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Senegal vs. Eritrea Cost of Living Summary

Senegal is 2.5 times more expensive than Eritrea overall.

Restaurants: pay 22.4% less in Senegal
Groceries: pay 31.6% more in Senegal
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Senegal
Housing: pay 91.4% more in Senegal
Childcare: pay 7.0 times more in Senegal
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.7 times more in Senegal
Clothing: pay 34.2% less in Senegal

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, transportation, housing, and groceries in Senegal are more expensive than in Eritrea. Expenses including clothing and restaurants are lower in Senegal. Notably, childcare, entertainment and sports, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Senegal.

Senegal vs. Eritrea Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 22.4% less for restaurants

	Eritrea	Senegal
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$18.14 ERN272.04	$6.54 F CFA4,086	-64.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.99 ERN89.85	$8.99 F CFA5,619	+50.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.83 ERN27.50	$0.93 F CFA579	-49.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.33 ERN20.00	$0.98 F CFA615	-26.2%
Average			-22.4%

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pay 31.6% more for groceries

	Eritrea	Senegal
Bread 1 loaf	$0.50 ERN7.50	$0.55 F CFA345	+10.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.50 ERN22.50	$6.75 F CFA4,218	+349.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.14 ERN92.11	$10.56 F CFA6,602	+72.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.52 ERN67.80	$2.41 F CFA1,509	-46.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$12.17 ERN182.57	$4.39 F CFA2,743	-64.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$5.54 ERN83.16	$1.02 F CFA636	-81.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.58 ERN8.69	$0.82 F CFA510	+40.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.86 ERN12.85	$0.99 F CFA618	+15.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.55 ERN8.32	$0.88 F CFA551	+58.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 ERN11.94	$0.64 F CFA402	-19.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 ERN7.26	$0.54 F CFA338	+11.8%
Average			+31.6%

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Eritrea	Senegal
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.83 ERN132.49	$6.12 F CFA3,828	-30.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.00 ERN120.00	$24.51 F CFA15,323	+206.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$66,666.00 ERN999,990.00	$26,959.22 F CFA16,855,633	-59.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.73 ERN85.99	$25.33 F CFA15,834	+341.8%
Average			+114.5%

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pay 91.4% more for housing

	Eritrea	Senegal
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	$48.58 F CFA30,374	-75.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$475.00 ERN7,125.00	$932.62 F CFA583,097	+96.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$400.00 ERN6,000.00	$326.78 F CFA204,311	-18.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$21.03 ERN315.44	$97.46 F CFA60,933	+363.4%
Average			+91.4%

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pay 7.0 times more for childcare

	Eritrea	Senegal
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$25.00 ERN375.00	$249.17 F CFA155,787	+896.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,675.00 ERN25,125.00	$6,796.99 F CFA4,249,663	+305.8%
Average			+601.2%

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pay 3.7 times more for entertainment and sports

	Eritrea	Senegal
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.00 ERN15.00	$2.45 F CFA1,532	+145.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.77 ERN11.58	$4.23 F CFA2,645	+447.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 ERN30.00	$1.47 F CFA919	-26.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.00 ERN405.00	$64.81 F CFA40,522	+140.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$1.10 ERN16.50	$8.17 F CFA5,108	+642.7%
Average			+269.8%

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pay 34.2% less for clothing

	Eritrea	Senegal
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$82.50 ERN1,237.50	$58.82 F CFA36,776	-28.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.00 ERN1,125.00	$37.58 F CFA23,496	-49.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	$88.23 F CFA55,165	-55.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.00 ERN1,425.00	$92.72 F CFA57,973	-2.4%
Average			-34.2%

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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: February 2025

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