Senegal vs Taiwan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Senegal Taiwan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1058
$965
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2802
$2750
🏠 One person rent
$505
$389
🏘️ Family rent
$1146
$897
🍽️ Food expenses
$358
$371
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.4
$99.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$363
$1469
💸 GDP per capita
$1706
$24828
😃 Human freedom index
6.73
8.61
❤️ Life expectancy
67.9
79.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
45
67
🌐 English speaking %
2%
30%
🎓 Higher education
58
89
😀 Quality of life
31
78
🏙️ Population
16.9M
23.4M

The average cost of living in Senegal ($1058) is 10% more expensive than in Taiwan ($965). Senegal ranked 74th vs 90th for Taiwan 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 1.5 months in Taiwan. Ranked 145th and 31st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Senegal vs Taiwan

We calculate prices for Senegal and Taiwan as a population-weighted mean of 9 and 17 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 Taiwan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.7
$4.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.3
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.41
$4.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$2.22
 Cappuccino
$3.89
$2.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$632
$408
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$313
$299
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1972
$1049
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$727
$741
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.2
$47.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$74
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.5
$20.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.15%
2.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2193
$7466
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1298
$4358
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22
$33.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$9.34
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.52
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.49
$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.47
$2.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.61
$7.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$3.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.43
$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.59
$10.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.48
$6.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.52
$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.02
$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.1
$34.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.45
$9.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40
$38.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.61
$13.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$58
$74.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.7
$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$245
$392
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6277
$16067

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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 Taiwan

City Cost of living Population
New Taipei
$1073
4.04M
Taipei
$1181
2.6M
Taichung
$894
3.03M
Kaohsiung
$956
2.73M
Tainan
$814
1.87M
Taoyuan
$875
2.33M
Hsinchu
$897
499K
Keelung
$967
367K
Zhubei
$821
218K
Chiayi
$747
252K
Changhua
$813
225K
Kinmen
$823
144K
Miaoli
$728
86.2K
Douliu
$770
109K
Nantou
$796
97.3K
Yilan
$731
95K
Taitung
$788
103K