Senegal vs Zambia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Senegal Zambia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1223
$927
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2831
$2103
🏠 One person rent
$609
$452
🏘️ Family rent
$986
$608
🍽️ Food expenses
$396
$297
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$115
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$165
$128
💸 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
33
31
🏙️ Population
18.5M
21.3M

The average cost of living in Senegal ($1223) is 32% more expensive than in Zambia ($927). Senegal ranked 64th vs 111th 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 143rd and 146th 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
$6.88
$7.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.2
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$1.32
 Cappuccino
$4.42
$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$626
$350
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$400
$348
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1784
$1065
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$816
$1027
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$51.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$179
$78.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.5
$58.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.62%
27.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3245
$1939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1468
$5771
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.2
$52.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.5
$12.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.66
$1.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.64
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.42
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$7.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.72
$5.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$6.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$2.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.3
$8.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.02
$3.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.11
$8.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.9
$3.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.58
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.26
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43
$35.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.3
$4.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.9
$24.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$7.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.5
$28.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.2
$62.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$313
$238
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8886
$15195

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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
$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 Zambia

City Cost of living Population
Lusaka
$777
2.47M
Kitwe
$1304
625K
Ndola
$692
528K
Chingola
$1378
255K
Mufulira
$1602
182K
Livingstone
$813
177K
Kasama
$1132
158K
Kapiri Mposhi
$925
65.2K
Choma
$849
51.8K
Mansa
$1166
45.5K