What could your Dakar property earn?
A two-bedroom rental in Dakar typically achieves around €75 a night at about 55% occupancy — roughly €1,256 gross per month.
By property size
| Size | Nightly rate | Nights / year | Gross / month | Gross / year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | €53 | 201 | €888 | €10,653 |
| 1 bedroom | €64 | 201 | €1,072 | €12,864 |
| 2 bedrooms | €75 | 201 | €1,256 | €15,075 |
| 3 bedrooms | €98 | 201 | €1,642 | €19,698 |
| 4+ bedrooms | €120 | 201 | €2,010 | €24,120 |
These are indicative market estimates for a well-presented property, not a guarantee. Actual earnings depend on your location, presentation, availability, local regulation and season. Figures are gross revenue before cleaning (around €25 per stay here), taxes, utilities and local levies.
Letting in Dakar
Rules and licensing
Furnished tourist letting is legal and lightly regulated; income is taxable and a local company is the usual structure for a foreign owner. Registration requirements are looser than in North Africa.
Tourist tax
A small municipal tourist tax per night.
How the year is shaped
November to May is the season — dry, cooler, and when the diaspora and European visitors come. July to October is hot, wet and quiet.
Who books here
Diaspora visits, business travel, surfers heading for Ngor, and a growing remote-work market. Reliable power and water matter more than fittings: cuts are routine and a listing that has an inverter should say so.
Short-term rental rules change often and can differ by district, and building or condominium rules may restrict letting regardless of what the city permits. Treat this as orientation, not legal advice, and confirm the current position with the local authority before letting.
What drives the number in Dakar
Peak season
Demand follows the tourist season. The best months to visit are November to May, and rates run highest then.
Typical occupancy
55% across the year for an actively managed listing — around 201 booked nights.
Cleaning
About €25 per stay, and roughly 50 stays a year at a four-night average.
Currency
West African CFA Franc (XOF). 1 EUR = 656 XOF (fixed) / 1 USD = 562 XOF
List it on Holistay
Publishing is free. Add a video walkthrough, set your nightly rate, and decide whether to accept offers on quiet dates. You can read the full Dakar travel guide to see what guests coming here are planning around.