Cost of living comparison

Saudi Arabia

compared to

Senegal

Senegal vs. Saudi Arabia Cost of Living Summary

Senegal is 17.6% more expensive than Saudi Arabia overall.

Restaurants: pay 22.2% more in Senegal
Groceries: pay 16.7% more in Senegal
Transportation: pay 75.6% more in Senegal
Housing: pay 17.4% more in Senegal
Childcare: pay 3.6% less in Senegal
Entertainment and Sports: pay 33.2% less in Senegal
Clothing: pay 7.2% more in Senegal

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

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Senegal vs. Saudi Arabia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Senegal instead of Saudi Arabia, you would:

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pay 22.2% more for restaurants

	Saudi Arabia	Senegal
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.43 SAR24.15	$5.12 F CFA2,990	-20.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.60 SAR28.53	$11.10 F CFA6,478	+45.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.77 SAR2.90	$1.22 F CFA715	+58.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 SAR0.94	$0.87 F CFA511	+249.3%
Average			+22.2%

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pay 16.7% more for groceries

	Saudi Arabia	Senegal
Bread 1 loaf	$0.98 SAR3.69	$0.73 F CFA424	-26.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.80 SAR14.25	$8.68 F CFA5,066	+128.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.70 SAR25.16	$9.67 F CFA5,646	+44.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.67 SAR10.01	$2.47 F CFA1,442	-7.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.42 SAR12.84	$4.08 F CFA2,385	+19.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 SAR3.66	$1.45 F CFA849	+49.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 SAR2.93	$0.86 F CFA501	+9.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 SAR2.99	$1.32 F CFA768	+65.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 SAR2.81	$0.79 F CFA463	+6.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.62 SAR2.32	$0.62 F CFA362	+0.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.60 SAR2.27	$0.43 F CFA249	-29.6%
Average			+16.7%

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pay 75.6% more for transportation

	Saudi Arabia	Senegal
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.35 SAR8.83	$6.27 F CFA3,659	+166.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$35.96 SAR134.94	$76.82 F CFA44,847	+113.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$44,549.24 SAR167K	$50,357.24 F CFA29M	+13.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.52 SAR77.00	$19.20 F CFA11,212	-6.4%
Average			+75.6%

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pay 17.4% more for housing

	Saudi Arabia	Senegal
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$68.86 SAR258.41	$46.36 F CFA27,068	-32.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$633.54 SAR2,377.57	$810.84 F CFA473K	+28.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$465.22 SAR1,745.88	$431.19 F CFA252K	-7.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$73.68 SAR276.52	$155.27 F CFA90,649	+110.7%
Average			+17.4%

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pay 3.6% less for childcare

	Saudi Arabia	Senegal
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$419.94 SAR1,575.96	$321.49 F CFA188K	-23.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,565.65 SAR32,145.50	$10,398.32 F CFA6M	+21.4%
Average			-3.6%

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pay 33.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Saudi Arabia	Senegal
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.91 SAR7.18	$2.56 F CFA1,495	+33.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.43 SAR12.86	$3.37 F CFA1,968	-1.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.94 SAR26.04	$2.13 F CFA1,246	-69.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$98.19 SAR368.47	$44.81 F CFA26,161	-54.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.24 SAR57.19	$8.54 F CFA4,983	-44.0%
Average			-33.2%

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pay 7.2% more for clothing

	Saudi Arabia	Senegal
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.17 SAR165.75	$58.04 F CFA33,885	+31.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.80 SAR209.42	$45.52 F CFA26,576	-18.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$89.45 SAR335.69	$85.35 F CFA49,830	-4.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$74.85 SAR280.89	$96.73 F CFA56,474	+29.2%
Average			+7.2%

Saudi Arabia vs. Senegal - Cost of clothing

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