Senegal vs. Ethiopia Cost of Living Summary

Senegal is 49.6% more expensive than Ethiopia overall.

Restaurants
pay 41.7% more in Senegal
Groceries
pay 19.4% more in Senegal
Transportation
pay 2.9 times more in Senegal
Housing
pay 17.9% less in Senegal
Childcare
pay 60.7% more in Senegal
Entertainment and Sports
pay 68.7% more in Senegal
Clothing
pay 17.4% less in Senegal

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

Senegal vs. Ethiopia Cost Breakdown

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

pay 41.7% more for restaurants

 
Ethiopia
Senegal
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $6.00
ETB771.28
$6.54
F CFA4,151
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.24
ETB801.52
$8.99
F CFA5,707
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.78
ETB100.91
$0.93
F CFA588

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pay 19.4% more for groceries

 
Ethiopia
Senegal
Bread
1 loaf
$1.20
ETB154.46
$0.55
F CFA350
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.85
ETB623.89
$6.75
F CFA4,284
Milk (1 gallon) $6.08
ETB781.38
$10.56
F CFA6,706

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pay 2.9 times more for transportation

 
Ethiopia
Senegal
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.88
ETB627.27
$6.12
F CFA3,889
Monthly public transit pass $10.00
ETB1,285.46
$24.51
F CFA15,566
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $25,000.00
ETB3,213,647.30
$26,959.22
F CFA17,122,470

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pay 17.9% less for housing

 
Ethiopia
Senegal
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$171.17
ETB22,002.77
$48.58
F CFA30,855
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $645.10
ETB82,924.95
$932.62
F CFA592,328
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $422.74
ETB54,341.78
$326.78
F CFA207,545

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pay 60.7% more for childcare

 
Ethiopia
Senegal
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $81.47
ETB10,473.05
$249.17
F CFA158,253
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $43,916.67
ETB5,645,307.09
$6,796.99
F CFA4,316,938

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pay 68.7% more for entertainment and sports

 
Ethiopia
Senegal
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.00
ETB128.55
$2.45
F CFA1,557
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.15
ETB147.79
$4.23
F CFA2,687
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.00
ETB514.18
$1.47
F CFA934

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pay 17.4% less for clothing

 
Ethiopia
Senegal
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$48.33
ETB6,213.05
$58.82
F CFA37,358
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$75.17
ETB9,662.37
$37.58
F CFA23,868
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$108.84
ETB13,991.29
$88.23
F CFA56,038

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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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