Cost of living comparison
compared to
Portugal vs. Senegal Cost of Living Summary
Portugal is 9.9% more expensive than Senegal overall.
Portugal vs. Senegal Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Portugal instead of Senegal, you would:
pay 58.5% more for restaurants
|
Senegal
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.12
F CFA2,990
|
$13.01
€11.58
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.10
F CFA6,478
|
$9.54
€8.49
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.22
F CFA715
|
$1.90
€1.69
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
F CFA511
|
$1.44
€1.28
|
|
Senegal vs. Portugal - Cost of restaurants
pay 2.2% less for groceries
|
Senegal
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
F CFA424
|
$1.56
€1.39
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.68
F CFA5,066
|
$5.65
€5.03
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.67
F CFA5,646
|
$4.09
€3.64
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.47
F CFA1,442
|
$3.28
€2.92
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.08
F CFA2,385
|
$3.42
€3.04
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.45
F CFA849
|
$1.02
€0.91
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
F CFA501
|
$0.65
€0.58
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
F CFA768
|
$0.83
€0.74
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
F CFA463
|
$1.09
€0.97
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
F CFA362
|
$0.79
€0.70
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA249
|
$0.87
€0.77
|
|
Senegal vs. Portugal - Cost of groceries
pay 22.7% less for transportation
|
Senegal
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.27
F CFA3,659
|
$7.95
€7.08
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$76.82
F CFA44,847
|
$37.81
€33.65
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$50,357.24
F CFA29M
|
$33,409.36
€29,735.53
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.20
F CFA11,212
|
$12.87
€11.46
|
|
Senegal vs. Portugal - Cost of transportation
pay 24.3% more for housing
|
Senegal
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$46.36
F CFA27,068
|
$39.38
€35.05
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$810.84
F CFA473K
|
$962.54
€856.70
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$431.19
F CFA252K
|
$770.06
€685.38
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$155.27
F CFA90,649
|
$94.27
€83.91
|
|
Senegal vs. Portugal - Cost of housing
pay 23.7% more for childcare
|
Senegal
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$321.49
F CFA188K
|
$491.62
€437.56
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,398.32
F CFA6M
|
$10,398.72
€9,255.23
|
|
Senegal vs. Portugal - Cost of childcare
pay 0.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Senegal
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.56
F CFA1,495
|
$2.77
€2.46
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.37
F CFA1,968
|
$2.05
€1.83
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.13
F CFA1,246
|
$6.15
€5.47
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.81
F CFA26,161
|
$43.95
€39.11
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.54
F CFA4,983
|
$8.25
€7.34
|
|
Senegal vs. Portugal - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 6.0% more for clothing
|
Senegal
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.04
F CFA33,885
|
$80.47
€71.62
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.52
F CFA26,576
|
$37.54
€33.41
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.35
F CFA49,830
|
$86.61
€77.08
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.73
F CFA56,474
|
$105.16
€93.60
|
|
Senegal vs. Portugal - Cost of clothing
We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this
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