Colombia vs Senegal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Colombia Senegal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$735
$1118
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1826
$3138
🏠 One person rent
$309
$548
🏘️ Family rent
$535
$1406
🍽️ Food expenses
$252
$346
🚐 Transport expenses
$100
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$377
$402
💸 GDP per capita
$6624
$1599
😃 Human freedom index
6.54
6.71
❤️ Life expectancy
72.8
67.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
40
43
🌐 English speaking %
4.2%
2%
🎓 Higher education
77
57
😀 Quality of life
37
34
🏙️ Population
49.1M
16.9M

The average cost of living in Colombia ($735) is 34% less expensive than in Senegal ($1118). Colombia ranked 127th vs 63rd 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 0.5 months in Colombia compared to 0.4 months in Senegal. Ranked 132nd and 137th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Colombia vs Senegal

We calculate prices for Colombia and Senegal as a population-weighted mean of 50 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.

Colombia Senegal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.97
$5.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$54
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.7
$7.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$2.2
 Cappuccino
$1.78
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$309
$828
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$213
$325
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$559
$2518
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$397
$926
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.4
$72.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.9
$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.7
$50.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.93%
8.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1313
$2451
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1235
$1389
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.7
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.9
$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$28.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.25
$2.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.17
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.84
$8.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$8.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.27
$1.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.61
$4.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.74
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.39
$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23
$65.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.21
$8.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.1
$35.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.12
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.4
$59.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.1
$81.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$216
$245
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5704
$8338

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Cities Comparison in Colombia vs Senegal

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Colombia

City Cost of living Population
Bogota
$883
7.74M
Cali
$720
2.47M
Medellin
$867
2.53M
Cartagena
$877
1.04M
Barranquilla
$780
1.27M
Soacha
$724
660K
Villavicencio
$530
664K
Cucuta
$708
750K
Manizales
$727
434K
Pereira
$639
591K
Bucaramanga
$649
581K
Santa Marta
$705
516K
Monteria
$633
505K
Bello
$778
372K
Buenaventura
$552
424K
Envigado
$812
229K
Soledad
$851
456K
Tunja
$511
410K
Palmira
$648
349K
Ibague
$525
541K
Valledupar
$519
544K
Neiva
$507
353K
Pasto
$511
308K
Barrancabermeja
$592
300K
Armenia
$551
301K
Floridablanca
$612
267K
Popayan
$455
301K
Tulua
$493
219K
Sincelejo
$536
287K
Tumaco
$533
213K

In Senegal

City Cost of living Population
Dakar
$1179
1.44M
Thies
$1009
318K
Saint-Louis
$1061
259K
Rufisque
$1067
221K
Ziguinchor
$1060
205K
Kaolack
$1081
172K
Louga
$1070
82.9K
Kolda
$1049
62.3K
Fatick
$1068
28.3K