Is Senegal a good place to live for remote workers?

Senegal scores 46/100 on our equal-weighted livability composite (internet 64.6 Mbps, safety 98, healthcare 48, air quality 12; English not scored) — rank 139 of 167.

How fast is the internet in Senegal?

Median fixed broadband is around 64.6 Mbps.

What does $3,000/month get you in Senegal?

Single-person essentials run about $699/month at local prices, so $3,000 lives "like royalty" (4.3× essentials).

Livability · rank 139/167

Is 🇸🇳 Senegal (Dakar) a good place to live?

Quality score 46/100 against essentials of $699/month.

The five metrics

Internet 26 64.6 Mbps median broadband, 60.1% online

Safety 98 0.3 homicides/100k (2015)

Healthcare 48 UHC service coverage 48/100 (2023)

Air quality 12 PM2.5 44.7 µg/m³ (2023)

Beside the score, not inside it

Neither of these is part of the composite above, deliberately. Folding governance into a quality-of-life number would bury a political judgement where you could not see it or argue with it, and connection price is a different question from connection speed — somewhere fast and expensive and somewhere slow and cheap are different trade-offs, not one average.

Rule of law: middling; World Bank WGI estimate -0.2 · corruption control 0.11 · stability -0.23 (2024). Scale −2.5 to +2.5, higher is better.
What connectivity costs: $20.69 /mo broadband; Mobile 10GB $8.02/month. ITU price basket. The speed above is scored; this price is not.

What your budget buys

Monthly budget	vs essentials ($699)	Verdict
$2,000	2.9×	like royalty
$3,000	4.3×	like royalty
$5,000	7.2×	like royalty

Essentials from the Pint & Property basket. Rank countries by your own priorities in the interactive matrix.

Similar value-for-money

🇱🇻 Latvia — quality 81.9, essentials $1,245/mo
🇸🇮 Slovenia — quality 91, essentials $1,385/mo
🇵🇹 Portugal — quality 88.8, essentials $1,345/mo
🇱🇾 Libya — quality 47.1, essentials $713/mo

Frequently asked questions

Is Senegal a good place to live for remote workers?: Senegal scores 46/100 on our equal-weighted livability composite (internet 64.6 Mbps, safety 98, healthcare 48, air quality 12; English not scored) — rank 139 of 167.
How fast is the internet in Senegal?: Median fixed broadband is around 64.6 Mbps.
What does $3,000/month get you in Senegal?: Single-person essentials run about $699/month at local prices, so $3,000 lives "like royalty" (4.3× essentials).