Cost of living comparison
compared to
Senegal vs. Venezuela Cost of Living Summary
Senegal is 86.4% more expensive than Venezuela overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 21.8% less in Senegal
- Groceries
-
pay 3.3% less in Senegal
- Transportation
-
pay 2.1 times more in Senegal
- Housing
-
pay 3.6 times more in Senegal
- Childcare
-
pay 3.2 times more in Senegal
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 42.3% more in Senegal
- Clothing
-
pay 12.9% more in Senegal
The cost of housing, childcare, transportation, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Senegal are more expensive than in Venezuela. Expenses including restaurants and groceries are lower in Senegal. Notably, housing, childcare, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Senegal.
Senegal vs. Venezuela Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Senegal instead of Venezuela, you would:
pay 21.8% less for restaurants
|
Venezuela
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.26
VEF82.44
|
$5.12
F CFA2,990
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.58
VEF105.56
|
$11.10
F CFA6,478
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.48
VEF14.77
|
$1.22
F CFA715
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
VEF11.58
|
$0.87
F CFA511
|
|
Venezuela vs. Senegal - Cost of restaurants
pay 3.3% less for groceries
|
Venezuela
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.88
VEF18.74
|
$0.73
F CFA424
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.24
VEF32.34
|
$8.68
F CFA5,066
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.76
VEF77.39
|
$9.67
F CFA5,646
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.87
VEF28.60
|
$2.47
F CFA1,442
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.13
VEF31.20
|
$4.08
F CFA2,385
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.15
VEF21.43
|
$1.45
F CFA849
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
VEF7.27
|
$0.86
F CFA501
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
VEF7.63
|
$1.32
F CFA768
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
VEF8.99
|
$0.79
F CFA463
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
VEF8.62
|
$0.62
F CFA362
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
VEF7.67
|
$0.43
F CFA249
|
|
Venezuela vs. Senegal - Cost of groceries
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
|
Venezuela
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.52
VEF25.12
|
$6.27
F CFA3,659
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$29.00
VEF289.26
|
$76.82
F CFA44,847
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,527.78
VEF265K
|
$50,357.24
F CFA29M
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.23
VEF201.73
|
$19.20
F CFA11,212
|
|
Venezuela vs. Senegal - Cost of transportation
pay 3.6 times more for housing
|
Venezuela
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.33
VEF322.49
|
$46.36
F CFA27,068
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$229.92
VEF2,293.30
|
$810.84
F CFA473K
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$144.91
VEF1,445.38
|
$431.19
F CFA252K
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$18.46
VEF184.16
|
$155.27
F CFA90,649
|
|
Venezuela vs. Senegal - Cost of housing
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
|
Venezuela
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$82.50
VEF822.90
|
$321.49
F CFA188K
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,042.86
VEF40,325.48
|
$10,398.32
F CFA6M
|
|
Venezuela vs. Senegal - Cost of childcare
pay 42.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Venezuela
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.60
VEF15.99
|
$2.56
F CFA1,495
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.49
VEF24.84
|
$3.37
F CFA1,968
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.91
VEF29.07
|
$2.13
F CFA1,246
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.32
VEF342.37
|
$44.81
F CFA26,161
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.44
VEF44.33
|
$8.54
F CFA4,983
|
|
Venezuela vs. Senegal - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 12.9% more for clothing
|
Venezuela
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.42
VEF482.92
|
$58.04
F CFA33,885
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.47
VEF423.65
|
$45.52
F CFA26,576
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.14
VEF849.19
|
$85.35
F CFA49,830
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.63
VEF764.38
|
$96.73
F CFA56,474
|
|
Venezuela vs. Senegal - 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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