Senegal vs Uganda - Cost of Living Comparison

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Senegal Uganda
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1118
$624
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3138
$1546
🏠 One person rent
$548
$265
🏘️ Family rent
$1406
$500
🍽️ Food expenses
$346
$233
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$73.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$402
$195
💸 GDP per capita
$1599
$964
😃 Human freedom index
6.71
5.75
❤️ Life expectancy
67.1
62.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
43
26
🌐 English speaking %
2%
89.9%
🎓 Higher education
57
70
😀 Quality of life
34
25
🏙️ Population
16.9M
47.1M

The average cost of living in Senegal ($1118) is 79% more expensive than in Uganda ($624). Senegal ranked 63rd vs 149th for Uganda 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 0.3 months in Uganda. Ranked 137th and 161st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Senegal vs Uganda

We calculate prices for Senegal and Uganda as a population-weighted mean of 9 and 9 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 Uganda
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.25
$2.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54
$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.3
$7.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$1.02
 Cappuccino
$3.65
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.12
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$828
$212
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$325
$144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2518
$641
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$926
$309
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.7
$32
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$49
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.2
$75.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.23%
20.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2451
$1165
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1389
$9183
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.7
$48.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.9
$3.78
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.6
$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.43
$0.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.35
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$2.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$4.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.14
$3.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.63
$7.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.32
$2.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.75
$3.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$5.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.61
$1.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.1
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.4
$51
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.2
$5.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.9
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$6.36
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.5
$16.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.9
$39
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$245
$177
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8338
$4870

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Cities Comparison in Senegal vs Uganda

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

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 Uganda

City Cost of living Population
Kampala
$654
1.68M
Kira Town
$600
317K
Gulu
$556
152K
Kasese
$543
115K
Mbale
$557
96.2K
Jinja
$542
72.9K
Arua
$553
62K
Entebbe
$547
70K
Tororo
$557
41.9K