Senegal vs. Samoa Cost of Living Summary

Senegal is 89.0% more expensive than Samoa overall.

Restaurants
pay 69.2% less in Senegal
Groceries
pay 14.9% more in Senegal
Transportation
pay 12.3% more in Senegal
Housing
pay 6.5 times more in Senegal
Entertainment and Sports
pay 23.9% less in Senegal

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

Senegal vs. Samoa Cost Breakdown

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

pay 69.2% less for restaurants

 
Samoa
Senegal
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $47.26
WST130.00
$5.12
F CFA3,014
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$14.54
WST40.00
$11.10
F CFA6,530
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.82
WST5.00
$1.22
F CFA721

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pay 14.9% more for groceries

 
Samoa
Senegal
Bread
1 loaf
$0.82
WST2.25
$0.73
F CFA427
Local cheese (8 oz) $0.45
WST1.25
$8.68
F CFA5,107
Milk (1 gallon) $6.88
WST18.93
$9.67
F CFA5,691

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pay 12.3% more for transportation

 
Samoa
Senegal
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.13
WST11.36
$6.27
F CFA3,689
Monthly public transit pass ?? $76.82
F CFA45,206
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $50,357.24
F CFA30M

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pay 6.5 times more for housing

 
Samoa
Senegal
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$36.35
WST100.00
$46.36
F CFA27,284
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area ?? $810.84
F CFA477K
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center ?? $431.19
F CFA254K

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Samoa
Senegal
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $321.49
F CFA189K
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $10,398.32
F CFA6M

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pay 23.9% less for entertainment and sports

 
Samoa
Senegal
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.45
WST9.50
$2.56
F CFA1,507
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.91
WST8.00
$3.37
F CFA1,984
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$6.18
WST17.00
$2.13
F CFA1,256

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Samoa
Senegal
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $58.04
F CFA34,155
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $45.52
F CFA26,789
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $85.35
F CFA50,229

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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated November 2026). How we calculate this

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