Senegal vs Switzerland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Senegal Switzerland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1250
$3268
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2877
$8026
🏠 One person rent
$616
$1841
🏘️ Family rent
$997
$3210
🍽️ Food expenses
$405
$948
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$197
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$183
$7156
💸 GDP per capita
$1773
$104K
😃 Human freedom index
6.49
9.15
❤️ Life expectancy
68.7
84.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
46
80
🌐 English speaking %
2%
61.3%
🎓 Higher education
58
99
😀 Quality of life
34
100
🏙️ Population
18.5M
9.01M

The average cost of living in Senegal ($1250) is 62% less expensive than in Switzerland ($3268). Senegal ranked 61st vs 3rd for Switzerland 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 2.2 months in Switzerland. Ranked 145th and 1st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Senegal vs Switzerland

We calculate prices for Senegal and Switzerland as a population-weighted mean of 9 and 50 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 Switzerland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.1
$29.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.3
$115
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$19.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.66
$9.49
 Cappuccino
$4.53
$6.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.97
$5.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$707
$1966
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$1536
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2069
$3687
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$887
$2867
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$167
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$257
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.9
$58.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.22%
2.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2801
$16760
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1496
$8762
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$4.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.2
$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$46
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.71
$2.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.64
$2.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$3.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$4.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.45
$8.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$24.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$26.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$43.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$4.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$3.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$5.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.58
$3.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.76
$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.21
$18.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.96
$5.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.63
$4.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.31
$4.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.4
$93.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.54
$25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.8
$145
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$49.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.7
$139
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.6
$166
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$276
$2552
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7797
$25135

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Cities Comparison in Senegal vs Switzerland

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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 Switzerland

City Cost of living Population
Bern
$3134
1.07M
Zurich
$3784
449K
Geneva
$3731
209K
Basel
$3080
176K
Lausanne
$3299
145K
Winterthur
$3305
110K
Lucerne
$3380
86.2K
St. Gallen
$2978
78.9K
Biel/Bienne
$2678
55.9K
Lugano
$2884
63.5K
Neuchatel
$2823
45.3K
Koniz
$2997
43K
Thun
$2817
43.9K
Bellinzona
$3229
45.3K
Fribourg
$2874
39.2K
Chur
$2942
39.2K
Uster
$3345
36.8K
Zug
$4151
32.1K
Schaffhausen
$2740
39K
Vernier
$3501
34.8K
Lancy
$3436
31.9K
Sion
$2465
37.2K
Altstetten
$3494
36.3K
Yverdon-les-Bains
$3222
30.3K
Emmen
$3367
29.3K
La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2654
37.6K
Montreux
$3524
27K
Kriens
$3331
27K
Wetzikon
$3310
26.9K
Rapperswil-Jona
$3318
27K