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Senegal vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Senegal is 30.8% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 91.6% more in Senegal
Groceries: pay 18.0% more in Senegal
Transportation: pay 58.0% more in Senegal
Housing: pay 78.5% more in Senegal
Childcare: pay 50.7% less in Senegal
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.4% more in Senegal
Clothing: pay 15.9% more in Senegal

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

Senegal vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 91.6% more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Senegal
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.10 THB102.09	$4.92 F CFA2,806	+58.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.20 THB204.18	$10.46 F CFA5,968	+68.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 THB26.07	$0.89 F CFA510	+13.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 THB10.98	$1.09 F CFA620	+225.9%
Average			+91.6%

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pay 18.0% more for groceries

	Bangkok	Senegal
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 THB47.41	$0.64 F CFA364	-55.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.50 THB280.03	$6.44 F CFA3,673	-24.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.23 THB238.03	$9.55 F CFA5,446	+32.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 THB75.21	$2.81 F CFA1,602	+22.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.38 THB45.44	$4.40 F CFA2,508	+218.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.59 THB52.37	$1.27 F CFA725	-20.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 THB26.89	$0.85 F CFA486	+4.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 THB33.70	$1.21 F CFA691	+18.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 THB28.08	$0.98 F CFA559	+14.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 THB23.72	$0.69 F CFA396	-3.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 THB21.38	$0.59 F CFA334	-9.8%
Average			+18.0%

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pay 58.0% more for transportation

	Bangkok	Senegal
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 THB154.51	$6.70 F CFA3,823	+42.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.21 THB1,225.08	$80.49 F CFA45,911	+116.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,206.42 THB1M	$37,116.17 F CFA21M	-0.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.63 THB382.84	$20.12 F CFA11,478	+73.1%
Average			+58.0%

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pay 78.5% more for housing

	Bangkok	Senegal
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.91 THB556.66	$48.58 F CFA27,710	+187.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.06 THB22,227.29	$940.87 F CFA537K	+39.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$321.97 THB10,601.23	$364.90 F CFA208K	+13.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.69 THB2,261.62	$119.46 F CFA68,137	+73.9%
Average			+78.5%

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pay 50.7% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Senegal
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$609.37 THB20,064.59	$268.31 F CFA153K	-56.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,346.39 THB439K	$7,289.08 F CFA4M	-45.4%
Average			-50.7%

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pay 4.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Senegal
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.79 THB91.88	$2.68 F CFA1,530	-3.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.54 THB83.65	$4.47 F CFA2,551	+76.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.40 THB144.71	$1.79 F CFA1,020	-59.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.03 THB1,680.38	$50.08 F CFA28,567	-1.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.06 THB265.43	$8.94 F CFA5,101	+10.9%
Average			+4.4%

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pay 15.9% more for clothing

	Bangkok	Senegal
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.81 THB1,936.25	$52.32 F CFA29,842	-11.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.03 THB1,252.29	$47.70 F CFA27,207	+25.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.24 THB3,432.16	$110.31 F CFA62,915	+5.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.47 THB3,011.65	$131.17 F CFA74,818	+43.4%
Average			+15.9%

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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 2026

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