Cost of living comparison

 Bhutan
compared to
 Senegal
Senegal vs. Bhutan Cost of Living Summary

Senegal is 3.3 times more expensive than Bhutan overall.

Restaurants
pay 3.1 times more in Senegal
Groceries
pay 2.0 times more in Senegal
Transportation
pay 2.7 times more in Senegal
Housing
pay 4.8 times more in Senegal
Childcare
pay 5.5 times more in Senegal
Entertainment and Sports
pay 43.1% more in Senegal
Clothing
pay 3.8 times more in Senegal

The cost of childcare, housing, clothing, restaurants, transportation, and groceries in Senegal are more expensive than in Bhutan. Notably, childcare, housing, and clothing are significantly more expensive in Senegal.

Senegal vs. Bhutan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Senegal instead of Bhutan, you would:

pay 3.1 times more for restaurants

 
Bhutan
Senegal
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $2.95
BTN251.80
$6.54
F CFA3,942
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$2.95
BTN251.80
$8.99
F CFA5,420
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.55
BTN47.34
$0.93
F CFA558

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pay 2.0 times more for groceries

 
Bhutan
Senegal
Bread
1 loaf
$0.94
BTN80.58
$0.55
F CFA333
Local cheese (8 oz) $1.68
BTN143.53
$6.75
F CFA4,069
Milk (1 gallon) $3.17
BTN270.70
$10.56
F CFA6,368

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pay 2.7 times more for transportation

 
Bhutan
Senegal
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.93
BTN335.48
$6.12
F CFA3,693
Monthly public transit pass $3.97
BTN338.95
$24.51
F CFA14,782
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $21,215.98
BTN1,812,972.62
$26,959.22
F CFA16,260,482

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pay 4.8 times more for housing

 
Bhutan
Senegal
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$31.25
BTN2,670.03
$48.58
F CFA29,302
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $124.45
BTN10,634.76
$932.62
F CFA562,509
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $79.38
BTN6,783.46
$326.78
F CFA197,097

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pay 5.5 times more for childcare

 
Bhutan
Senegal
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $246.05
BTN21,025.45
$249.17
F CFA150,286
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $677.73
BTN57,914.40
$6,796.99
F CFA4,099,613

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pay 43.1% more for entertainment and sports

 
Bhutan
Senegal
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $6.43
BTN549.59
$2.45
F CFA1,478
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.53
BTN130.94
$4.23
F CFA2,552
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.83
BTN327.34
$1.47
F CFA887

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pay 3.8 times more for clothing

 
Bhutan
Senegal
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$9.43
BTN805.77
$58.82
F CFA35,477
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$11.79
BTN1,007.21
$37.58
F CFA22,666
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$32.41
BTN2,769.82
$88.23
F CFA53,217

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025
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