Senegal vs Sweden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Senegal Sweden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1250
$1832
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2877
$4115
🏠 One person rent
$616
$937
🏘️ Family rent
$997
$1570
🍽️ Food expenses
$405
$604
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$183
$3506
💸 GDP per capita
$1773
$57117
😃 Human freedom index
6.49
8.74
❤️ Life expectancy
68.7
83.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
46
80
🌐 English speaking %
2%
89%
🎓 Higher education
58
95
😀 Quality of life
34
94
🏙️ Population
18.5M
10.6M

The average cost of living in Senegal ($1250) is 32% less expensive than in Sweden ($1832). Senegal ranked 61st vs 24th for Sweden 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 Senegal compared to 1.9 months in Sweden. Ranked 145th and 9th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Senegal vs Sweden

We calculate prices for Senegal and Sweden as a population-weighted mean of 9 and 60 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 Sweden
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.1
$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.3
$83.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.66
$8.14
 Cappuccino
$4.53
$5.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.97
$3.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$707
$1014
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$747
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2069
$1766
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$887
$1359
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$95.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.9
$39.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.22%
3.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2801
$6483
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1496
$4215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$3.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.2
$92.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$26
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.71
$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.64
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$3.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$3.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.45
$4.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$13.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$3.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$1.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.58
$2.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.76
$8.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.21
$9.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.96
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.63
$3.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.31
$2.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.4
$44
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.54
$18.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.8
$39.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$29.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.7
$102
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.6
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$276
$184
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7797
$7091

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Cities Comparison in Senegal vs Sweden

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

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

In Sweden

City Cost of living Population
Stockholm
$2524
985K
Gothenburg
$1864
675K
Malmo
$1907
339K
Uppsala
$1831
175K
Orebro
$1311
129K
Vasteras
$1603
132K
Helsingborg
$1590
116K
Solna
$2118
86.4K
Linkoping
$1631
117K
Taby
$1853
78.3K
Norrkoping
$1337
98.2K
Lund
$1701
98.3K
Eskilstuna
$1547
70.6K
Sollentuna
$2065
78K
Jonkoping
$1581
103K
Gavle
$1423
86.5K
Umea
$1449
94.2K
Sodertalje
$1914
78.4K
Vaxjo
$1516
74.1K
Karlstad
$1562
69.6K
Sundsvall
$1492
70.9K
Sigtuna
$1741
53.1K
Boras
$1612
75.6K
Skovde
$1656
58.2K
Halmstad
$1412
73K
Trollhattan
$1405
50.1K
Ostersund
$1596
54K
Uddevalla
$1588
56.9K
Lulea
$1642
49.6K
Tumba
$1827
46.9K