Senegal vs United Arab Emirates - Cost of Living Comparison

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Senegal United Arab Emirates
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1058
$2025
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2802
$4864
🏠 One person rent
$505
$1361
🏘️ Family rent
$1146
$2797
🍽️ Food expenses
$358
$408
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.4
$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$363
$3498
💸 GDP per capita
$1706
$49041
😃 Human freedom index
6.73
5.9
❤️ Life expectancy
67.9
79.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
45
68
🌐 English speaking %
2%
65%
🎓 Higher education
58
68
😀 Quality of life
31
79
🏙️ Population
16.9M
9.89M

The average cost of living in Senegal ($1058) is 48% less expensive than in the United Arab Emirates ($2025). Senegal ranked 74th vs 14th for the United Arab Emirates 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 1.7 months in the United Arab Emirates. Ranked 145th and 29th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Senegal vs the United Arab Emirates

We calculate prices for Senegal and the United Arab Emirates 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 United Arab Emirates
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.7
$9.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.3
$51.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.41
$9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$11
 Cappuccino
$3.89
$5.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$632
$1480
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$313
$1070
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1972
$3301
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$727
$2335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.2
$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$174
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.5
$95.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.15%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2193
$5794
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1298
$3621
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$1.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22
$59.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$9.38
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.52
$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.49
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.47
$2.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$9.98
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.61
$8.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$2.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.43
$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.59
$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.48
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.52
$3.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.02
$3.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.1
$69.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.45
$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40
$72.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.61
$8.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$58
$58.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.7
$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$245
$679
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6277
$10373

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Cities Comparison in Senegal vs the United Arab Emirates

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

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 the United Arab Emirates

City Cost of living Population
Dubai
$2379
3.33M
Abu Dhabi
$1828
1.48M
Al Ain
$1844
767K
Sharjah
$1494
1.25M
Ajman
$2240
490K
Fujairah
$1239
119K
Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
116K
Umm al-Quwain
$1196
44.4K
Madinat Zayed
$1721
29.1K