Dakar, Senegal

Post Allowance (COLA)

42%of spendable income · non-taxable · DSSR 220

Post Differential

25%of basic pay · taxable · DSSR 500

LQA

Reimbursement of actual housing costs up to a post-specific maximum based on family size. View LQA rates ↗

Practical Info

Timezone

UTC

Languages

French

Currency

West African CFA franc

Electricity

Type C, Type D, Type E, Type K · 230 V · 50 Hz

Flight to US

~7.5 hrs — Estimated flight time to Washington, DC area: ~7.5 hours (great-circle, 900 km/h average). Actual times vary by route and layovers.

Mobile Carriers

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VerizonWorksTravelPass ($12/day; $6/day Mexico & Canada)Details ↗

Schools

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