Kenya vs Senegal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kenya Senegal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$671
$1168
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1868
$3379
🏠 One person rent
$238
$528
🏘️ Family rent
$587
$1464
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$377
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$413
$380
💸 GDP per capita
$1950
$1746
😃 Human freedom index
6.57
6.71
❤️ Life expectancy
62.1
67.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
31
43
🌐 English speaking %
18.8%
2%
🎓 Higher education
70
57
😀 Quality of life
36
31
🏙️ Population
48.5M
16.9M

The average cost of living in Kenya ($671) is 43% less expensive than in Senegal ($1168). Kenya ranked 150th vs 62nd 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 0.6 months in Kenya compared to 0.3 months in Senegal. Ranked 126th and 142nd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Kenya vs Senegal

We calculate prices for Kenya 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.

Kenya Senegal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.43
$4.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$61
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.2
$8.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.11
$2.43
 Cappuccino
$2.49
$4.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$293
$779
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$141
$304
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$917
$2855
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$404
$902
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26
$79.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.2
$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$49.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.91%
8.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2000
$2515
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1600
$1431
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.1
$24.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.3
$29.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.57
$1.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$2.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$2.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.99
$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$9.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$2.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.94
$1.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$4.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.71
$3.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.92
$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.17
$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.3
$66.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.64
$8.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$37.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.58
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.9
$60.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.2
$83.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$145
$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7707
$6966

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Cities Comparison in Kenya vs Senegal

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Kenya

City Cost of living Population
Nairobi
$745
5.55M
Mombasa
$560
1.21M
Kisumu
$518
410K
Eldoret
$460
289K
Nakuru
$493
308K
Thika
$571
279K
Mumias
$483
100K
Machakos
$482
114K
Malindi
$502
120K
Meru
$535
42.7K

In Senegal

City Cost of living Population
Thies
$1203
2.34M
Dakar
$1198
1.44M
Saint-Louis
$1018
259K
Rufisque
$1095
221K
Ziguinchor
$1061
205K
Kaolack
$1062
172K
Louga
$1003
113K
Kolda
$1039
62.3K
Fatick
$1051
28.3K