Senegal vs. Chad Cost of Living Summary

Senegal is 84.3% more expensive than Chad overall.

Restaurants
pay 11.8% less in Senegal
Groceries
pay 24.1% more in Senegal
Transportation
pay 2.6 times more in Senegal
Housing
pay 60.3% more in Senegal
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.9 times more in Senegal
Clothing
pay 80.4% more in Senegal

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

Senegal vs. Chad Cost Breakdown

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

pay 11.8% less for restaurants

 
Chad
Senegal
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $8.94
FCFA5,009
$4.92
F CFA2,755
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
?? $10.46
F CFA5,861
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.89
FCFA501
$0.89
F CFA501

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pay 24.1% more for groceries

 
Chad
Senegal
Bread
1 loaf
$0.36
FCFA200
$0.64
F CFA358
Local cheese (8 oz) $1.79
FCFA1,002
$6.44
F CFA3,607
Milk (1 gallon) $14.33
FCFA8,027
$9.55
F CFA5,347

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pay 2.6 times more for transportation

 
Chad
Senegal
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.29
FCFA2,404
$6.70
F CFA3,755
Monthly public transit pass $89.44
FCFA50,093
$80.49
F CFA45,084
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $12,342.25
FCFA6,912,848
$37,116.17
F CFA20,788,638

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pay 60.3% more for housing

 
Chad
Senegal
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$447.18
FCFA250,466
$48.58
F CFA27,211
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,517.71
FCFA850,064
$940.87
F CFA526,979
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $89.44
FCFA50,093
$364.90
F CFA204,380

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Chad
Senegal
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $268.31
F CFA150,279
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $7,289.08
F CFA4,082,588

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pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Chad
Senegal
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.34
FCFA751
$2.68
F CFA1,503
Cappuccino in mid-range area $0.89
FCFA501
$4.47
F CFA2,505
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.03
FCFA576
$1.79
F CFA1,002

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pay 80.4% more for clothing

 
Chad
Senegal
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$26.83
FCFA15,028
$52.32
F CFA29,304
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$35.77
FCFA20,037
$47.70
F CFA26,716
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$44.72
FCFA25,047
$110.31
F CFA61,782

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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: December 2025
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