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Senegal vs. Japan Cost of Living Summary

Senegal is 13.5% more expensive than Japan overall.

Restaurants: pay 26.6% more in Senegal
Groceries: pay 10.5% less in Senegal
Transportation: pay 33.1% more in Senegal
Housing: pay 30.1% more in Senegal
Childcare: pay 27.1% less in Senegal
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.5% less in Senegal
Clothing: pay 52.0% more in Senegal

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

Senegal vs. Japan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 26.6% more for restaurants

	Japan	Senegal
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.60 ¥1,042	$4.92 F CFA2,778	-25.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.10 ¥804	$10.46 F CFA5,909	+105.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.07 ¥168	$0.89 F CFA505	-16.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 ¥120	$1.09 F CFA613	+42.8%
Average			+26.6%

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pay 10.5% less for groceries

	Japan	Senegal
Bread 1 loaf	$1.50 ¥237	$0.64 F CFA361	-57.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.07 ¥799	$6.44 F CFA3,636	+27.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.67 ¥894	$9.55 F CFA5,391	+68.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.08 ¥328	$2.81 F CFA1,586	+35.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.93 ¥462	$4.40 F CFA2,483	+50.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.14 ¥337	$1.27 F CFA718	-40.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.12 ¥176	$0.85 F CFA481	-23.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.69 ¥267	$1.21 F CFA684	-28.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.13 ¥336	$0.98 F CFA553	-54.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.22 ¥192	$0.69 F CFA392	-43.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.15 ¥182	$0.59 F CFA331	-49.3%
Average			-10.5%

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pay 33.1% more for transportation

	Japan	Senegal
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.39 ¥693	$6.70 F CFA3,785	+52.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$59.14 ¥9,332	$80.49 F CFA45,451	+36.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,599.51 ¥4M	$37,116.17 F CFA21M	+64.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$25.32 ¥3,996	$20.12 F CFA11,363	-20.5%
Average			+33.1%

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pay 30.1% more for housing

	Japan	Senegal
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.91 ¥5,351	$48.58 F CFA27,432	+43.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$543.18 ¥85,706	$940.87 F CFA531K	+73.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$353.61 ¥55,795	$364.90 F CFA206K	+3.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$118.72 ¥18,732	$119.46 F CFA67,453	+0.6%
Average			+30.1%

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pay 27.1% less for childcare

	Japan	Senegal
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$296.89 ¥46,844	$268.31 F CFA152K	-9.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,159.48 ¥2M	$7,289.08 F CFA4M	-44.6%
Average			-27.1%

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pay 9.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Japan	Senegal
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.60 ¥411	$2.68 F CFA1,515	+3.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.03 ¥477	$4.47 F CFA2,526	+47.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.89 ¥613	$1.79 F CFA1,010	-54.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$59.54 ¥9,395	$50.08 F CFA28,280	-15.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.46 ¥1,966	$8.94 F CFA5,050	-28.2%
Average			-9.5%

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pay 52.0% more for clothing

	Japan	Senegal
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.79 ¥7,068	$52.32 F CFA29,543	+16.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.04 ¥5,055	$47.70 F CFA26,934	+48.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$57.37 ¥9,052	$110.31 F CFA62,284	+92.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$87.37 ¥13,786	$131.17 F CFA74,068	+50.1%
Average			+52.0%

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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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