Cost of living comparison
Senegal is 31.2% more expensive than Lebanon overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 10.9% less in Senegal
- Groceries
-
pay 74.8% more in Senegal
- Transportation
-
pay 27.4% more in Senegal
- Housing
-
pay 32.5% more in Senegal
- Childcare
-
pay 70.8% more in Senegal
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 32.7% more in Senegal
- Clothing
-
pay 9.1% less in Senegal
The cost of groceries, childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, and transportation in Senegal are more expensive than in Lebanon. Expenses including restaurants and clothing are lower in Senegal.
If you lived in Senegal instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 10.9% less for restaurants
|
Lebanon
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.00
LBP625,153
|
$6.54
F CFA4,086
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
LBP682,221
|
$8.99
F CFA5,619
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
LBP141,935
|
$0.93
F CFA579
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
LBP100,918
|
$0.98
F CFA615
|
|
pay 74.8% more for groceries
|
Lebanon
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
LBP55,628
|
$0.55
F CFA345
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
LBP370,999
|
$6.75
F CFA4,218
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.55
LBP496,047
|
$10.56
F CFA6,602
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.17
LBP193,353
|
$2.41
F CFA1,509
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.28
LBP292,815
|
$4.39
F CFA2,743
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
LBP51,142
|
$1.02
F CFA636
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.40
LBP35,947
|
$0.82
F CFA510
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
LBP27,787
|
$0.99
F CFA618
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
LBP39,733
|
$0.88
F CFA551
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
LBP28,289
|
$0.64
F CFA402
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
LBP35,113
|
$0.54
F CFA338
|
|
pay 27.4% more for transportation
|
Lebanon
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.49
LBP311,742
|
$6.12
F CFA3,828
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$75.00
LBP6,698,071
|
$24.51
F CFA15,323
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,250.00
LBP2,344,324,790
|
$26,959.22
F CFA16,855,633
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.75
LBP1,138,672
|
$25.33
F CFA15,834
|
|
pay 32.5% more for housing
|
Lebanon
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.88
LBP2,846,680
|
$48.58
F CFA30,374
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$494.12
LBP44,128,467
|
$932.62
F CFA583,097
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$254.69
LBP22,745,532
|
$326.78
F CFA204,311
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.18
LBP14,394,869
|
$97.46
F CFA60,933
|
|
pay 70.8% more for childcare
|
Lebanon
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.17
LBP18,680,175
|
$249.17
F CFA155,787
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,055.56
LBP272,884,367
|
$6,796.99
F CFA4,249,663
|
|
pay 32.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lebanon
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP267,923
|
$2.45
F CFA1,532
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.90
LBP169,684
|
$4.23
F CFA2,645
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
LBP178,615
|
$1.47
F CFA919
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.42
LBP3,520,208
|
$64.81
F CFA40,522
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
LBP602,826
|
$8.17
F CFA5,108
|
|
pay 9.1% less for clothing
|
Lebanon
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.56
LBP5,051,462
|
$58.82
F CFA36,776
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.86
LBP5,167,083
|
$37.58
F CFA23,496
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.23
LBP8,326,074
|
$88.23
F CFA55,165
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.86
LBP8,292,850
|
$92.72
F CFA57,973
|
|
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