Senegal vs Yemen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Senegal Yemen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1168
$530
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3379
$1312
🏠 One person rent
$528
$233
🏘️ Family rent
$1464
$455
🍽️ Food expenses
$377
$200
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$48.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$380
$397
💸 GDP per capita
$1746
$533
😃 Human freedom index
6.71
3.43
❤️ Life expectancy
67.9
63.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
43
16
🌐 English speaking %
2%
9%
🎓 Higher education
57
25
😀 Quality of life
31
12
🏙️ Population
16.9M
28.3M

The average cost of living in Senegal ($1168) is 121% more expensive than in Yemen ($530). Senegal ranked 62nd vs 179th for Yemen 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 0.8 months in Yemen. Ranked 142nd and 187th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Senegal vs Yemen

We calculate prices for Senegal and Yemen as a population-weighted mean of 9 and 10 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 Yemen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.96
$2.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61
$19.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.73
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.43
$1.83
 Cappuccino
$4.31
$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.25
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$779
$234
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$304
$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2855
$532
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$902
$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.3
$36.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$56.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.3
$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.18%
12.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2515
$1647
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1431
$872
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.9
$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.1
$5.65
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.66
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.86
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.84
$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$6.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$4.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.15
$6.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$0.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.26
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.7
$7.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.51
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.88
$3.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.71
$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.7
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.5
$23.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.37
$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.3
$12.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$3.85
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.4
$25.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.1
$60.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$255
$79
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6966
$2904

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Senegal

City Cost of living Population
Thies
$1203
2.34M
Dakar
$1198
1.44M
Saint-Louis
$1018
259K
Rufisque
$1095
221K
Ziguinchor
$1061
205K
Kaolack
$1062
172K
Louga
$1003
113K
Kolda
$1039
62.3K
Fatick
$1051
28.3K

In Yemen

City Cost of living Population
Sanaa
$550
2.96M
Taiz
$514
615K
Al Hudaydah
$513
618K
Aden
$509
507K
Ibb
$504
351K
Dhamar
$491
160K
Mukalla
$491
144K
Sa'dah
$488
70.2K
Sayyan
$491
70K
Zabid
$489
50.8K