Senegal Quick Reference Card 2027 (EN + FR)
A bilingual 2-page printable covering XOF rates, Dakar rent benchmarks, land prices, remittance corridors, and tax basics. Both English and French included.
Description
The Senegal Quick Reference Card is a bilingual printable PDF (English + French, 2 pages each) built for diaspora Senegalese planning a return. It covers the XOF/USD and XOF/EUR exchange rate (the FCFA is pegged to the EUR at a fixed 655.957 ratio), rent benchmarks in Dakar (Almadies, Plateau, Mermoz, Sacré-Cœur, Ouakam) and Thiès, the cost of a typical monthly food basket at Marché Sandaga, and the standard remittance corridors (EUR→XOF via Wave — which dominates the Senegalese market — MoneyGram, and traditional banks). It also includes land price ranges per square meter in Almadies, Ngor, and Yoff, plus a tax primer covering the impôt forfaitaire regime, the TVA at 18%, and the Director General of Taxes' diaspora-specific guidance for returning residents. The bilingual format matches Senegal's own bilingualism — and ensures both English-speaking and French-speaking diaspora can use the same card.
What's included
- Bilingual printable PDF (4 pages total: 2 EN + 2 FR, A4 + Letter)
- XOF/USD and XOF/EUR exchange rate (FCFA pegged to EUR at 655.957)
- Rent benchmarks: Dakar (Almadies, Plateau, Mermoz, Sacré-Cœur, Ouakam) and Thiès
- Monthly food basket cost (Marché Sandaga reference)
- Land price ranges per m² in Almadies, Ngor, Yoff
- Remittance corridor comparison: Wave (dominant) vs MoneyGram vs banks
- Tax primer: impôt forfaitaire, 18% TVA, DGI diaspora guidance
Who it's for
Diaspora Senegalese — both English and French speakers — who want a single bilingual reference card. Especially useful for couples with different primary languages.
Why I made this
My partner speaks French and I default to English. A bilingual card means we can plan together without one of us translating. It's a small thing that compounds over months.