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Senegal vs. Syria Cost of Living Summary

Senegal is 2.6 times more expensive than Syria overall.

Restaurants: pay 40.8% more in Senegal
Groceries: pay 99.8% more in Senegal
Transportation: pay 3.2 times more in Senegal
Housing: pay 2.8 times more in Senegal
Childcare: pay 4.6 times more in Senegal
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.4 times more in Senegal
Clothing: pay 52.2% more in Senegal

The cost of childcare, transportation, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and clothing in Senegal are more expensive than in Syria. Notably, childcare, transportation, and housing are significantly more expensive in Senegal.

Senegal vs. Syria Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 40.8% more for restaurants

	Syria	Senegal
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.33 SYP69,344	$4.92 F CFA2,778	-7.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.50 SYP58,509	$10.46 F CFA5,909	+132.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.13 SYP14,747	$0.89 F CFA505	-21.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.68 SYP8,862	$1.09 F CFA613	+59.4%
Average			+40.8%

Syria vs. Senegal - Cost of restaurants

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pay 99.8% more for groceries

	Syria	Senegal
Bread 1 loaf	$0.64 SYP8,333	$0.64 F CFA361	-0.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.85 SYP24,087	$6.44 F CFA3,636	+247.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.81 SYP49,537	$9.55 F CFA5,391	+150.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.94 SYP25,252	$2.81 F CFA1,586	+44.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.09 SYP40,163	$4.40 F CFA2,483	+42.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.63 SYP8,224	$1.27 F CFA718	+100.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 SYP10,067	$0.85 F CFA481	+10.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.61 SYP7,896	$1.21 F CFA684	+99.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 SYP4,046	$0.98 F CFA553	+214.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 SYP4,002	$0.69 F CFA392	+125.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.36 SYP4,700	$0.59 F CFA331	+61.9%
Average			+99.8%

Syria vs. Senegal - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.2 times more for transportation

	Syria	Senegal
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.09 SYP105K	$6.70 F CFA3,785	-17.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.00 SYP130K	$80.49 F CFA45,451	+704.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,287.91 SYP251M	$37,116.17 F CFA21M	+92.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.24 SYP133K	$20.12 F CFA11,363	+96.6%
Average			+219.2%

Syria vs. Senegal - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.8 times more for housing

	Syria	Senegal
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$40.76 SYP530K	$48.58 F CFA27,432	+19.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$193.35 SYP3M	$940.87 F CFA531K	+386.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$112.97 SYP1M	$364.90 F CFA206K	+223.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$62.74 SYP816K	$119.46 F CFA67,453	+90.4%
Average			+179.8%

Syria vs. Senegal - Cost of housing

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pay 4.6 times more for childcare

	Syria	Senegal
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$46.24 SYP601K	$268.31 F CFA152K	+480.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,185.71 SYP28M	$7,289.08 F CFA4M	+233.5%
Average			+356.9%

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pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports

	Syria	Senegal
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.89 SYP50,556	$2.68 F CFA1,515	-31.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.30 SYP16,874	$4.47 F CFA2,526	+244.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.08 SYP40,090	$1.79 F CFA1,010	-42.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$13.64 SYP177K	$50.08 F CFA28,280	+267.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.36 SYP30,671	$8.94 F CFA5,050	+279.1%
Average			+143.6%

Syria vs. Senegal - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 52.2% more for clothing

	Syria	Senegal
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$30.17 SYP392K	$52.32 F CFA29,543	+73.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.77 SYP556K	$47.70 F CFA26,934	+11.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.57 SYP918K	$110.31 F CFA62,284	+56.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.17 SYP1M	$131.17 F CFA74,068	+67.8%
Average			+52.2%

Syria vs. Senegal - Cost of clothing

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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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