Ethiopia vs Senegal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ethiopia Senegal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1191
$1250
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2876
$2877
🏠 One person rent
$701
$616
🏘️ Family rent
$1147
$997
🍽️ Food expenses
$306
$405
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.6
$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$162
$183
💸 GDP per capita
$1134
$1773
😃 Human freedom index
4.7
6.49
❤️ Life expectancy
67.3
68.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
38
46
🌐 English speaking %
0.2%
2%
🎓 Higher education
59
58
😀 Quality of life
22
34
🏙️ Population
132M
18.5M

The average cost of living in Ethiopia ($1191) is 5% less expensive than in Senegal ($1250). Ethiopia ranked 66th 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 0.1 months in Ethiopia compared to 0.1 months in Senegal. Ranked 176th and 145th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Ethiopia vs Senegal

We calculate prices for Ethiopia and Senegal as a population-weighted mean of 10 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.

Ethiopia Senegal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.08
$7.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.3
$51.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.46
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$2.66
 Cappuccino
$0.98
$4.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.63
$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$664
$707
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$404
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1760
$2069
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$911
$887
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.3
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$102
$48.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.07%
8.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2106
$2801
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1374
$1496
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.87
$61.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.66
$20.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$2.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.14
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.99
$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.5
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.52
$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$2.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.62
$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.96
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.1
$1.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.45
$5.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.42
$2.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.57
$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.1
$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.02
$8.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$151
$44.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.02
$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$55.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.7
$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$103
$276
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$29962
$7797

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Cities Comparison in Ethiopia vs Senegal

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Ethiopia

City Cost of living Population
Addis Ababa
$1269
5.7M
Awasa
$996
300K
Gondar
$1017
324K
Bahir Dar
$863
243K
Dire Dawa
$1156
277K
Mekelle
$810
324K
Dessie
$1022
188K
Jimma
$775
178K
Harar
$1153
157K
Jijiga
$1152
126K

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