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Senegal vs. Greenland Cost of Living Summary

Senegal is 41.3% cheaper than Greenland overall.

Restaurants: pay 64.1% less in Senegal
Groceries: pay 55.5% less in Senegal
Transportation: pay 5.0% more in Senegal
Housing: pay 38.2% less in Senegal
Childcare: pay 44.8% less in Senegal
Entertainment and Sports: pay 51.3% less in Senegal
Clothing: pay 40.4% less in Senegal

Expenses including restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, childcare, clothing, and housing are lower in Senegal.

Senegal vs. Greenland Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 64.1% less for restaurants

	Greenland	Senegal
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$23.67 DKK152.41	$4.92 F CFA2,782	-79.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$17.56 DKK113.11	$10.46 F CFA5,919	-40.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.93 DKK18.90	$0.89 F CFA506	-69.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.32 DKK21.35	$1.09 F CFA614	-67.2%
Average			-64.1%

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pay 55.5% less for groceries

	Greenland	Senegal
Bread 1 loaf	$4.65 DKK29.96	$0.64 F CFA361	-86.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$18.04 DKK116.18	$6.44 F CFA3,642	-64.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.37 DKK73.24	$9.55 F CFA5,400	-16.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.83 DKK31.12	$2.81 F CFA1,589	-41.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$14.86 DKK95.71	$4.40 F CFA2,487	-70.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.31 DKK14.88	$1.27 F CFA719	-45.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$2.31 DKK14.89	$0.85 F CFA482	-63.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.13 DKK13.74	$1.21 F CFA686	-43.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.96 DKK12.60	$0.98 F CFA554	-49.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.69 DKK10.88	$0.69 F CFA393	-58.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$2.04 DKK13.17	$0.59 F CFA331	-71.4%
Average			-55.5%

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pay 5.0% more for transportation

	Greenland	Senegal
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.50 DKK22.53	$6.70 F CFA3,792	+91.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$91.52 DKK589.38	$80.49 F CFA45,531	-12.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$40,689.66 DKK262,041.40	$37,116.17 F CFA20,994,738	-8.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$40.79 DKK262.71	$20.12 F CFA11,383	-50.7%
Average			+5.0%

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pay 38.2% less for housing

	Greenland	Senegal
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$172.50 DKK1,110.92	$48.58 F CFA27,480	-71.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$850.41 DKK5,476.63	$940.87 F CFA532,204	+10.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$792.45 DKK5,103.36	$364.90 F CFA206,406	-54.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$191.89 DKK1,235.76	$119.46 F CFA67,572	-37.7%
Average			-38.2%

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pay 44.8% less for childcare

	Greenland	Senegal
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$611.69 DKK3,939.31	$268.31 F CFA151,769	-56.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,954.91 DKK70,549.61	$7,289.08 F CFA4,123,063	-33.5%
Average			-44.8%

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pay 51.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Greenland	Senegal
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$11.76 DKK75.74	$2.68 F CFA1,518	-77.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.46 DKK41.59	$4.47 F CFA2,530	-30.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.39 DKK66.94	$1.79 F CFA1,012	-82.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.59 DKK370.88	$50.08 F CFA28,330	-13.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$18.87 DKK121.49	$8.94 F CFA5,059	-52.6%
Average			-51.3%

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pay 40.4% less for clothing

	Greenland	Senegal
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$173.87 DKK1,119.72	$52.32 F CFA29,595	-69.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$54.77 DKK352.75	$47.70 F CFA26,981	-12.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$169.02 DKK1,088.48	$110.31 F CFA62,394	-34.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$234.75 DKK1,511.78	$131.17 F CFA74,198	-44.1%
Average			-40.4%

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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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