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Senegal vs. Dominican Republic Cost of Living Summary

Senegal is 43.3% more expensive than Dominican Republic overall.

Restaurants: pay 25.1% more in Senegal
Groceries: pay 43.3% more in Senegal
Transportation: pay 58.7% more in Senegal
Housing: pay 71.5% more in Senegal
Childcare: pay 35.7% more in Senegal
Entertainment and Sports: pay 40.7% more in Senegal
Clothing: pay 27.8% more in Senegal

The cost of housing, transportation, groceries, entertainment and sports, childcare, and clothing in Senegal are more expensive than in Dominican Republic.

Senegal vs. Dominican Republic Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Senegal instead of Dominican Republic, you would:

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pay 25.1% more for restaurants

	Dominican Republic	Senegal
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.57 DOP389.33	$4.92 F CFA2,785	-25.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.06 DOP418.55	$10.46 F CFA5,924	+48.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 DOP54.80	$0.89 F CFA506	-3.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 DOP35.68	$1.09 F CFA615	+80.4%
Average			+25.1%

Dominican Republic vs. Senegal - Cost of restaurants

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pay 43.3% more for groceries

	Dominican Republic	Senegal
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 DOP85.36	$0.64 F CFA362	-55.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.10 DOP183.47	$6.44 F CFA3,645	+108.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.52 DOP267.71	$9.55 F CFA5,405	+111.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.74 DOP103.15	$2.81 F CFA1,590	+61.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.20 DOP130.11	$4.40 F CFA2,489	+100.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.17 DOP69.58	$1.27 F CFA719	+8.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.37 DOP22.05	$0.85 F CFA482	+128.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.09 DOP64.87	$1.21 F CFA686	+10.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 DOP41.65	$0.98 F CFA554	+39.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 DOP39.83	$0.69 F CFA393	+3.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.96 DOP56.95	$0.59 F CFA331	-39.1%
Average			+43.3%

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pay 58.7% more for transportation

	Dominican Republic	Senegal
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.63 DOP274.54	$6.70 F CFA3,795	+44.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.27 DOP1,853.19	$80.49 F CFA45,566	+157.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,585.12 DOP2M	$37,116.17 F CFA21M	+34.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.50 DOP1,214.95	$20.12 F CFA11,392	-1.8%
Average			+58.7%

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pay 71.5% more for housing

	Dominican Republic	Senegal
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.80 DOP1,884.20	$48.58 F CFA27,502	+52.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$495.90 DOP29,386.76	$940.87 F CFA533K	+89.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$352.53 DOP20,890.80	$364.90 F CFA207K	+3.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.81 DOP2,951.57	$119.46 F CFA67,625	+139.8%
Average			+71.5%

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pay 35.7% more for childcare

	Dominican Republic	Senegal
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$203.07 DOP12,033.98	$268.31 F CFA152K	+32.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,232.64 DOP310K	$7,289.08 F CFA4M	+39.3%
Average			+35.7%

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pay 40.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Dominican Republic	Senegal
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.40 DOP142.03	$2.68 F CFA1,519	+11.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.93 DOP114.40	$4.47 F CFA2,532	+131.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.53 DOP268.52	$1.79 F CFA1,013	-60.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.27 DOP1,675.14	$50.08 F CFA28,352	+77.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.24 DOP369.51	$8.94 F CFA5,063	+43.4%
Average			+40.7%

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pay 27.8% more for clothing

	Dominican Republic	Senegal
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.65 DOP2,645.84	$52.32 F CFA29,618	+17.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.79 DOP2,594.84	$47.70 F CFA27,002	+8.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.83 DOP4,493.82	$110.31 F CFA62,443	+45.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$93.99 DOP5,569.86	$131.17 F CFA74,256	+39.6%
Average			+27.8%

Dominican Republic 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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