Senegal vs United Kingdom - Cost of Living Comparison

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Senegal United Kingdom
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1090
$1994
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2957
$4820
🏠 One person rent
$555
$1213
🏘️ Family rent
$1328
$2136
🍽️ Food expenses
$346
$473
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.1
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$417
$3072
💸 GDP per capita
$1599
$45850
😃 Human freedom index
6.7
8.3
❤️ Life expectancy
67.1
80.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
43
73
🌐 English speaking %
2%
98.3%
🎓 Higher education
58
100
😀 Quality of life
34
91
🏙️ Population
16.9M
67.3M

The average cost of living in Senegal ($1090) is 45% less expensive than in the United Kingdom ($1994). Senegal ranked 64th vs 13th for the United Kingdom 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 1.5 months in the United Kingdom. Ranked 136th and 15th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Senegal vs the United Kingdom

We calculate prices for Senegal and the United Kingdom as a population-weighted mean of 9 and 277 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 Kingdom
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.55
$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.3
$71.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.72
$8.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$5.74
 Cappuccino
$3.6
$4.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$2.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$719
$1256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$354
$966
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2054
$2427
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$932
$1722
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.5
$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$241
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.7
$37.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.22%
5.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2432
$7595
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2067
$4979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$3.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.9
$85.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$18
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.46
$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.44
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$3.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$8.61
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$8.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.12
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.92
$9.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.34
$16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.91
$5.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.46
$4.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.92
$2.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.7
$45.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.02
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39
$103
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$14.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$60
$80.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.8
$89.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$242
$1474
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8352
$18076

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Cities Comparison in Senegal vs the United Kingdom

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Senegal

City Cost of living Population
Dakar
$1138
1.44M
Thies
$991
318K
Saint-Louis
$1040
259K
Rufisque
$1056
221K
Ziguinchor
$1058
205K
Kaolack
$1074
172K
Louga
$1060
82.9K
Kolda
$1044
62.3K
Fatick
$1066
28.3K

In the United Kingdom

City Cost of living Population
London
$3072
8.91M
Birmingham
$1837
1.14M
Leeds
$1730
789K
Glasgow
$1783
626K
Manchester
$1831
548K
Coventry
$1614
363K
Edinburgh
$1907
488K
Bristol
$2025
472K
Liverpool
$1675
513K
Sheffield
$1655
518K
Leicester
$1641
464K
Cardiff
$1684
361K
Westminster
$2328
255K
Solihull
$1517
207K
Belfast
$1668
334K
Brighton and Hove
$2052
277K
York
$1806
208K
Nottingham
$1660
289K
Milton Keynes
$1966
207K
Portsmouth
$1671
248K
Newcastle upon Tyne
$1560
300K
Derby
$1558
255K
Southampton
$1726
271K
Bradford
$1362
293K
Ipswich
$1589
290K
Aberdeen
$1358
201K
Swindon
$1802
222K
Bolton
$1285
285K
Plymouth
$1647
268K
Wolverhampton
$1521
251K