmandu vs. Dakar Cost of Living Summary

Kathmandu is 45.4% cheaper than Dakar.

Restaurants: pay 57.5% less in Kathmandu
Groceries: pay 41.3% less in Kathmandu
Transportation: pay 28.4% less in Kathmandu
Housing: pay 74.9% less in Kathmandu
Childcare: pay 56.0% less in Kathmandu
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.9% less in Kathmandu
Clothing: pay 43.8% less in Kathmandu

Expenses including housing, restaurants, childcare, clothing, groceries, and transportation are lower in Kathmandu.

Kathmandu vs. Dakar Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kathmandu instead of Dakar, you would:

Display currency: USD

pay 57.5% less for restaurants

	Dakar	Kathmandu
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.54 F CFA3,778	$1.47 NPR201.60	-77.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.99 F CFA5,195	$7.36 NPR1,007.01	-18.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 F CFA535	$0.46 NPR62.42	-50.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.98 F CFA569	$0.16 NPR22.13	-83.6%
Average			-57.5%

Dakar vs. Kathmandu - Cost of restaurants

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 41.3% less for groceries

	Dakar	Kathmandu
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 F CFA319	$0.57 NPR77.45	+2.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.75 F CFA3,899	$4.70 NPR642.68	-30.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.56 F CFA6,103	$3.17 NPR434.23	-70.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.41 F CFA1,395	$1.62 NPR222.34	-32.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.39 F CFA2,536	$1.48 NPR202.32	-66.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 F CFA588	$1.09 NPR148.83	+6.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 F CFA471	$0.47 NPR64.41	-42.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.99 F CFA571	$0.52 NPR71.49	-47.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 F CFA509	$0.33 NPR44.82	-62.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 F CFA371	$0.22 NPR29.76	-66.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 F CFA313	$0.29 NPR40.08	-45.9%
Average			-41.3%

Dakar vs. Kathmandu - Cost of groceries

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 28.4% less for transportation

	Dakar	Kathmandu
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.12 F CFA3,539	$4.85 NPR664.22	-20.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$24.51 F CFA14,167	$9.94 NPR1,360.82	-59.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,959.22 F CFA15,583,922	$33,138.99 NPR4,536,069.77	+22.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$25.33 F CFA14,639	$11.05 NPR1,512.02	-56.4%
Average			-28.4%

Dakar vs. Kathmandu - Cost of transportation

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 74.9% less for housing

	Dakar	Kathmandu
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.58 F CFA28,083	$10.42 NPR1,426.73	-78.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$932.62 F CFA539,104	$191.60 NPR26,226.88	-79.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$326.78 F CFA188,896	$102.03 NPR13,965.21	-68.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$97.46 F CFA56,335	$26.40 NPR3,613.29	-72.9%
Average			-74.9%

Dakar vs. Kathmandu - Cost of housing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 56.0% less for childcare

	Dakar	Kathmandu
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$249.17 F CFA144,033	$91.89 NPR12,577.28	-63.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,796.99 F CFA3,929,037	$3,479.59 NPR476,287.33	-48.8%
Average			-56.0%

Dakar vs. Kathmandu - Cost of childcare

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 15.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Dakar	Kathmandu
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.45 F CFA1,417	$2.58 NPR352.81	+5.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.23 F CFA2,446	$1.66 NPR227.19	-60.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.47 F CFA850	$2.95 NPR403.21	+100.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.81 F CFA37,464	$22.71 NPR3,108.05	-65.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.17 F CFA4,722	$3.31 NPR453.61	-59.4%
Average			-15.9%

Dakar vs. Kathmandu - Cost of entertainment and sports

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 43.8% less for clothing

	Dakar	Kathmandu
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.82 F CFA34,001	$24.02 NPR3,287.68	-59.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.58 F CFA21,723	$31.19 NPR4,269.24	-17.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.23 F CFA51,003	$53.29 NPR7,294.85	-39.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.72 F CFA53,599	$37.76 NPR5,168.37	-59.3%
Average			-43.8%

Dakar vs. Kathmandu - Cost of clothing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2025

More cost comparisons

Dakar vs.

Vienna

Dakar vs.

Washington

Dakar vs.

Cairo

Dakar vs.

Algiers

Dakar vs.

Ottawa

Dakar vs.

Bangkok

Dakar vs.

Beijing

Dakar vs.

Hong Kong

Share this

Compare countries by overall cost of living

See the cost of living in Senegal vs. Nepal. This provides a comparison of the average cost of living from cities within Senegal and Nepal.

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more

Add prices for Dakar

Add prices for Kathmandu

ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Kathmandu or Dakar. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.