Senegal vs. Zimbabwe Cost of Living Summary

Senegal is 41.2% more expensive than Zimbabwe overall.

Restaurants
pay 53.5% more in Senegal
Groceries
pay 17.1% more in Senegal
Transportation
pay 2.4% less in Senegal
Housing
pay 81.5% more in Senegal
Childcare
pay 4.0% more in Senegal
Entertainment and Sports
pay 29.0% more in Senegal
Clothing
pay 2.1 times more in Senegal

The cost of clothing, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, and childcare in Senegal are more expensive than in Zimbabwe. Notably, clothing and housing are significantly more expensive in Senegal.

Senegal vs. Zimbabwe Cost Breakdown

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

pay 53.5% more for restaurants

 
Zimbabwe
Senegal
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $7.12
ZWL2,294.25
$6.54
F CFA4,086
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$5.00
ZWL1,610.00
$8.99
F CFA5,619
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.62
ZWL198.95
$0.93
F CFA579

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pay 17.1% more for groceries

 
Zimbabwe
Senegal
Bread
1 loaf
$1.02
ZWL328.81
$0.55
F CFA345
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.32
ZWL1,712.90
$6.75
F CFA4,218
Milk (1 gallon) $5.64
ZWL1,815.06
$10.56
F CFA6,602

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pay 2.4% less for transportation

 
Zimbabwe
Senegal
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.15
ZWL1,979.95
$6.12
F CFA3,828
Monthly public transit pass $36.25
ZWL11,672.50
$24.51
F CFA15,323
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
$26,959.22
F CFA16,855,633

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pay 81.5% more for housing

 
Zimbabwe
Senegal
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$126.28
ZWL40,661.44
$48.58
F CFA30,374
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $283.93
ZWL91,425.00
$932.62
F CFA583,097
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $200.00
ZWL64,400.00
$326.78
F CFA204,311

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pay 4.0% more for childcare

 
Zimbabwe
Senegal
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $210.71
ZWL67,850.00
$249.17
F CFA155,787
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $7,562.50
ZWL2,435,125.00
$6,796.99
F CFA4,249,663

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pay 29.0% more for entertainment and sports

 
Zimbabwe
Senegal
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.50
ZWL483.00
$2.45
F CFA1,532
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.65
ZWL854.83
$4.23
F CFA2,645
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.56
ZWL503.12
$1.47
F CFA919

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pay 2.1 times more for clothing

 
Zimbabwe
Senegal
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$21.11
ZWL6,797.78
$58.82
F CFA36,776
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$19.44
ZWL6,261.11
$37.58
F CFA23,496
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$52.50
ZWL16,905.00
$88.23
F CFA55,165

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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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