Cost of living comparison

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

Senegal is 2.1 times more expensive than Chad overall.

Restaurants
pay 34.4% more in Senegal
Groceries
pay 27.1% more in Senegal
Transportation
pay 2.8 times more in Senegal
Housing
pay 18.4% less in Senegal
Childcare
pay 5.5 times more in Senegal
Entertainment and Sports
pay 43.2% more in Senegal
Clothing
pay 23.7% more in Senegal

The cost of childcare, transportation, entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, and clothing in Senegal are more expensive than in Chad. Notably, childcare and transportation are significantly more expensive in Senegal.

Senegal vs. Chad Cost Breakdown

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

pay 34.4% more for restaurants

 
Chad
Senegal
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $8.17
FCFA4,572
$6.54
F CFA3,658
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$4.29
FCFA2,399
$8.99
F CFA5,029
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.90
FCFA505
$0.93
F CFA518

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pay 27.1% more for groceries

 
Chad
Senegal
Bread
1 loaf
$0.33
FCFA183
$0.55
F CFA309
Local cheese (8 oz) $1.63
FCFA914
$6.75
F CFA3,775
Milk (1 gallon) $11.03
FCFA6,173
$10.56
F CFA5,909

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pay 2.8 times more for transportation

 
Chad
Senegal
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.92
FCFA2,195
$6.12
F CFA3,427
Monthly public transit pass $81.69
FCFA45,721
$24.51
F CFA13,716
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $11,273.85
FCFA6,309,554
$26,959.22
F CFA15,088,063

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pay 18.4% less for housing

 
Chad
Senegal
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$190.62
FCFA106,683
$48.58
F CFA27,189
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,386.33
FCFA775,878
$932.62
F CFA521,950
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $179.73
FCFA100,587
$326.78
F CFA182,886

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pay 5.5 times more for childcare

 
Chad
Senegal
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $35.95
FCFA20,117
$249.17
F CFA139,450
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $1,633.89
FCFA914,428
$6,796.99
F CFA3,804,021

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pay 43.2% more for entertainment and sports

 
Chad
Senegal
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.23
FCFA686
$2.45
F CFA1,372
Cappuccino in mid-range area ?? $4.23
F CFA2,368
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$0.94
FCFA526
$1.47
F CFA823

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pay 23.7% more for clothing

 
Chad
Senegal
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$32.68
FCFA18,289
$58.82
F CFA32,919
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$61.27
FCFA34,291
$37.58
F CFA21,032
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$53.10
FCFA29,719
$88.23
F CFA49,380

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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: July 2025
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