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Senegal vs. Rome Cost of Living Summary

Senegal is 14.3% cheaper than Rome.

Restaurants: pay 41.4% less in Senegal
Groceries: pay 20.0% less in Senegal
Transportation: pay 28.2% more in Senegal
Housing: pay 18.6% less in Senegal
Childcare: pay 43.1% less in Senegal
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.9% less in Senegal
Clothing: pay 6.8% more in Senegal

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

Senegal vs. Rome Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 41.4% less for restaurants

	Rome	Senegal
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.52 €15.23	$4.92 F CFA2,806	-71.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.68 €10.16	$10.46 F CFA5,968	-10.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.50 €2.18	$0.89 F CFA510	-64.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.34 €1.16	$1.09 F CFA620	-18.9%
Average			-41.4%

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pay 20.0% less for groceries

	Rome	Senegal
Bread 1 loaf	$2.21 €1.92	$0.64 F CFA364	-71.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.54 €8.29	$6.44 F CFA3,673	-32.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.12 €6.19	$9.55 F CFA5,446	+34.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.62 €4.02	$2.81 F CFA1,602	-39.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.53 €4.81	$4.40 F CFA2,508	-20.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.21 €1.05	$1.27 F CFA725	+5.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.04 €0.91	$0.85 F CFA486	-18.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.08 €0.94	$1.21 F CFA691	+12.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.44 €1.25	$0.98 F CFA559	-31.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 €0.74	$0.69 F CFA396	-18.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 €0.85	$0.59 F CFA334	-40.2%
Average			-20.0%

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pay 28.2% more for transportation

	Rome	Senegal
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.66 €6.66	$6.70 F CFA3,823	-12.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.88 €35.55	$80.49 F CFA45,911	+96.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,199.74 €25,390.11	$37,116.17 F CFA21M	+27.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.86 €17.27	$20.12 F CFA11,478	+1.3%
Average			+28.2%

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pay 18.6% less for housing

	Rome	Senegal
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.12 €27.93	$48.58 F CFA27,710	+51.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,436.63 €1,249.19	$940.87 F CFA537K	-34.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$927.65 €806.62	$364.90 F CFA208K	-60.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$171.74 €149.34	$119.46 F CFA68,137	-30.4%
Average			-18.6%

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pay 43.1% less for childcare

	Rome	Senegal
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.18 €494.05	$268.31 F CFA153K	-52.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,951.36 €9,522.56	$7,289.08 F CFA4M	-33.4%
Average			-43.1%

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pay 11.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Rome	Senegal
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.84 €5.08	$2.68 F CFA1,530	-54.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.01 €1.75	$4.47 F CFA2,551	+122.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.18 €6.25	$1.79 F CFA1,020	-75.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$70.65 €61.43	$50.08 F CFA28,567	-29.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.68 €10.16	$8.94 F CFA5,101	-23.4%
Average			-11.9%

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pay 6.8% more for clothing

	Rome	Senegal
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.76 €71.09	$52.32 F CFA29,842	-36.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.76 €32.84	$47.70 F CFA27,207	+26.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.68 €77.11	$110.31 F CFA62,915	+24.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$116.80 €101.56	$131.17 F CFA74,818	+12.3%
Average			+6.8%

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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: April 2026

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