Netherlands vs Senegal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Netherlands Senegal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1945
$1118
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4507
$3138
🏠 One person rent
$1172
$548
🏘️ Family rent
$1904
$1406
🍽️ Food expenses
$522
$346
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3383
$402
💸 GDP per capita
$57025
$1599
😃 Human freedom index
8.57
6.71
❤️ Life expectancy
81.5
67.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
79
43
🌐 English speaking %
90.9%
2%
🎓 Higher education
95
57
😀 Quality of life
93
34
🏙️ Population
17.6M
16.9M

The average cost of living in the Netherlands ($1945) is 74% more expensive than in Senegal ($1118). the Netherlands ranked 16th vs 63rd 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 1.7 months in the Netherlands compared to 0.4 months in Senegal. Ranked 7th and 137th 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
$16.8
$5.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.9
$54
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$7.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.5
$2.2
 Cappuccino
$3.55
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.82
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1153
$828
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$938
$325
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1890
$2518
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1560
$926
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$72.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$228
$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44.4
$50.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.15%
8.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5389
$2451
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4115
$1389
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.58
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.1
$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.4
$28.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.12
$1.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.87
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.32
$2.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$8.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.07
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.72
$8.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.18
$1.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.87
$4.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.27
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.35
$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.7
$65.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$8.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.3
$35.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.7
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.3
$59.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.5
$81.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1712
$245
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8122
$8338

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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
$2545
921K
Rotterdam
$2013
592K
The Hague
$1886
548K
Utrecht
$2055
359K
Eindhoven
$1963
236K
Breda
$1822
183K
Almere
$1647
215K
Tilburg
$1833
222K
Arnhem
$1697
164K
Groningen
$1800
203K
Nijmegen
$1746
177K
Enschede
$1628
160K
Haarlem
$2465
163K
Leiden
$2205
124K
's-Hertogenbosch
$1876
144K
Maastricht
$1728
120K
Venlo
$1683
102K
Apeldoorn
$1942
139K
Zwolle
$1725
130K
Emmen
$1741
107K
Hilversum
$1894
91.2K
Delft
$1804
104K
Purmerend
$2001
81.5K
Zutphen
$1754
47.4K
Heerlen
$1395
86.9K
Zeist
$1939
65K
Roosendaal
$1832
77K
Leeuwarden
$1614
92.1K
Deventer
$1901
101K
Bergen op Zoom
$1854
66.4K

In Senegal

City Cost of living Population
Dakar
$1179
1.44M
Thies
$1009
318K
Saint-Louis
$1061
259K
Rufisque
$1067
221K
Ziguinchor
$1060
205K
Kaolack
$1081
172K
Louga
$1070
82.9K
Kolda
$1049
62.3K
Fatick
$1068
28.3K