Senegal vs Tonga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Senegal Tonga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1118
$975
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3138
$2044
🏠 One person rent
$548
$481
🏘️ Family rent
$1406
$654
🍽️ Food expenses
$346
$402
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$29.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$402
$691
💸 GDP per capita
$1599
$4426
😃 Human freedom index
6.71
5.6
❤️ Life expectancy
67.1
71
👮 Corruption perceptions index
43
50
🌐 English speaking %
2%
30%
🎓 Higher education
57
1
😀 Quality of life
34
44
🏙️ Population
16.9M
108K

The average cost of living in Senegal ($1118) is 15% more expensive than in Tonga ($975). Senegal ranked 63rd vs 83rd for Tonga in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Senegal compared to 0.7 months in Tonga. Ranked 137th and 108th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Senegal vs Tonga

We calculate prices for Senegal and Tonga as a population-weighted mean of 9 and 2 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 Tonga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.25
$8.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54
$63.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.3
$7.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$3.37
 Cappuccino
$3.65
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.12
$2.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$828
$237
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$325
$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2518
$423
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$926
$209
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.7
$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$276
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.2
$126
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.23%
11.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2451
$422
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1389
$254
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$2.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.7
$20.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.9
$7.83
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.6
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.43
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.35
$5.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$8.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$6.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.14
$7.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$3.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.63
$17.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$2.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.32
$12.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.75
$4.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.61
$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.1
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.4
$21
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.2
$4.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.9
$22.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$4.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.5
$36.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.9
$69.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$245
$109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8338
$4359

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In Senegal

City Cost of living Population
Dakar
$1179
1.44M
Thies
$1009
318K
Saint-Louis
$1061
259K
Rufisque
$1067
221K
Ziguinchor
$1060
205K
Kaolack
$1081
172K
Louga
$1070
82.9K
Kolda
$1049
62.3K
Fatick
$1068
28.3K

In Tonga

City Cost of living Population
Nukualofa
$974
23.2K
Mua
$978
5K