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Senegal vs. Mexico Cost of Living Summary

Senegal is 26.0% more expensive than Mexico overall.

Restaurants: pay 14.3% less in Senegal
Groceries: pay 7.6% more in Senegal
Transportation: pay 68.1% more in Senegal
Housing: pay 62.6% more in Senegal
Childcare: pay 22.1% more in Senegal
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.3% more in Senegal
Clothing: pay 20.4% more in Senegal

The cost of transportation, housing, childcare, clothing, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Senegal are more expensive than in Mexico.

Senegal vs. Mexico Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 14.3% less for restaurants

	Mexico	Senegal
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.13 MX$181.39	$4.92 F CFA2,785	-51.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.37 MX$149.77	$10.46 F CFA5,924	+25.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 MX$24.63	$0.89 F CFA506	-35.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 MX$18.66	$1.09 F CFA615	+4.2%
Average			-14.3%

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pay 7.6% more for groceries

	Mexico	Senegal
Bread 1 loaf	$2.62 MX$46.84	$0.64 F CFA362	-75.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.26 MX$76.27	$6.44 F CFA3,645	+51.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.95 MX$106.47	$9.55 F CFA5,405	+60.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.45 MX$43.84	$2.81 F CFA1,590	+14.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.68 MX$65.79	$4.40 F CFA2,489	+19.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.27 MX$22.68	$1.27 F CFA719	+0.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 MX$12.04	$0.85 F CFA482	+26.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.93 MX$16.58	$1.21 F CFA686	+30.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 MX$14.77	$0.98 F CFA554	+18.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 MX$16.07	$0.69 F CFA393	-22.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 MX$17.52	$0.59 F CFA331	-40.2%
Average			+7.6%

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pay 68.1% more for transportation

	Mexico	Senegal
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.00 MX$89.54	$6.70 F CFA3,795	+34.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.70 MX$513.69	$80.49 F CFA45,566	+180.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,996.60 MX$429K	$37,116.17 F CFA21M	+54.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.51 MX$349.23	$20.12 F CFA11,392	+3.1%
Average			+68.1%

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pay 62.6% more for housing

	Mexico	Senegal
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.35 MX$525.35	$48.58 F CFA27,502	+65.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$587.67 MX$10,518.17	$940.87 F CFA533K	+60.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$443.50 MX$7,937.76	$364.90 F CFA207K	-17.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.22 MX$881.03	$119.46 F CFA67,625	+142.7%
Average			+62.6%

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pay 22.1% more for childcare

	Mexico	Senegal
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$236.91 MX$4,240.27	$268.31 F CFA152K	+13.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,569.03 MX$99,675.63	$7,289.08 F CFA4M	+30.9%
Average			+22.1%

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pay 15.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Mexico	Senegal
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.44 MX$43.60	$2.68 F CFA1,519	+10.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.34 MX$59.77	$4.47 F CFA2,532	+33.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.42 MX$79.05	$1.79 F CFA1,013	-59.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.27 MX$702.81	$50.08 F CFA28,352	+27.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.43 MX$97.25	$8.94 F CFA5,063	+64.6%
Average			+15.3%

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pay 20.4% more for clothing

	Mexico	Senegal
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.04 MX$949.30	$52.32 F CFA29,618	-1.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.66 MX$727.66	$47.70 F CFA27,002	+17.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$95.33 MX$1,706.31	$110.31 F CFA62,443	+15.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$87.49 MX$1,565.88	$131.17 F CFA74,256	+49.9%
Average			+20.4%

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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: March 2026

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