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Senegal vs. Wellington Cost of Living Summary

Senegal is 21.0% cheaper than Wellington.

Restaurants: pay 40.3% less in Senegal
Groceries: pay 14.4% less in Senegal
Transportation: pay 10.0% more in Senegal
Housing: pay 20.5% less in Senegal
Childcare: pay 52.7% less in Senegal
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.4% less in Senegal
Clothing: pay 8.8% less in Senegal

Expenses including childcare, restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and clothing are lower in Senegal.

Senegal vs. Wellington Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 40.3% less for restaurants

	Wellington	Senegal
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.42 NZ$25.13	$4.92 F CFA2,806	-65.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.23 NZ$16.09	$10.46 F CFA5,968	+13.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.46 NZ$4.29	$0.89 F CFA510	-63.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.98 NZ$3.45	$1.09 F CFA620	-45.1%
Average			-40.3%

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pay 14.4% less for groceries

	Wellington	Senegal
Bread 1 loaf	$1.98 NZ$3.44	$0.64 F CFA364	-67.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.02 NZ$7.01	$6.44 F CFA3,673	+60.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.79 NZ$11.83	$9.55 F CFA5,446	+40.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.77 NZ$11.80	$2.81 F CFA1,602	-58.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.77 NZ$8.32	$4.40 F CFA2,508	-7.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 NZ$2.37	$1.27 F CFA725	-6.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 NZ$1.76	$0.85 F CFA486	-15.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 NZ$2.32	$1.21 F CFA691	-8.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.32 NZ$4.04	$0.98 F CFA559	-57.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 NZ$1.56	$0.69 F CFA396	-22.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 NZ$1.18	$0.59 F CFA334	-13.7%
Average			-14.4%

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pay 10.0% more for transportation

	Wellington	Senegal
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.14 NZ$10.70	$6.70 F CFA3,823	+9.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$109.62 NZ$191.01	$80.49 F CFA45,911	-26.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,154.21 NZ$54,287.65	$37,116.17 F CFA21M	+19.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.55 NZ$25.36	$20.12 F CFA11,478	+38.3%
Average			+10.0%

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pay 20.5% less for housing

	Wellington	Senegal
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.75 NZ$84.95	$48.58 F CFA27,710	-0.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,240.57 NZ$2,161.75	$940.87 F CFA537K	-24.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,099.37 NZ$1,915.71	$364.90 F CFA208K	-66.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$109.37 NZ$190.58	$119.46 F CFA68,137	+9.2%
Average			-20.5%

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pay 52.7% less for childcare

	Wellington	Senegal
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$768.47 NZ$1,339.10	$268.31 F CFA153K	-65.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,211.68 NZ$21,279.42	$7,289.08 F CFA4M	-40.3%
Average			-52.7%

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pay 20.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Wellington	Senegal
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.63 NZ$11.56	$2.68 F CFA1,530	-59.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.54 NZ$6.17	$4.47 F CFA2,551	+26.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$25.67 NZ$44.74	$1.79 F CFA1,020	-93.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.12 NZ$59.46	$50.08 F CFA28,567	+46.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.54 NZ$20.11	$8.94 F CFA5,101	-22.5%
Average			-20.4%

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pay 8.8% less for clothing

	Wellington	Senegal
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.31 NZ$120.77	$52.32 F CFA29,842	-24.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.64 NZ$81.26	$47.70 F CFA27,207	+2.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$113.30 NZ$197.44	$110.31 F CFA62,915	-2.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$146.23 NZ$254.81	$131.17 F CFA74,818	-10.3%
Average			-8.8%

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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: April 2026

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