Cost of living comparison

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Senegal vs. Equatorial Guinea Cost of Living Summary

Senegal is 81.9% more expensive than Equatorial Guinea overall.

Restaurants
pay 3.0% less in Senegal
Groceries
pay 23.5% more in Senegal
Transportation
pay 2.0 times more in Senegal
Housing
pay 92.5% more in Senegal
Childcare
pay 30.5 times more in Senegal
Entertainment and Sports
pay 13.1% more in Senegal

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

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Senegal vs. Equatorial Guinea Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Senegal instead of Equatorial Guinea, you would:

pay 3.0% less for restaurants

 
Equatorial Guinea
Senegal
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $8.54
FCFA4,983
$5.12
F CFA2,990
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $8.54
FCFA4,983
$11.10
F CFA6,478
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.85
FCFA498
$1.22
F CFA715
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pay 23.5% more for groceries

 
Equatorial Guinea
Senegal
Bread
1 loaf
 ?? $0.73
F CFA424
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.37
FCFA1,966
$8.68
F CFA5,066
Milk (1 gallon) $10.34
FCFA6,036
$9.67
F CFA5,646
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pay 2.0 times more for transportation

 
Equatorial Guinea
Senegal
Gasoline (1 gallon) ?? $6.27
F CFA3,659
Monthly public transit pass $26.40
FCFA15,411
$76.82
F CFA44,847
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $33,056.06
FCFA19M
$50,357.24
F CFA29M
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pay 92.5% more for housing

 
Equatorial Guinea
Senegal
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 ?? $46.36
F CFA27,068
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area ?? $810.84
F CFA473K
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $223.95
FCFA131K
$431.19
F CFA252K
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pay 30.5 times more for childcare

 
Equatorial Guinea
Senegal
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $321.49
F CFA188K
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $341.40
FCFA199K
$10,398.32
F CFA6M
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pay 13.1% more for entertainment and sports

 
Equatorial Guinea
Senegal
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.71
FCFA997
$2.56
F CFA1,495
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.69
FCFA2,741
$3.37
F CFA1,968
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $4.52
FCFA2,639
$2.13
F CFA1,246
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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Equatorial Guinea
Senegal
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 ?? $58.04
F CFA33,885
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 ?? $45.52
F CFA26,576
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 ?? $85.35
F CFA49,830
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this

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