Cost of living comparison

Tajikistan

compared to

Senegal

Senegal vs. Tajikistan Cost of Living Summary

Senegal is 84.9% more expensive than Tajikistan overall.

Restaurants: pay 55.9% more in Senegal
Groceries: pay 67.4% more in Senegal
Transportation: pay 2.3 times more in Senegal
Housing: pay 89.9% more in Senegal
Childcare: pay 2.7 times more in Senegal
Entertainment and Sports: pay 56.3% more in Senegal
Clothing: pay 56.5% more in Senegal

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

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Senegal vs. Tajikistan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 55.9% more for restaurants

	Tajikistan	Senegal
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.88 TJS44.99	$5.12 F CFA2,990	+5.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.42 TJS49.99	$11.10 F CFA6,478	+104.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 TJS5.28	$1.22 F CFA715	+113.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.34 TJS3.12	$0.87 F CFA511	+158.4%
Average			+55.9%

Tajikistan vs. Senegal - Cost of restaurants

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pay 67.4% more for groceries

	Tajikistan	Senegal
Bread 1 loaf	$0.56 TJS5.18	$0.73 F CFA424	+29.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.53 TJS50.99	$8.68 F CFA5,066	+57.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.02 TJS37.14	$9.67 F CFA5,646	+140.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.81 TJS16.68	$2.47 F CFA1,442	+36.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.74 TJS16.06	$4.08 F CFA2,385	+134.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.76 TJS7.03	$1.45 F CFA849	+90.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.17 TJS10.77	$0.86 F CFA501	-26.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.20 TJS11.11	$1.32 F CFA768	+9.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 TJS3.74	$0.79 F CFA463	+95.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 TJS2.30	$0.62 F CFA362	+148.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.17 TJS1.59	$0.43 F CFA249	+147.6%
Average			+67.4%

Tajikistan vs. Senegal - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.3 times more for transportation

	Tajikistan	Senegal
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.37 TJS40.37	$6.27 F CFA3,659	+43.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.50 TJS299.95	$76.82 F CFA44,847	+136.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,250.83 TJS150K	$50,357.24 F CFA29M	+209.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.68 TJS33.99	$19.20 F CFA11,212	+421.3%
Average			+132.9%

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pay 89.9% more for housing

	Tajikistan	Senegal
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.18 TJS158.54	$46.36 F CFA27,068	+169.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$449.43 TJS4,147.64	$810.84 F CFA473K	+80.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$284.71 TJS2,627.56	$431.19 F CFA252K	+51.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$43.80 TJS404.21	$155.27 F CFA90,649	+254.5%
Average			+89.9%

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pay 2.7 times more for childcare

	Tajikistan	Senegal
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$83.42 TJS769.87	$321.49 F CFA188K	+285.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,679.67 TJS52,416.23	$10,398.32 F CFA6M	+83.1%
Average			+165.6%

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pay 56.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Tajikistan	Senegal
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.19 TJS11.00	$2.56 F CFA1,495	+114.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.71 TJS15.75	$3.37 F CFA1,968	+97.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 TJS27.50	$2.13 F CFA1,246	-28.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.56 TJS337.44	$44.81 F CFA26,161	+22.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.88 TJS44.99	$8.54 F CFA4,983	+75.1%
Average			+56.3%

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pay 56.5% more for clothing

	Tajikistan	Senegal
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$22.66 TJS209.13	$58.04 F CFA33,885	+156.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.38 TJS409.60	$45.52 F CFA26,576	+2.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$64.10 TJS591.57	$85.35 F CFA49,830	+33.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$56.34 TJS519.91	$96.73 F CFA56,474	+71.7%
Average			+56.5%

Tajikistan vs. Senegal - Cost of clothing

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