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Senegal vs. Colombia Cost of Living Summary

Senegal is 59.1% more expensive than Colombia overall.

Restaurants: pay 31.1% more in Senegal
Groceries: pay 57.2% more in Senegal
Transportation: pay 83.1% more in Senegal
Housing: pay 2.0 times more in Senegal
Childcare: pay 20.6% more in Senegal
Entertainment and Sports: pay 98.0% more in Senegal
Clothing: pay 20.2% more in Senegal

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

Senegal vs. Colombia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 31.1% more for restaurants

	Colombia	Senegal
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.36 COP16,002.64	$4.92 F CFA2,785	+12.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.74 COP28,389.38	$10.46 F CFA5,924	+35.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.88 COP3,234.87	$0.89 F CFA506	+1.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 COP2,277.95	$1.09 F CFA615	+75.0%
Average			+31.1%

Colombia vs. Senegal - Cost of restaurants

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pay 57.2% more for groceries

	Colombia	Senegal
Bread 1 loaf	$1.36 COP4,979.77	$0.64 F CFA362	-52.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.49 COP9,133.65	$6.44 F CFA3,645	+158.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.35 COP15,964.07	$9.55 F CFA5,405	+119.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.23 COP8,173.46	$2.81 F CFA1,590	+26.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.47 COP9,046.10	$4.40 F CFA2,489	+78.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.21 COP4,428.87	$1.27 F CFA719	+5.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.52 COP1,901.90	$0.85 F CFA482	+64.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.62 COP2,258.62	$1.21 F CFA686	+96.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 COP1,951.02	$0.98 F CFA554	+84.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.52 COP1,913.66	$0.69 F CFA393	+33.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.50 COP1,853.02	$0.59 F CFA331	+15.9%
Average			+57.2%

Colombia vs. Senegal - Cost of groceries

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pay 83.1% more for transportation

	Colombia	Senegal
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.91 COP14,337.87	$6.70 F CFA3,795	+71.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.68 COP124K	$80.49 F CFA45,566	+139.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,639.00 COP68M	$37,116.17 F CFA21M	+99.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.37 COP60,066.48	$20.12 F CFA11,392	+22.9%
Average			+83.1%

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

	Colombia	Senegal
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.34 COP85,653.09	$48.58 F CFA27,502	+108.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$313.67 COP1M	$940.87 F CFA533K	+200.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$251.62 COP923K	$364.90 F CFA207K	+45.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$73.60 COP270K	$119.46 F CFA67,625	+62.3%
Average			+103.8%

Colombia vs. Senegal - Cost of housing

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pay 20.6% more for childcare

	Colombia	Senegal
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$234.03 COP859K	$268.31 F CFA152K	+14.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,761.13 COP21M	$7,289.08 F CFA4M	+26.5%
Average			+20.6%

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pay 98.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Colombia	Senegal
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.20 COP4,412.93	$2.68 F CFA1,519	+123.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.59 COP5,851.78	$4.47 F CFA2,532	+180.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.56 COP9,388.49	$1.79 F CFA1,013	-30.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.07 COP92,007.11	$50.08 F CFA28,352	+99.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.12 COP15,121.97	$8.94 F CFA5,063	+117.0%
Average			+98.0%

Colombia vs. Senegal - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 20.2% more for clothing

	Colombia	Senegal
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$61.30 COP225K	$52.32 F CFA29,618	-14.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.34 COP148K	$47.70 F CFA27,002	+18.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$95.01 COP349K	$110.31 F CFA62,443	+16.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$81.28 COP298K	$131.17 F CFA74,256	+61.4%
Average			+20.2%

Colombia vs. Senegal - Cost of clothing

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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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