Eritrea vs Senegal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Eritrea Senegal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$525
$1250
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1252
$2877
🏠 One person rent
$221
$616
🏘️ Family rent
$364
$997
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$405
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.6
$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$94.1
$183
💸 GDP per capita
$689
$1773
😃 Human freedom index
4.8
6.49
❤️ Life expectancy
68.6
68.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
13
46
🌐 English speaking %
0%
2%
🎓 Higher education
12
58
😀 Quality of life
10
34
🏙️ Population
3.54M
18.5M

The average cost of living in Eritrea ($525) is 58% less expensive than in Senegal ($1250). Eritrea ranked 185th vs 61st 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 0.2 months in Eritrea compared to 0.1 months in Senegal. Ranked 192nd and 145th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Eritrea vs Senegal

We calculate prices for Eritrea and Senegal as a population-weighted mean of 4 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.

Eritrea Senegal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.3
$7.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.1
$51.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.72
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$2.66
 Cappuccino
$1.93
$4.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$216
$707
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$141
$404
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$503
$2069
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$311
$887
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.6
$48.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.8%
8.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1432
$2801
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$819
$1496
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$61.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.56
$20.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$2.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.02
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.41
$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.74
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.01
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.88
$1.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.41
$5.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$2.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.9
$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.1
$8.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.3
$44.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.66
$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.5
$55.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61
$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$93.9
$276
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3569
$7797

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Cities Comparison in Eritrea vs Senegal

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Eritrea

City Cost of living Population
Asmara
$531
963K
Keren
$498
120K
Massawa
$497
39.8K
Mendefera
$498
28.5K

In Senegal

City Cost of living Population
Dakar
$1320
1.44M
Thies
$1236
391K
Rufisque
$1229
295K
Saint-Louis
$1147
259K
Ziguinchor
$1108
205K
Kaolack
$1178
172K
Louga
$1145
113K
Kolda
$1127
62.3K
Fatick
$1176
39.4K