Senegal vs United Kingdom - Cost of Living Comparison

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Senegal United Kingdom
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1184
$2390
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2760
$5627
🏠 One person rent
$568
$1485
🏘️ Family rent
$931
$2503
🍽️ Food expenses
$386
$562
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$406
$3376
💸 GDP per capita
$1744
$52637
😃 Human freedom index
6.73
8.64
❤️ Life expectancy
68.7
81.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
45
71
🌐 English speaking %
2%
98.3%
🎓 Higher education
58
100
😀 Quality of life
33
90
🏙️ Population
16.9M
67.3M

The average cost of living in Senegal ($1184) is 50% less expensive than in the United Kingdom ($2390). Senegal ranked 64th vs 11th 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 0.3 months in Senegal compared to 1.4 months in the United Kingdom. Ranked 144th and 14th 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
$6.47
$20.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.5
$85
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$7.09
 Cappuccino
$4.5
$4.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.9
$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$670
$1598
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$1188
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1871
$2824
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$857
$2175
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.9
$173
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$139
$266
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50
$42.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.28%
5.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2462
$8979
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1461
$5923
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$3.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.8
$94.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.1
$24.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.71
$1.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.49
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$4.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.89
$9.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$3.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$3.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.61
$19.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.18
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.96
$5.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.84
$2.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.29
$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.9
$49.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.47
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.7
$97.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.7
$93.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$272
$1820
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6981
$21116

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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
$1253
1.44M
Thies
$1166
391K
Rufisque
$1166
295K
Saint-Louis
$1076
259K
Ziguinchor
$1069
205K
Kaolack
$1108
172K
Louga
$1079
113K
Kolda
$1072
62.3K
Fatick
$1104
39.4K

In the United Kingdom

City Cost of living Population
London
$3638
8.8M
Birmingham
$2147
1.14M
Glasgow
$2115
626K
Edinburgh
$2300
488K
Sheffield
$1856
518K
Manchester
$2233
548K
Bristol
$2551
472K
Leeds
$2076
536K
Liverpool
$1909
513K
Coventry
$2043
363K
Leicester
$1945
464K
Newcastle upon Tyne
$1932
300K
Cardiff
$2126
361K
Bradford
$1775
293K
Bolton
$2058
285K
Westminster
$2994
255K
Belfast
$1931
345K
Sunderland
$1633
277K
Brighton and Hove
$2331
277K
Southampton
$2267
271K
Derby
$1788
255K
Milton Keynes
$2377
264K
Solihull
$1957
207K
Nottingham
$1906
289K
Aberdeen
$1739
201K
Plymouth
$1938
268K
Northampton
$1903
246K
Kingston upon Hull
$1650
260K
Swindon
$2012
222K
Wolverhampton
$1851
251K