Cost of Living in Dakar

This page summarises typical cost of living in Dakar, Senegal, expressed in XOF. A single person can expect to budget around 422,000 XOF per month before rent-driven variation, with an affordability score of 74/100 (higher means more affordable). On that scale Dakar is moderate relative to other cities in the dataset. These are deterministic planning estimates derived from a country cost baseline adjusted for the city's affordability and size — they are not live market prices, not a ranking, and should be verified against current local sources before relocation or travel decisions.

Currency: XOF. Data year 2025; last updated 2026-05-16.

Dakar has an affordability score of 74/100, which places it in the moderate range relative to other indexed cities. Because every city profile uses the same scale, this score is the most reliable cross-city comparison — local-currency totals above are not directly comparable between countries.

In Dakar a single-person monthly budget is around 422,000 XOF and a one-bedroom rent around 224,000 XOF. Use the affordability score (74/100) to compare across countries, since amounts are shown in each city's local currency.

• Cost of living in Accra — affordability 80/100
• Cost of living in Lagos — affordability 78/100
• Cost of living in Casablanca — affordability 78/100