Cost of Living in Ziguinchor, 🇸🇳 Senegal - For Locals, Nomads, and Tourists

Researched Updated Oct 25, 2026 Last changed Oct 31, 2026 About costs

Cost breakdown

Digital nomad: short-term stay (1-3 months). Furnished Airbnb or coliving near center, coworking, eating out ~3x/day, travel health insurance.

Expat: long-term resident (1+ years). Renting apartment in center, mix of cooking and dining out, local health insurance, settled lifestyle.

Family: middle-class 4-person family. 2-3 bedroom in suburbs, groceries for 4, international school, car/transport, family health plan.

Local: budget-conscious local resident. Renting outside center, cooking at home, public transport, local phone plan.

Tourist: short-stay visitor (1-14 days). Hotel/Airbnb nightly, all meals at restaurants, taxis, sightseeing.

CategoryCost

Housing 1 8 9 16 $478 $240 $342 $171 $43

Utilities 19 17 $25 $126 $188 $126 —

Internet & Mobile 2 3 $14 $31 $68 $31 $1

Groceries 11 17 $86 $213 $470 $152 $7

Transportation 1 $86 $51 $171 $21 $9

Dining Out 12 13 $285 $140 $260 $48 $24

Leisure Activities 1 17 $150 $72 $105 $14 $28

Health Insurance 6 14 $63 $75 $210 $8 —

Visa & Legal Fees 7 — — — — —

Total $1,187 $948 $1,814 $571 $112

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 9 10 16 $171.12 $137 – $308 per month

Coworking Space 11 12 $85.56 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 8 $427.47 $342 – $513 per month

Coliving Space 9 $136.83 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 20 $0.17 per cup

Beer 11 $2.57 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 12 $5.99 per meal

Fast Food Combo 12 $2.57 per meal

Apples 17 $5.13 per kg

Bread 18 $0.24 per loaf

Milk 11 $2.04 per liter

Rice 11 $2.38 per kg

Chicken Fillets — per kg

Beef 11 $7.68 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 11 $7.06 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 13 $34.22 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 11 $1.45 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 1 $0.86 per trip

Taxi per km 1 $0.17 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 1 $20.55 per month

Gasoline 4 5 $1.69 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 1 $0.86 per trip

Scooter Rental — per month

Services

Mobile Plan 2 $5.13 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 3 $25.47 per month

Gym Membership — per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) — per hour

SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 2 $0.34 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket — per ticket

Clothing

Jeans 17 $61.60 per pair

Summer Dress 17 $40.00 per dress

Running Shoes 17 $87.70 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 17 $11.10 per visit

Laundry 17 $6.84 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 14 15 $8.55 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) 17 $5.15 per purchase

About these costs

Method: Researched
Last updated: Oct 25, 2026
Last changed: Oct 31, 2026
Exchange rate: 1 USD = 584.3715 XOF on Oct 19, 2026

Checked against the sources below and compared with similar cities. Numbers in the list point to these sources.

Compared with Dakar, Saly, Hanoi, Accra, Lisbon

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Orange Pass Internet — 200–3,000 FCFA prepaid passesOfficial
Orange Fibre Kheweul 50 Mbps 14,900 FCFA/monthSecondary
Gouvernement — supercarburant 990 FCFA/L from 15 Aug 2026Official
Senegal gasoline 990 XOF/L, 19-Oct-2026Index
SafetyWing Essential USD 62.72 per 4 weeksOfficial
UK FCDO visa-free entry up to 3 monthsOfficial
Oubil furnished 2BR Cap Skirring 200–300k FCFA/monthListings
Ziguinchor rent table (F2/F3 FCFA)Secondary
Senego rent bands — Ziguinchor 50,000–130,000 FCFASecondary
Auchan Sénégal grocery shelf prices (national chain)Shop
Chez Rosa Ziguinchor lunch menu FCFAShop
Hôtel Kadiandoumagne restaurant tariffsListings
DIMO Santé — CHR Ziguinchor GP 1,000–3,000 FCFASecondary
Private clinic GP consultation 5,000 FCFA tariff rowOfficial
Numbeo property rents Ziguinchor Aug 2025Index
Livingcost Ziguinchor crowdsourced cross-check Jun 2026Index
Auchan ticket sample — baguette 190 g 140 FCFASecondary
SENELEC domestic kWh tiers from 1 Jan 2026Official
APS — café Touba cups 50–100 FCFASecondary

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 792.63 427.47
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 220.18 171.12
- Apples 3.17 5.13
- Beef 7.4 7.68
- Beer 2.64 2.57
40 more changes
- Bread 0.35 0.24
- Chicken Fillets 8.45 not set
- Cinema Ticket 6.16 not set
- Coffee 2.11 0.17
- Coliving Space 387.51 136.83
- Coworking Space 114.49 85.56
- Dining Out local 44.04, nomad 563.65, expat 246.6, family 369.89 local 47.92, nomad 285, expat 140, family 260, tourist 24
- Doctor Visit (GP) 17.61 8.55
- Fast Food Combo 7.93 2.57
- Gasoline 1.57 1.69
- Groceries local 193.75, nomad 79.26, expat 290.63, family 669.33, tourist 8.81 local 152, nomad 86, expat 213, family 470, tourist 6.5
- Gym Membership 35.23 not set
- Haircut 7.05 11.1
- Health Insurance local 8.81, nomad 66.93, expat 79.26, family 220.18, tourist 0 local 8, nomad 62.72, expat 75, family 210, tourist 0
- Housing local 149.72, nomad 669.33, expat 317.05, family 563.65, tourist 79.26 local 171.12, nomad 478.14, expat 239.57, family 342.25, tourist 42.74
- Internet & Mobile local 21.14, nomad 73.98, expat 61.65, family 96.88, tourist 6.16 local 30.63, nomad 13.69, family 68.45, tourist 0.86
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 44.04 25.47
- Jeans 26.42 61.6
- Laundry 2.64 6.84
- Leisure Activities local 14.09, nomad 167.33, expat 114.49, family 193.75, tourist 26.42 local 14, nomad 150, expat 72, family 105, tourist 28
- Meal (Inexpensive) 4.4 5.99
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 38.75 34.22
- Milk 1.67 2.04
- Mobile Plan 14.97 5.13
- Monthly Transport Pass 31.71 20.55
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 6.16 5.15
- Rice 1.06 2.38
- Ride-hailing (5km) 4.4 0.86
- Running Shoes 61.65 87.7
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 3.52 0.34
- Scooter Rental 17.61 not set
- Summer Dress 21.14 40
- Taxi Start 0.88 0.86
- Taxi per km 1.06 0.17
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 8.81 not set
- Transportation local 31.71, nomad 79.26, expat 149.72, family 211.37, tourist 21.14 local 20.55, nomad 85.56, expat 51.33, family 171.12, tourist 8.56
- Utilities local 44.04, nomad 114.49, expat 96.88, family 167.33, tourist 0 local 126, nomad 25.2, family 188, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, nomad 26.42, expat 17.61, family 44.04 0
- Water (1.5L bottle) 0.88 1.45
- Wine (Mid-range) 11.45 7.06
Coffee moved to café Touba street cup 100 FCFA; Chicken Fillets value removed (no citable fresh poultry per-kg page) (aps.sn, auchan.sn)

Ziguinchor cost of living