Netherlands vs Senegal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Netherlands Senegal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1835
$1090
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4293
$2957
🏠 One person rent
$1100
$555
🏘️ Family rent
$1816
$1328
🍽️ Food expenses
$485
$346
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3402
$417
💸 GDP per capita
$55985
$1599
😃 Human freedom index
8.55
6.7
❤️ Life expectancy
81.5
67.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
80
43
🌐 English speaking %
90.9%
2%
🎓 Higher education
96
58
😀 Quality of life
94
34
🏙️ Population
17.6M
16.9M

The average cost of living in the Netherlands ($1835) is 68% more expensive than in Senegal ($1090). the Netherlands ranked 18th vs 64th 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 1.9 months in the Netherlands compared to 0.4 months in Senegal. Ranked 7th and 136th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in the Netherlands vs Senegal

We calculate prices for the Netherlands and Senegal as a population-weighted mean of 70 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.

Netherlands Senegal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16
$6.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.3
$45.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$7.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.25
$2.32
 Cappuccino
$3.34
$3.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.71
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1093
$719
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$878
$354
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1798
$2054
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1495
$932
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$80.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$207
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.5
$47.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.48%
8.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4955
$2432
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3711
$2067
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.61
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.5
$19.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.9
$19.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.16
$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$2.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.03
$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$8.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$1.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.14
$2.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.52
$8.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.86
$1.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.16
$4.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.21
$3.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$2.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.45
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.5
$59.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$8.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54
$39
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.9
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.3
$60
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.2
$82.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1572
$242
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8050
$8352

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Cities Comparison in the Netherlands vs Senegal

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In the Netherlands

City Cost of living Population
Amsterdam
$2380
921K
Rotterdam
$1898
592K
The Hague
$1822
548K
Utrecht
$1946
359K
Eindhoven
$1883
236K
Breda
$1773
183K
Almere
$1754
215K
Tilburg
$1642
222K
Arnhem
$1673
164K
Groningen
$1646
203K
Nijmegen
$1666
177K
Enschede
$1691
160K
Haarlem
$2247
163K
's-Hertogenbosch
$1693
144K
Apeldoorn
$1999
139K
Leiden
$2067
124K
Maastricht
$1887
120K
Zwolle
$1669
130K
Venlo
$1605
102K
Emmen
$1457
107K
Delft
$1743
104K
Hilversum
$1878
91.2K
Purmerend
$1806
81.5K
Veenendaal
$1739
66.9K
Heerlen
$1478
86.9K
Zutphen
$1709
47.4K
Roosendaal
$1700
77K
Leeuwarden
$1568
92.1K
Deventer
$1712
101K
Roermond
$1432
57.3K

In Senegal

City Cost of living Population
Dakar
$1138
1.44M
Thies
$991
318K
Saint-Louis
$1040
259K
Rufisque
$1056
221K
Ziguinchor
$1058
205K
Kaolack
$1074
172K
Louga
$1060
82.9K
Kolda
$1044
62.3K
Fatick
$1066
28.3K