Costa Rica vs Senegal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Costa Rica Senegal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1223
$1058
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3032
$2802
🏠 One person rent
$553
$505
🏘️ Family rent
$929
$1146
🍽️ Food expenses
$466
$358
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.4
$96.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1035
$363
💸 GDP per capita
$16942
$1706
😃 Human freedom index
8.23
6.73
❤️ Life expectancy
77.3
67.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
58
45
🌐 English speaking %
8.2%
2%
🎓 Higher education
75
58
😀 Quality of life
57
31
🏙️ Population
5.04M
16.9M

The average cost of living in Costa Rica ($1223) is 16% more expensive than in Senegal ($1058). Costa Rica ranked 51st 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 0.8 months in Costa Rica compared to 0.3 months in Senegal. Ranked 66th and 145th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Costa Rica vs Senegal

We calculate prices for Costa Rica and Senegal as a population-weighted mean of 9 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.

Costa Rica Senegal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.67
$6.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.3
$48.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.11
$9.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.72
$2.35
 Cappuccino
$4.09
$3.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.93
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$626
$632
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$406
$313
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1078
$1972
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$722
$727
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.4
$80.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.9
$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.2
$47.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.96%
8.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2614
$2193
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1569
$1298
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$51.1
$22
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$21.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.43
$1.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.06
$2.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.35
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.1
$2.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.45
$9.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$9.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$1.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.18
$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.96
$1.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$4.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.96
$3.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.22
$2.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.77
$2.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.6
$55.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.89
$7.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72
$40
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$9.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.6
$58
👟 Brand Sneakers
$123
$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$560
$245
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11203
$6277

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In Costa Rica

City Cost of living Population
San Jose
$1324
342K
Limon
$1225
71.5K
Alajuela
$1269
44.4K
Liberia
$932
65.9K
Cartago
$1024
22.8K
Puntarenas
$801
41.5K
Heredia
$1296
16.7K
Tamarindo
$1710
7.13K
Santa Teresa
$1213
3K

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