Senegal vs Syria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Senegal Syria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1250
$544
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2877
$1274
🏠 One person rent
$616
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$997
$333
🍽️ Food expenses
$405
$221
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$64.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$183
$60.8
💸 GDP per capita
$1773
$847
😃 Human freedom index
6.49
3.27
❤️ Life expectancy
68.7
72.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
46
15
🌐 English speaking %
2%
4%
🎓 Higher education
58
38
😀 Quality of life
34
18
🏙️ Population
18.5M
24.7M

The average cost of living in Senegal ($1250) is 130% more expensive than in Syria ($544). Senegal ranked 61st vs 177th for Syria 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 0.1 months in Syria. Ranked 145th and 182nd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Senegal vs Syria

We calculate prices for Senegal and Syria as a population-weighted mean of 9 and 10 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 Syria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.1
$5.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.3
$20.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$4.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.66
$2.89
 Cappuccino
$4.53
$1.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.97
$1.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$707
$164
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$91.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2069
$405
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$887
$216
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$67.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.9
$44.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.22%
14.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2801
$1254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1496
$453
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.2
$8.62
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$11.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.71
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.64
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.45
$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$3.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$5.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.58
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$5.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.76
$2.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.21
$3.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.96
$0.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.63
$0.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.31
$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.4
$16
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.54
$3.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.8
$4.42
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$3.17
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.7
$33.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.6
$74.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$276
$59.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7797
$2066

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Cities Comparison in Senegal vs Syria

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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 Syria

City Cost of living Population
Aleppo
$524
2M
Damascus
$675
2.69M
Homs
$385
775K
Hama
$446
697K
Latakia
$449
709K
Raqqa
$492
300K
Deir ez-Zor
$499
272K
Qamishli
$476
184K
Al-Hasakah
$485
188K
Idlib
$552
165K