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Senegal vs. Dominica Cost of Living Summary

Senegal is 24.6% more expensive than Dominica overall.

Restaurants: pay 24.9% less in Senegal
Groceries: pay 1.0% less in Senegal
Transportation: pay 12.6% more in Senegal
Housing: pay 72.4% more in Senegal
Childcare: pay 85.7% more in Senegal
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.4% less in Senegal
Clothing: pay 28.5% more in Senegal

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

Senegal vs. Dominica Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 24.9% less for restaurants

	Dominica	Senegal
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.40 EC$20.00	$4.92 F CFA2,755	-33.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.03 EC$19.00	$10.46 F CFA5,861	+48.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.47 EC$6.67	$0.89 F CFA501	-63.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.22 EC$6.00	$1.09 F CFA608	-51.1%
Average			-24.9%

Dominica vs. Senegal - Cost of restaurants

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pay 1.0% less for groceries

	Dominica	Senegal
Bread 1 loaf	$2.10 EC$5.67	$0.64 F CFA358	-69.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.20 EC$3.25	$6.44 F CFA3,607	+435.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$12.61 EC$34.07	$9.55 F CFA5,347	-24.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.60 EC$15.13	$2.81 F CFA1,573	-49.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.09 EC$13.76	$4.40 F CFA2,463	-13.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.91 EC$7.86	$1.27 F CFA712	-56.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.07 EC$2.90	$0.85 F CFA477	-20.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.03 EC$5.49	$1.21 F CFA679	-40.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.33 EC$6.30	$0.98 F CFA549	-58.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.62 EC$4.37	$0.69 F CFA389	-57.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 EC$3.71	$0.59 F CFA328	-57.4%
Average			-1.0%

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pay 12.6% more for transportation

	Dominica	Senegal
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.39 EC$14.58	$6.70 F CFA3,755	+24.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$53.13 EC$143.58	$80.49 F CFA45,084	+51.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,128.17 EC$94,935.64	$37,116.17 F CFA20,788,638	+5.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$29.23 EC$79.00	$20.12 F CFA11,271	-31.2%
Average			+12.6%

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pay 72.4% more for housing

	Dominica	Senegal
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$70.92 EC$191.67	$48.58 F CFA27,211	-31.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$283.68 EC$766.67	$940.87 F CFA526,979	+231.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$203.51 EC$550.00	$364.90 F CFA204,380	+79.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$108.58 EC$293.44	$119.46 F CFA66,909	+10.0%
Average			+72.4%

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pay 85.7% more for childcare

	Dominica	Senegal
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$129.51 EC$350.00	$268.31 F CFA150,279	+107.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,440.25 EC$12,000.00	$7,289.08 F CFA4,082,588	+64.2%
Average			+85.7%

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pay 1.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Dominica	Senegal
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.85 EC$5.00	$2.68 F CFA1,503	+45.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.13 EC$11.17	$4.47 F CFA2,505	+8.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.40 EC$20.00	$1.79 F CFA1,002	-75.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.25 EC$125.00	$50.08 F CFA28,052	+8.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.33 EC$22.50	$8.94 F CFA5,009	+7.4%
Average			-1.4%

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pay 28.5% more for clothing

	Dominica	Senegal
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.50 EC$150.00	$52.32 F CFA29,304	-5.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.00 EC$100.00	$47.70 F CFA26,716	+28.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.00 EC$200.00	$110.31 F CFA61,782	+49.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.51 EC$250.00	$131.17 F CFA73,470	+41.8%
Average			+28.5%

Dominica 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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