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Senegal vs. Jamaica Cost of Living Summary

Senegal is 32.3% more expensive than Jamaica overall.

Restaurants: pay 5.8% more in Senegal
Groceries: pay 22.4% less in Senegal
Transportation: pay 21.3% more in Senegal
Housing: pay 20.8% more in Senegal
Childcare: pay 2.0 times more in Senegal
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.7% less in Senegal
Clothing: pay 2.0 times more in Senegal

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

Senegal vs. Jamaica Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 5.8% more for restaurants

	Jamaica	Senegal
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.18 JMD1,118.33	$4.92 F CFA2,778	-31.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.65 JMD1,191.63	$10.46 F CFA5,909	+36.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.24 JMD192.39	$0.89 F CFA505	-27.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.75 JMD116.33	$1.09 F CFA613	+45.5%
Average			+5.8%

Jamaica vs. Senegal - Cost of restaurants

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pay 22.4% less for groceries

	Jamaica	Senegal
Bread 1 loaf	$2.71 JMD422.68	$0.64 F CFA361	-76.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.07 JMD789.32	$6.44 F CFA3,636	+27.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.82 JMD2,153.11	$9.55 F CFA5,391	-30.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.51 JMD546.55	$2.81 F CFA1,586	-20.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.83 JMD441.13	$4.40 F CFA2,483	+55.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.51 JMD390.54	$1.27 F CFA718	-49.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.32 JMD206.11	$0.85 F CFA481	-35.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 JMD296.97	$1.21 F CFA684	-36.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.23 JMD190.88	$0.98 F CFA553	-20.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.93 JMD145.20	$0.69 F CFA392	-25.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.89 JMD138.79	$0.59 F CFA331	-34.3%
Average			-22.4%

Jamaica vs. Senegal - Cost of groceries

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pay 21.3% more for transportation

	Jamaica	Senegal
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.77 JMD742.96	$6.70 F CFA3,785	+40.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$48.93 JMD7,621.42	$80.49 F CFA45,451	+64.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$42,765.27 JMD7M	$37,116.17 F CFA21M	-13.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.56 JMD3,358.04	$20.12 F CFA11,363	-6.7%
Average			+21.3%

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pay 20.8% more for housing

	Jamaica	Senegal
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$49.24 JMD7,671.00	$48.58 F CFA27,432	-1.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$505.52 JMD78,747.68	$940.87 F CFA531K	+86.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$400.25 JMD62,348.67	$364.90 F CFA206K	-8.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$111.28 JMD17,334.43	$119.46 F CFA67,453	+7.4%
Average			+20.8%

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pay 2.0 times more for childcare

	Jamaica	Senegal
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$184.63 JMD28,760.85	$268.31 F CFA152K	+45.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,785.57 JMD434K	$7,289.08 F CFA4M	+161.7%
Average			+103.5%

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pay 7.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Jamaica	Senegal
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.34 JMD364.73	$2.68 F CFA1,515	+14.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.50 JMD544.89	$4.47 F CFA2,526	+27.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.58 JMD1,337.18	$1.79 F CFA1,010	-79.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.65 JMD6,487.88	$50.08 F CFA28,280	+20.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.47 JMD1,787.05	$8.94 F CFA5,050	-22.0%
Average			-7.7%

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pay 2.0 times more for clothing

	Jamaica	Senegal
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$21.47 JMD3,344.27	$52.32 F CFA29,543	+143.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.34 JMD3,324.65	$47.70 F CFA26,934	+123.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$64.53 JMD10,052.44	$110.31 F CFA62,284	+70.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.59 JMD11,307.67	$131.17 F CFA74,068	+80.7%
Average			+104.7%

Jamaica 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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