Senegal vs United Kingdom - Cost of Living Comparison

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Senegal United Kingdom
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1223
$2399
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2831
$5601
🏠 One person rent
$609
$1485
🏘️ Family rent
$986
$2452
🍽️ Food expenses
$396
$570
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$178
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$165
$3628
💸 GDP per capita
$1773
$53246
😃 Human freedom index
6.49
8.6
❤️ Life expectancy
68.7
81.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
46
70
🌐 English speaking %
2%
98.3%
🎓 Higher education
58
100
😀 Quality of life
33
92
🏙️ Population
18.5M
69.2M

The average cost of living in Senegal ($1223) is 49% less expensive than in the United Kingdom ($2399). Senegal ranked 64th vs 12th 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 0.1 months in Senegal compared to 1.5 months in the United Kingdom. Ranked 143rd 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
$6.88
$21.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.2
$85.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$7.28
 Cappuccino
$4.42
$4.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$626
$1530
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$400
$1201
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1784
$2627
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$816
$2095
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$176
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$179
$269
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.5
$42.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.62%
5.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3245
$8953
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1468
$5429
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$3.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.2
$94.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.5
$24
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.66
$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.64
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.42
$4.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.72
$9.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$2.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$3.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.3
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$3.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.02
$22.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.11
$6.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.9
$5.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.58
$2.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.26
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43
$57.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.3
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.9
$102
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.5
$95.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.2
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$313
$1814
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8886
$21784

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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
$1281
1.44M
Thies
$1214
391K
Rufisque
$1206
295K
Saint-Louis
$1140
259K
Ziguinchor
$1109
215K
Kaolack
$1164
172K
Louga
$1141
113K
Kolda
$1119
62.3K
Fatick
$1163
39.4K

In the United Kingdom

City Cost of living Population
London
$3662
8.8M
Birmingham
$2204
1.14M
Glasgow
$2114
626K
Manchester
$2348
548K
Leeds
$2039
536K
Bristol
$2596
472K
Liverpool
$1942
513K
Edinburgh
$2295
488K
Sheffield
$1948
518K
Cardiff
$2082
384K
Bolton
$1987
285K
Coventry
$1971
363K
Newcastle upon Tyne
$1979
300K
Leicester
$1777
369K
Belfast
$1878
345K
Sunderland
$1554
277K
Bradford
$1774
293K
Solihull
$2080
207K
Nottingham
$1990
289K
Derby
$1748
255K
Brighton and Hove
$2197
277K
Northampton
$1886
246K
Southampton
$2309
271K
Milton Keynes
$2312
264K
Croydon
$2563
192K
Portsmouth
$2029
248K
Kingston upon Hull
$1654
260K
Plymouth
$1791
268K
Swansea
$1730
247K
Westminster
$3042
211K