Australia vs Senegal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Australia Senegal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2121
$1058
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4963
$2802
🏠 One person rent
$1235
$505
🏘️ Family rent
$2059
$1146
🍽️ Food expenses
$522
$358
🚐 Transport expenses
$226
$96.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3791
$363
💸 GDP per capita
$64821
$1706
😃 Human freedom index
8.8
6.73
❤️ Life expectancy
83.2
67.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
77
45
🌐 English speaking %
92.8%
2%
🎓 Higher education
98
58
😀 Quality of life
95
31
🏙️ Population
26.5M
16.9M

The average cost of living in Australia ($2121) is 100% more expensive than in Senegal ($1058). Australia ranked 12th vs 74th for Senegal in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Australia compared to 0.3 months in Senegal. Ranked 3rd and 145th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Australia vs Senegal

We calculate prices for Australia and Senegal as a population-weighted mean of 64 and 9 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Australia Senegal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$6.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.8
$48.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.58
$9.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.26
$2.35
 Cappuccino
$3.38
$3.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.54
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1377
$632
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1014
$313
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2515
$1972
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1692
$727
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$80.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.8
$47.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.35%
8.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7979
$2193
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5396
$1298
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.65
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$92
$22
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19
$21.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$2.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.14
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.4
$2.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.79
$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.79
$9.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$9.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$1.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.44
$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.42
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.8
$1.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.25
$4.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.28
$3.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.83
$2.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.96
$2.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.4
$55.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.2
$7.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.9
$40
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.4
$9.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.1
$58
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1641
$245
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14725
$6277

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Cities Comparison in Australia vs Senegal

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Australia

City Cost of living Population
Sydney
$2539
4.84M
Melbourne
$2194
5.03M
Brisbane
$2016
2.71M
Perth
$2075
2.14M
Adelaide
$1978
1.39M
Gold Coast
$2239
608K
Canberra
$2023
381K
Wollongong
$1416
262K
Sunshine Coast
$1709
284K
Ipswich
$1677
233K
Hobart
$2106
197K
Townsville
$1667
174K
Geelong
$1981
180K
Newcastle
$1448
153K
Darwin
$1617
140K
Cairns
$1335
147K
Ballarat
$1390
116K
Bunbury
$1643
75.2K
Toowoomba
$1504
108K
Bendigo
$1291
103K
Melton
$1668
76.3K
Launceston
$1651
80.9K
Coffs Harbour
$1963
74.2K
Rockhampton
$1411
63.2K
Pakenham
$1654
54.1K
Tarneit
$1625
56.4K
Hervey Bay
$1638
57.7K
Berwick
$1643
50.3K
Frankston
$1671
37.3K
Kalgoorlie
$1440
30.8K

In Senegal

City Cost of living Population
Dakar
$1114
1.44M
Thies
$1052
391K
Rufisque
$1046
295K
Saint-Louis
$960
259K
Ziguinchor
$953
205K
Kaolack
$1000
172K
Louga
$970
113K
Kolda
$964
62.3K
Fatick
$998
28.3K