Canada vs Senegal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Canada Senegal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2005
$1223
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4479
$2831
🏠 One person rent
$1185
$609
🏘️ Family rent
$1937
$986
🍽️ Food expenses
$565
$396
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3044
$165
💸 GDP per capita
$54340
$1773
😃 Human freedom index
8.74
6.49
❤️ Life expectancy
81.6
68.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
75
46
🌐 English speaking %
82.1%
2%
🎓 Higher education
99
58
😀 Quality of life
91
33
🏙️ Population
41.3M
18.5M

The average cost of living in Canada ($2005) is 64% more expensive than in Senegal ($1223). Canada ranked 21st vs 64th 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 1.5 months in Canada compared to 0.1 months in Senegal. Ranked 17th and 143rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Canada vs Senegal

We calculate prices for Canada and Senegal as a population-weighted mean of 153 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.

Canada Senegal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.6
$6.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.2
$48.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.63
$2.6
 Cappuccino
$3.87
$4.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.04
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1176
$626
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1014
$400
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2056
$1784
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1715
$816
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.5
$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$179
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.2
$47.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.68%
7.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5101
$3245
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4393
$1468
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.59
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.6
$59.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.7
$17.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.24
$2.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.51
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.5
$2.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$3.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$2.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.71
$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.6
$2.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.55
$5.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.64
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.93
$2.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.33
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.2
$43
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$8.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.3
$43.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.3
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.7
$64.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.2
$89.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$759
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14602
$8886

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Cities Comparison in Canada vs Senegal

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Canada

City Cost of living Population
Toronto
$2415
2.79M
Montreal
$1901
1.9M
Calgary
$2095
1.31M
Ottawa
$2122
1.02M
Edmonton
$1835
1.01M
Vancouver
$2505
662K
Mississauga
$2308
718K
Winnipeg
$1842
750K
Brampton
$2102
656K
Surrey
$2091
568K
Hamilton
$2006
569K
Quebec City
$1648
574K
London
$1930
422K
Halifax
$2133
440K
Laval
$2058
451K
Markham
$2172
339K
Vaughan
$2233
323K
Burnaby
$2411
249K
Gatineau
$1839
298K
Kitchener
$2109
257K
Saskatoon
$1781
266K
Longueuil
$1874
262K
Windsor
$1927
230K
Oakville
$2318
214K
Richmond
$2247
210K
Burlington
$2214
187K
Richmond Hill
$2483
202K
Regina
$1739
226K
Oshawa
$1581
175K
Sherbrooke
$1421
181K

In Senegal

City Cost of living Population
Dakar
$1281
1.44M
Thies
$1214
391K
Rufisque
$1206
295K
Saint-Louis
$1140
259K
Ziguinchor
$1109
215K
Kaolack
$1164
172K
Louga
$1141
113K
Kolda
$1119
62.3K
Fatick
$1163
39.4K