Cost of living comparison

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

Senegal is 27.5% more expensive than Yemen overall.

Restaurants
pay 5.7% less in Senegal
Groceries
pay 27.5% less in Senegal
Transportation
pay 10.5% less in Senegal
Housing
pay 2.1 times more in Senegal
Childcare
pay 2.5 times more in Senegal
Entertainment and Sports
pay 3.4% less in Senegal
Clothing
pay 20.1% less in Senegal

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

Senegal vs. Yemen Cost Breakdown

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

pay 5.7% less for restaurants

 
Yemen
Senegal
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $7.60
YER1,829
$6.54
F CFA3,680
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.61
YER2,310
$8.99
F CFA5,060
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.70
YER408
$0.93
F CFA521

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pay 27.5% less for groceries

 
Yemen
Senegal
Bread
1 loaf
$1.53
YER368
$0.55
F CFA310
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.95
YER951
$6.75
F CFA3,798
Milk (1 gallon) $10.62
YER2,554
$10.56
F CFA5,945

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pay 10.5% less for transportation

 
Yemen
Senegal
Gasoline (1 gallon) $10.93
YER2,629
$6.12
F CFA3,448
Monthly public transit pass $51.28
YER12,331
$24.51
F CFA13,800
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $16,011.21
YER3,849,896
$26,959.22
F CFA15,180,126

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

 
Yemen
Senegal
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$72.17
YER17,354
$48.58
F CFA27,355
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $216.38
YER52,028
$932.62
F CFA525,135
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $142.46
YER34,255
$326.78
F CFA184,002

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pay 2.5 times more for childcare

 
Yemen
Senegal
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $86.27
YER20,744
$249.17
F CFA140,301
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $3,364.07
YER808,891
$6,796.99
F CFA3,827,232

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pay 3.4% less for entertainment and sports

 
Yemen
Senegal
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.01
YER724
$2.45
F CFA1,380
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.72
YER895
$4.23
F CFA2,382
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.28
YER1,029
$1.47
F CFA828

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pay 20.1% less for clothing

 
Yemen
Senegal
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$67.82
YER16,307
$58.82
F CFA33,120
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$87.06
YER20,933
$37.58
F CFA21,160
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$81.83
YER19,675
$88.23
F CFA49,681

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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: August 2025
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