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Senegal vs. Costa Rica Cost of Living Summary

Senegal is 5.5% cheaper than Costa Rica overall.

Restaurants: pay 31.5% less in Senegal
Groceries: pay 10.9% less in Senegal
Transportation: pay 25.1% more in Senegal
Housing: pay 17.3% more in Senegal
Childcare: pay 35.9% less in Senegal
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.6% less in Senegal
Clothing: pay 8.7% more in Senegal

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

Senegal vs. Costa Rica Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Senegal instead of Costa Rica, you would:

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pay 31.5% less for restaurants

	Costa Rica	Senegal
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.77 CRC4,849.36	$4.92 F CFA2,740	-49.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.53 CRC4,731.74	$10.46 F CFA5,830	+9.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 CRC993.56	$0.89 F CFA498	-55.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.57 CRC780.12	$1.09 F CFA605	-30.9%
Average			-31.5%

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pay 10.9% less for groceries

	Costa Rica	Senegal
Bread 1 loaf	$2.54 CRC1,260.70	$0.64 F CFA356	-74.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.50 CRC2,234.24	$6.44 F CFA3,587	+43.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.52 CRC3,734.15	$9.55 F CFA5,319	+26.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.80 CRC1,387.44	$2.81 F CFA1,565	+0.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.83 CRC1,899.62	$4.40 F CFA2,450	+14.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.78 CRC885.35	$1.27 F CFA708	-28.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.62 CRC305.23	$0.85 F CFA475	+38.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.65 CRC817.65	$1.21 F CFA675	-26.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.24 CRC616.44	$0.98 F CFA546	-21.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.28 CRC634.19	$0.69 F CFA387	-45.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.10 CRC546.22	$0.59 F CFA326	-46.8%
Average			-10.9%

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pay 25.1% more for transportation

	Costa Rica	Senegal
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.47 CRC2,714.74	$6.70 F CFA3,734	+22.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$54.59 CRC27,092.94	$80.49 F CFA44,843	+47.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,444.91 CRC18,088,020.76	$37,116.17 F CFA20,677,408	+1.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.68 CRC7,781.59	$20.12 F CFA11,211	+28.3%
Average			+25.1%

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pay 17.3% more for housing

	Costa Rica	Senegal
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$49.17 CRC24,405.67	$48.58 F CFA27,065	-1.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$805.28 CRC399,668.13	$940.87 F CFA524,160	+16.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$555.89 CRC275,893.13	$364.90 F CFA203,286	-34.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$63.57 CRC31,550.42	$119.46 F CFA66,551	+87.9%
Average			+17.3%

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pay 35.9% less for childcare

	Costa Rica	Senegal
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$517.09 CRC256,635.39	$268.31 F CFA149,475	-48.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,552.94 CRC4,741,232.87	$7,289.08 F CFA4,060,744	-23.7%
Average			-35.9%

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pay 11.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Costa Rica	Senegal
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.59 CRC1,283.69	$2.68 F CFA1,495	+3.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.84 CRC1,905.22	$4.47 F CFA2,492	+16.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.70 CRC2,332.39	$1.79 F CFA996	-61.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.68 CRC29,123.34	$50.08 F CFA27,902	-14.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.11 CRC4,519.88	$8.94 F CFA4,983	-1.8%
Average			-11.6%

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pay 8.7% more for clothing

	Costa Rica	Senegal
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.22 CRC28,893.38	$52.32 F CFA29,148	-10.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.70 CRC22,186.25	$47.70 F CFA26,573	+6.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$112.79 CRC55,979.58	$110.31 F CFA61,451	-2.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$93.41 CRC46,358.90	$131.17 F CFA73,077	+40.4%
Average			+8.7%

Costa Rica 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: December 2025

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