Senegal vs Tanzania - Cost of Living Comparison

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Senegal Tanzania
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1223
$654
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2831
$1678
🏠 One person rent
$609
$292
🏘️ Family rent
$986
$453
🍽️ Food expenses
$396
$216
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$92.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$165
$100
💸 GDP per capita
$1773
$1187
😃 Human freedom index
6.49
6.53
❤️ Life expectancy
68.7
67
👮 Corruption perceptions index
46
40
🌐 English speaking %
2%
21.7%
🎓 Higher education
58
53
😀 Quality of life
33
34
🏙️ Population
18.5M
68.6M

The average cost of living in Senegal ($1223) is 87% more expensive than in Tanzania ($654). Senegal ranked 64th vs 159th for Tanzania 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 0.2 months in Tanzania. Ranked 143rd and 141st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Senegal vs Tanzania

We calculate prices for Senegal and Tanzania 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 Tanzania
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.88
$3.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.2
$18.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$8.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$1.04
 Cappuccino
$4.42
$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$626
$434
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$400
$164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1784
$929
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$816
$348
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$39.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$179
$61
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.5
$36.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.62%
16.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3245
$1458
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1468
$3706
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.2
$14.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.5
$12.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.66
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.64
$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.42
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$9.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.72
$4.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$4.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$0.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.3
$6.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.02
$2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.11
$4.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.9
$3.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.58
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.26
$1.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43
$62.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.3
$5.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.9
$17.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$3.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.5
$14.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.2
$42.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$313
$524
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8886
$10975

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Cities Comparison in Senegal vs Tanzania

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Senegal

City Cost of living Population
Dakar
$1281
1.44M
Thies
$1214
391K
Rufisque
$1206
295K
Saint-Louis
$1140
259K
Ziguinchor
$1109
215K
Kaolack
$1164
172K
Louga
$1141
113K
Kolda
$1119
62.3K
Fatick
$1163
39.4K

In Tanzania

City Cost of living Population
Dar es Salaam
$735
4.72M
Mwanza
$613
706K
Zanzibar
$586
710K
Mbeya
$463
542K
Morogoro
$417
471K
Arusha
$618
416K
Tanga
$533
221K
Dodoma
$495
214K
Moshi
$540
145K
Stone Town
$546
18K