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Senegal vs. Belize Cost of Living Summary

Senegal is 2.1 times more expensive than Belize overall.

Restaurants: pay 19.1% less in Senegal
Groceries: pay 14.0% less in Senegal
Transportation: pay 2.3 times more in Senegal
Housing: pay 7.9% less in Senegal
Childcare: pay 7.5 times more in Senegal
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.9% more in Senegal
Clothing: pay 45.3% more in Senegal

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

Senegal vs. Belize Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 19.1% less for restaurants

	Belize	Senegal
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.36 BZD18.82	$4.92 F CFA2,778	-47.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.75 BZD19.61	$10.46 F CFA5,909	+7.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.29 BZD2.59	$0.89 F CFA505	-30.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.15 BZD2.32	$1.09 F CFA613	-5.9%
Average			-19.1%

Belize vs. Senegal - Cost of restaurants

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pay 14.0% less for groceries

	Belize	Senegal
Bread 1 loaf	$2.00 BZD4.02	$0.64 F CFA361	-68.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.77 BZD15.63	$6.44 F CFA3,636	-17.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.68 BZD27.52	$9.55 F CFA5,391	-30.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.35 BZD4.73	$2.81 F CFA1,586	+19.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.30 BZD6.64	$4.40 F CFA2,483	+33.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.62 BZD5.28	$1.27 F CFA718	-51.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.57 BZD1.14	$0.85 F CFA481	+50.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.73 BZD1.48	$1.21 F CFA684	+65.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.00 BZD4.01	$0.98 F CFA553	-50.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.41 BZD2.84	$0.69 F CFA392	-50.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.26 BZD2.53	$0.59 F CFA331	-53.4%
Average			-14.0%

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pay 2.3 times more for transportation

	Belize	Senegal
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.61 BZD13.29	$6.70 F CFA3,785	+1.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 BZD40.23	$80.49 F CFA45,451	+302.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$10,514.56 BZD21,150.35	$37,116.17 F CFA21M	+253.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$31.59 BZD63.54	$20.12 F CFA11,363	-36.3%
Average			+130.2%

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pay 7.9% less for housing

	Belize	Senegal
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$74.90 BZD150.67	$48.58 F CFA27,432	-35.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$684.11 BZD1,376.11	$940.87 F CFA531K	+37.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$547.15 BZD1,100.61	$364.90 F CFA206K	-33.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$120.58 BZD242.54	$119.46 F CFA67,453	-0.9%
Average			-7.9%

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pay 7.5 times more for childcare

	Belize	Senegal
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$64.52 BZD129.78	$268.31 F CFA152K	+315.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$674.20 BZD1,356.17	$7,289.08 F CFA4M	+981.1%
Average			+648.5%

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pay 3.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Belize	Senegal
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.66 BZD5.35	$2.68 F CFA1,515	+0.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.60 BZD7.25	$4.47 F CFA2,526	+24.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.00 BZD10.06	$1.79 F CFA1,010	-64.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.91 BZD66.19	$50.08 F CFA28,280	+52.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.42 BZD16.93	$8.94 F CFA5,050	+6.3%
Average			+3.9%

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pay 45.3% more for clothing

	Belize	Senegal
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$37.45 BZD75.33	$52.32 F CFA29,543	+39.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.42 BZD55.16	$47.70 F CFA26,934	+74.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.13 BZD183.32	$110.31 F CFA62,284	+21.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$89.59 BZD180.22	$131.17 F CFA74,068	+46.4%
Average			+45.3%

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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: March 2026

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