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Senegal vs. Qatar Cost of Living Summary

Senegal is 19.5% more expensive than Qatar overall.

Restaurants: pay 80.1% more in Senegal
Groceries: pay 34.4% more in Senegal
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Senegal
Housing: pay 19.4% less in Senegal
Childcare: pay 49.4% less in Senegal
Entertainment and Sports: pay 44.6% less in Senegal
Clothing: pay 27.2% more in Senegal

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

Senegal vs. Qatar Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 80.1% more for restaurants

	Qatar	Senegal
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.69 QAR24.28	$4.92 F CFA2,778	-26.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.07 QAR22.04	$10.46 F CFA5,909	+72.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 QAR2.96	$0.89 F CFA505	+9.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.30 QAR1.08	$1.09 F CFA613	+265.1%
Average			+80.1%

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pay 34.4% more for groceries

	Qatar	Senegal
Bread 1 loaf	$1.50 QAR5.43	$0.64 F CFA361	-57.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.10 QAR14.87	$6.44 F CFA3,636	+57.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.40 QAR26.84	$9.55 F CFA5,391	+29.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.51 QAR9.11	$2.81 F CFA1,586	+11.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.44 QAR12.48	$4.40 F CFA2,483	+27.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.86 QAR3.12	$1.27 F CFA718	+47.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.65 QAR2.36	$0.85 F CFA481	+30.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.66 QAR2.39	$1.21 F CFA684	+84.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 QAR2.13	$0.98 F CFA553	+66.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 QAR1.67	$0.69 F CFA392	+51.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.45 QAR1.64	$0.59 F CFA331	+29.1%
Average			+34.4%

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Qatar	Senegal
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.14 QAR7.78	$6.70 F CFA3,785	+212.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.29 QAR120.76	$80.49 F CFA45,451	+141.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,539.60 QAR89,013.46	$37,116.17 F CFA21M	+51.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.86 QAR57.52	$20.12 F CFA11,363	+26.9%
Average			+108.1%

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pay 19.4% less for housing

	Qatar	Senegal
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$83.65 QAR303.42	$48.58 F CFA27,432	-41.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,687.55 QAR6,121.32	$940.87 F CFA531K	-44.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,253.51 QAR4,546.92	$364.90 F CFA206K	-70.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$66.60 QAR241.57	$119.46 F CFA67,453	+79.4%
Average			-19.4%

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pay 49.4% less for childcare

	Qatar	Senegal
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$798.67 QAR2,897.04	$268.31 F CFA152K	-66.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,764.79 QAR39,047.54	$7,289.08 F CFA4M	-32.3%
Average			-49.4%

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pay 44.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Qatar	Senegal
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$10.98 QAR39.84	$2.68 F CFA1,515	-75.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.21 QAR15.27	$4.47 F CFA2,526	+6.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.42 QAR23.28	$1.79 F CFA1,010	-72.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$127.24 QAR461.55	$50.08 F CFA28,280	-60.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.33 QAR41.08	$8.94 F CFA5,050	-21.0%
Average			-44.6%

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pay 27.2% more for clothing

	Qatar	Senegal
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.95 QAR188.44	$52.32 F CFA29,543	+0.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.24 QAR167.72	$47.70 F CFA26,934	+3.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.73 QAR343.61	$110.31 F CFA62,284	+16.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$69.59 QAR252.42	$131.17 F CFA74,068	+88.5%
Average			+27.2%

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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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