Senegal vs Zambia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Senegal Zambia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1250
$827
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2877
$1884
🏠 One person rent
$616
$399
🏘️ Family rent
$997
$530
🍽️ Food expenses
$405
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$183
$112
💸 GDP per capita
$1773
$1187
😃 Human freedom index
6.49
6.8
❤️ Life expectancy
68.7
66.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
46
37
🌐 English speaking %
2%
16%
🎓 Higher education
58
51
😀 Quality of life
34
30
🏙️ Population
18.5M
21.3M

The average cost of living in Senegal ($1250) is 51% more expensive than in Zambia ($827). Senegal ranked 61st vs 127th for Zambia 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 0.1 months in Zambia. Ranked 145th and 154th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Senegal vs Zambia

We calculate prices for Senegal and Zambia 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 Zambia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.1
$6.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.3
$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$3.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.66
$1.14
 Cappuccino
$4.53
$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.97
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$707
$305
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2069
$933
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$887
$890
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$44.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$68.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.9
$50.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.22%
29.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2801
$1931
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1496
$6714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.2
$46.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$11.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.71
$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.64
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$0.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.45
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$6.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$4.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$5.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$2.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.58
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$7.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.76
$2.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.21
$8.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.96
$3.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.63
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.31
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.4
$31
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.54
$4.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.8
$22.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$6.35
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.7
$25.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.6
$74.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$276
$205
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7797
$13285

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Cities Comparison in Senegal vs Zambia

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Senegal

City Cost of living Population
Dakar
$1320
1.44M
Thies
$1236
391K
Rufisque
$1229
295K
Saint-Louis
$1147
259K
Ziguinchor
$1108
205K
Kaolack
$1178
172K
Louga
$1145
113K
Kolda
$1127
62.3K
Fatick
$1176
39.4K

In Zambia

City Cost of living Population
Lusaka
$686
2.47M
Kitwe
$1189
625K
Ndola
$613
528K
Chingola
$1229
255K
Mufulira
$1473
182K
Livingstone
$718
177K
Kasama
$1002
158K
Kapiri Mposhi
$815
65.2K
Choma
$750
51.8K
Mansa
$1030
45.5K