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Senegal vs. Seychelles Cost of Living Summary

Senegal is 12.3% more expensive than Seychelles overall.

Restaurants: pay 37.6% less in Senegal
Groceries: pay 6.3% less in Senegal
Transportation: pay 66.7% more in Senegal
Housing: pay 20.5% less in Senegal
Childcare: pay 32.4% more in Senegal
Entertainment and Sports: pay 31.0% less in Senegal
Clothing: pay 82.4% more in Senegal

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

Senegal vs. Seychelles Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 37.6% less for restaurants

	Seychelles	Senegal
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.42 SCR222.54	$4.92 F CFA2,778	-70.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.95 SCR121.34	$10.46 F CFA5,909	+16.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.07 SCR28.03	$0.89 F CFA505	-56.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.83 SCR24.82	$1.09 F CFA613	-40.7%
Average			-37.6%

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pay 6.3% less for groceries

	Seychelles	Senegal
Bread 1 loaf	$1.39 SCR18.87	$0.64 F CFA361	-54.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.00 SCR162.61	$6.44 F CFA3,636	-46.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.50 SCR101.64	$9.55 F CFA5,391	+27.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.86 SCR52.36	$2.81 F CFA1,586	-27.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.93 SCR39.74	$4.40 F CFA2,483	+49.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.92 SCR12.46	$1.27 F CFA718	+38.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.10 SCR14.95	$0.85 F CFA481	-22.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.98 SCR13.26	$1.21 F CFA684	+23.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.32 SCR44.95	$0.98 F CFA553	-70.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 SCR8.70	$0.69 F CFA392	+8.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.56 SCR7.61	$0.59 F CFA331	+4.2%
Average			-6.3%

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pay 66.7% more for transportation

	Seychelles	Senegal
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.59 SCR75.73	$6.70 F CFA3,785	+19.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.93 SCR324.24	$80.49 F CFA45,451	+236.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,478.78 SCR359K	$37,116.17 F CFA21M	+40.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$28.65 SCR388.17	$20.12 F CFA11,363	-29.8%
Average			+66.7%

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pay 20.5% less for housing

	Seychelles	Senegal
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$147.17 SCR1,994.12	$48.58 F CFA27,432	-67.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$983.74 SCR13,329.87	$940.87 F CFA531K	-4.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$808.35 SCR10,953.27	$364.90 F CFA206K	-54.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.78 SCR1,121.68	$119.46 F CFA67,453	+44.3%
Average			-20.5%

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pay 32.4% more for childcare

	Seychelles	Senegal
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$151.66 SCR2,055.02	$268.31 F CFA152K	+76.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,305.98 SCR113K	$7,289.08 F CFA4M	-12.2%
Average			+32.4%

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pay 31.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Seychelles	Senegal
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.23 SCR97.99	$2.68 F CFA1,515	-62.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.88 SCR66.08	$4.47 F CFA2,526	-8.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$22.06 SCR298.86	$1.79 F CFA1,010	-91.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$73.02 SCR989.40	$50.08 F CFA28,280	-31.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.40 SCR86.77	$8.94 F CFA5,050	+39.7%
Average			-31.0%

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pay 82.4% more for clothing

	Seychelles	Senegal
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.19 SCR598.82	$52.32 F CFA29,543	+18.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$18.66 SCR252.84	$47.70 F CFA26,934	+155.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$65.32 SCR885.16	$110.31 F CFA62,284	+68.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$70.29 SCR952.41	$131.17 F CFA74,068	+86.6%
Average			+82.4%

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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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