Cost of living comparison

 Ireland
compared to
 Senegal
Senegal vs. Ireland Cost of Living Summary
Senegal vs. Ireland Cost Breakdown

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

pay 42.1% less for restaurants

 
Ireland
Senegal
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $17.71
€16.16
$6.54
F CFA3,912
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.75
€8.90
$8.99
F CFA5,379
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.15
€1.96
$0.93
F CFA554

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pay 4.7% less for groceries

 
Ireland
Senegal
Bread
1 loaf
$1.78
€1.63
$0.55
F CFA330
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.12
€3.76
$6.75
F CFA4,037
Milk (1 gallon) $5.05
€4.60
$10.56
F CFA6,320

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pay 24.6% less for transportation

 
Ireland
Senegal
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.11
€6.49
$6.12
F CFA3,665
Monthly public transit pass $119.47
€109.01
$24.51
F CFA14,669
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $37,943.34
€34,620.87
$26,959.22
F CFA16,135,598

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pay 35.4% less for housing

 
Ireland
Senegal
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$46.92
€42.81
$48.58
F CFA29,077
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,406.76
€1,283.57
$932.62
F CFA558,188
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,187.82
€1,083.81
$326.78
F CFA195,583

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pay 37.3% less for childcare

 
Ireland
Senegal
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $996.31
€909.07
$249.17
F CFA149,132
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $6,771.62
€6,178.67
$6,796.99
F CFA4,068,127

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pay 31.1% less for entertainment and sports

 
Ireland
Senegal
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.94
€5.42
$2.45
F CFA1,467
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.80
€3.47
$4.23
F CFA2,532
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$16.44
€15.00
$1.47
F CFA880

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pay 4.5% less for clothing

 
Ireland
Senegal
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$77.94
€71.12
$58.82
F CFA35,205
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$37.83
€34.51
$37.58
F CFA22,492
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$85.63
€78.13
$88.23
F CFA52,808

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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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