Senegal vs. Jordan Cost of Living Summary

Senegal is 70.3% more expensive than Jordan overall.

Restaurants
pay 93.6% more in Senegal
Groceries
pay 83.2% more in Senegal
Transportation
pay 80.2% more in Senegal
Housing
pay 2.1 times more in Senegal
Childcare
pay 70.8% more in Senegal
Entertainment and Sports
pay 7.0% less in Senegal
Clothing
pay 59.2% more in Senegal

The cost of housing, restaurants, groceries, transportation, childcare, and clothing in Senegal are more expensive than in Jordan. Notably, housing, restaurants, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Senegal.

Senegal vs. Jordan Cost Breakdown

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

pay 93.6% more for restaurants

 
Jordan
Senegal
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $4.58
JOD3.250
$4.92
F CFA2,755
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$5.99
JOD4.250
$10.46
F CFA5,861
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.48
JOD0.340
$0.89
F CFA501

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pay 83.2% more for groceries

 
Jordan
Senegal
Bread
1 loaf
$0.51
JOD0.360
$0.64
F CFA358
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.17
JOD2.250
$6.44
F CFA3,607
Milk (1 gallon) $5.16
JOD3.660
$9.55
F CFA5,347

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pay 80.2% more for transportation

 
Jordan
Senegal
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.09
JOD3.610
$6.70
F CFA3,755
Monthly public transit pass $31.73
JOD22.500
$80.49
F CFA45,084
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $24,506.35
JOD17,375.000
$37,116.17
F CFA20,788,638

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

 
Jordan
Senegal
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$30.97
JOD21.950
$48.58
F CFA27,211
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $271.86
JOD192.750
$940.87
F CFA526,979
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $186.86
JOD132.480
$364.90
F CFA204,380

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pay 70.8% more for childcare

 
Jordan
Senegal
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $178.67
JOD126.680
$268.31
F CFA150,279
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $3,807.34
JOD2,699.400
$7,289.08
F CFA4,082,588

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pay 7.0% less for entertainment and sports

 
Jordan
Senegal
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.11
JOD3.620
$2.68
F CFA1,503
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.59
JOD1.840
$4.47
F CFA2,505
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.60
JOD2.550
$1.79
F CFA1,002

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pay 59.2% more for clothing

 
Jordan
Senegal
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$37.69
JOD26.720
$52.32
F CFA29,304
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$36.56
JOD25.920
$47.70
F CFA26,716
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$67.57
JOD47.910
$110.31
F CFA61,782

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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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