This is the most realest country I've visited next to my homeland in Jamaica. Streets are made of dirt. Horses still pull carts. Very little English spoken. You cannot easily find things you need so bring all your necessities to start with. I have barely seen a street light, the traffic can be unbelievable. It's the perfect place for a real cultural experience and to learn wolof and French. You almost have no choice but to when here. Food made by the family I stayed with is great. So far I've only ate out once at a place in the city and I was not impressed. Get all necessary vaccines before coming here and depending on where you are staying. From what I see this country is very much undeserved and they really deserve better than this, so don't expect to get vaccines readily available like living in other parts of the world.
Dakar
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About Dakar
This is the most realest country I've visited next to my homeland in Jamaica. Streets are made of dirt. Horses still pull carts. Very little English spoken. You cannot easily find things you need so bring all your necessities to start with. I have barely seen a street light, the traffic can be unbelievable. It's the perfect place for a real cultural experience and to learn wolof and French. You almost have no choice but to when here. Food made by the family I stayed with is great. So far I've only ate out once at a place in the city and I was not impressed. Get all necessary vaccines before coming here and depending on where you are staying. From what I see this country is very much undeserved and they really deserve better than this, so don't expect to get vaccines readily available like living in other parts of the world.
Nomad Guide of Dakar
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Continent :
Africa
Country :
senegal
Weather :
30°C + Humidity 71% = 35°C Feel
Internet Speed :
4 Mbps
Insurance :
Safetywing
Air Quality :
76AQI
Best Neighborhood :
Upcoming Neighborhood :
Power :
230V50Hz
Average Trip Length :
12 Days
Best Taxi App :
N/A
1000 XOF to USD :
$1.5 USD
Tap Water Quality :
No, not drinkable
Visitor per year :
N/A Visitors
Tourist now :
N/A tourists
Population :
1056009 people
GDP per capita :
$948 / year
Population Density :
Gender Ratio (Expats) :
H 49% / F 51%
Religious Gouvernment :
Non-religious
Appartement Listing :
Airbnb
Online electronics shop :
Weather in Dakar
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Cost of Living in Dakar
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Cost of Living for Expats :
$1,047/mo
Cost of Living for Nomads :
$2,001/mo
Cost of Living for Families :
$2,372/mo
Cost of Living for Local :
$678/mo
Cost of coffee :
$1.50
Rent for 1 bedroom :
$539/mo
Dinner:
$4.64
Beer :
$1.87
Coca Cola :
$1.43
Tax for 50k income :
$
Tax for 100k income :
$
Tax for 250k income :
$
Pros and Cons Living in Dakar
Like many other cities Dakar have a lot of advantages to offer its residents and visitors, but it also has its fair share of drawbacks. We have made this pros and cons table to help you better vizualize them.
Pros
- ✅ Affordable to live
- ✅ Pretty safe
- ✅ Lots of fun stuff to do
- ✅ Warm now
- ✅ Warm all year round
- ✅ Perfect humidity now
- ✅ Good air quality usually
- ✅ Spacious and not crowded
- ✅ Freedom of speech
- ✅ Democratic
- ✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
Cons
- ❌ Very slow internet
- ❌ Difficult to do business
- ❌ Quality of education is low
- ❌ Roads are very dangerous
- ❌ People don't speak English well
- ❌ Not safe for women
- ❌ Not family friendly
- ❌ Hostile towards LGBTQ+
Quality of Life in Dakar
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Visa Requirements in Dakar
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Security and Crime in Dakar
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Normal Crime rate
Medium Security Index
Polution and Air Quality in Dakar
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Reviews of Dakar - Feedback from travelers
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Financial services are shockingly backward and inefficient. Zero ease of doing business. This review is about Dakar specifically. Very difficult to find high quality consumer products in one centre of commerce, you have to go to random little shops all over the city. Most places don't have websites or have non-functional websites with bugs in online enquiry forms making it difficult to obtain information. E-commerce sites are poorly designed and barely function, and they don't accept credit card payments, you have to have an Orange Money account or cash on delivery. It's all very expensive and honestly not that great. Roads are not maintained, resulting in damage to car shocks and tyres. A lot of land pollution, litter everywhere including on beaches. Municipal services largely non-functional. Not safe for a single woman unless you have a car. Drivers have no issue with colliding with you and it's normal for most cars to be pretty banged up. Yellow cabs very old and in bad shape. These and the buses contribute hugely to air pollution because they're not roadworthy. Quality of petrol and diesel is so bad that it causes really bad air pollution and it's almost impossible to ever take a breath of clean, fresh air. The people of Dakar deserve better.