Senegal vs Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

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Senegal Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1058
$1402
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2802
$3156
🏠 One person rent
$505
$801
🏘️ Family rent
$1146
$1277
🍽️ Food expenses
$358
$398
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.4
$84.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$363
$1822
💸 GDP per capita
$1706
$33509
😃 Human freedom index
6.73
8.34
❤️ Life expectancy
67.9
83.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
45
56
🌐 English speaking %
2%
22%
🎓 Higher education
58
90
😀 Quality of life
31
78
🏙️ Population
16.9M
47.4M

The average cost of living in Senegal ($1058) is 25% less expensive than in Spain ($1402). Senegal ranked 74th vs 38th for Spain in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Senegal compared to 1.3 months in Spain. Ranked 145th and 30th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Senegal vs Spain

We calculate prices for Senegal and Spain as a population-weighted mean of 9 and 153 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.

Senegal Spain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.7
$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.3
$47.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.41
$9.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$3.35
 Cappuccino
$3.89
$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$2.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$632
$846
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$313
$653
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1972
$1444
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$727
$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.2
$78.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.5
$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.15%
3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2193
$3979
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1298
$2578
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$15.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.52
$1.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.49
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.47
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.61
$7.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$2.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$6.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.43
$5.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.59
$8.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.48
$3.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.52
$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.02
$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.1
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.45
$8.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40
$63.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.61
$14.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$58
$74.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.7
$82.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$245
$466
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6277
$8661

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Cities Comparison in Senegal vs Spain

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Senegal

City Cost of living Population
Dakar
$1114
1.44M
Thies
$1052
391K
Rufisque
$1046
295K
Saint-Louis
$960
259K
Ziguinchor
$953
205K
Kaolack
$1000
172K
Louga
$970
113K
Kolda
$964
62.3K
Fatick
$998
28.3K

In Spain

City Cost of living Population
Madrid
$1781
3.42M
Barcelona
$1841
1.7M
Valencia
$1522
826K
Seville
$1255
687K
Tenerife
$1612
932K
Zaragoza
$1101
687K
Murcia
$1138
673K
Malaga
$1430
592K
Bilbao
$1455
348K
Palma de Mallorca
$1696
432K
Las Palmas
$1268
380K
Alicante
$1300
359K
Cordoba
$1100
323K
Vigo
$1227
294K
Terrassa
$1361
229K
Gijon
$1233
269K
Valladolid
$1212
301K
Sabadell
$1431
222K
L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1567
280K
Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1532
258K
Pamplona
$1422
208K
San Sebastian
$1477
189K
Badalona
$1747
227K
A Coruna
$1196
249K
Granada
$1164
233K
Jerez de la Frontera
$892
214K
Oviedo
$1129
186K
Cartagena
$1068
220K
Elche
$1154
243K
Burgos
$1107
176K