Senegal is not what I expected
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 9 พ.ค. 2024
- Ever wondered what life is like for the average Senegalese? Well, so did I! That's why I packed my bags and embarked on an eye-opening month-long journey with 370,000 CFA ($600) in hand, which is double the average monthly salary of a Senegalese citizen.
During my stay, I fully immersed myself in the daily life of a Senegalese local - eating their cuisine, navigating the streets like they do, and essentially living within the budget of an average Dakar resident.
But here's the big question: Can $600 sustain me for an entire month in Dakar?
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0:00 Intro
0:38 Why I Travelled to Senegal
1:35 Leaving Gambia
1:55 The Senegambian relationship
2:58 Unfortunate Incident
3:47 Apartments
4:57 Why Dakar is Expensive
6:53 Grocery Shopping
07:18 Casual
07:49 Exploring Dakar
9:30 Who Owns The Businesses
10:07 what I noticed about Senegalese People
10:33 The Biggest structure In Dakar
11:19 Transportation
11:43 A City built by the Government
12:32 Fitness
14:07 Meeting People and going places
15:10 even to wash clothes is expensive
15:45 The Biggest Mosque in West Africa
17:07 The most modern Area
17:29 A Kind human
17:42 The Furthest point west on mainland Africa
18:02 Goree Island
19:09 unpleasant encounter with the Police
19:54 Almost out of money
20:38 Conclusion
As a Senegalese, I confirm that it is an expensive country. Even the locals suffer from the high cost of renting, food and transportation.
Thats because lot of european expats go to the big cities of senegal. As either business owners, high salary important job or governemental job
Senegal being the subsaharian african country the closest from europe. And also very secure and stable compared to other african countries
@@mathewvanostin7118 I think the main cause is greed and the absence of price control by the government.
@@Bluelove447You're absolutely right. South Africa gets far more tourists & expats than Senegal, but SA doesn't have the inflated costs. I found things to be good value for the money
@@mathewvanostin7118 a lot ? how many ?
How big is the bag of rice he mentions? 34€ for a bag of rice seems expensive even for european standards!
Absolutely awsome work my man ! The accuracy of the informations is just remarkable. I'm a senegalese from Casamance, born and raised in Dakar, with part of my family being Gambian nationals, and the fact that you talked about all these checkpoints on the road really hits home. Every time i would travel, since i was a child, to Casamance or Gambia, i always found stupid all these checkpoints and sarching your luggage stuff. Same people, same culture, same family names but yet all this crap. I absolutely like your content and the fact that you always take into account that spiritual aspect, with the quran, halal earnings, praying in the mosque... May Allah safeguard and bless you ya akhy fiLlah.
Allahaumma Ameen brother 🙏🏾😊 Thank you so much
Is all done for safety and to stop drug tracking. Check points are done in Europe too
Dakar is an expensive city … left there a few days ago .. Couldn’t believe that it was more expensive than Lagos
I have been saying that for years. Is very expensive
I'm from the US, and greatly enjoying your channel. It's so interesting to see West Africa from a non-western perspective (if you'll forgive me) and even though you are a traveler in Senegal, you approach the new culture with humility and respect. I have learned so much. Thank you!
My brother, I've resided in Gambia and Senegal, I'm originally from Sierra Leone and I know the two countries(Gambia & Senegal) and I can confirm with no doubt that you've done the most comprehensive video of Dakar that I've seen so far and trust me I've seen a lot.
Everything was impeccable and I can confirm to anyone watching and reading comments that this young man did a good job and everything here was genuine.
I salute you bro...,well done!!
Dream to visit this amazing country. Cheers from Mexico
You should!
My dear brother, trust me, you'll always meet compassionate people in your life, remember you've always the greatest thing with you and that's the holy Qur'an. I personally admire you truly for that reason ❤
Thank you! 😊
Luanda is the most expensive city in Africa. It's one of the most expensive city's in the world.
Truly this place is expensive ... May Allah help all those staying out there for a living 🤲🤲 ameen
Allahaumma Ameen
Nigeria is far worse
As a Senegalese, I've decided to leave my country because I was not in harmony with the high rate of the cost living which is too much abusive.
Where are you going to ?
@@paulkenneally789Yes. I would like to know too.
Seems that he is going to none of your business land.
Everywhere is hard. If you think Senegal is hard go to out you'll see
It's expensive everywhere.........it's like ppl are running but thier no where else to run.............
Firstly, thank you for taking the time to immerse yourself in Senegalese culture and showcase it on your platform. As a Senegalese living abroad, it was refreshing to see someone trying to understand and share the everyday life of our people.
I was saddened by your encounter with the police officer at Goree Island. I want to assure you that such opinions and actions are individual-based and do not reflect the sentiments of the larger Senegalese community. Senegal and Gambia share a deep-rooted bond, and we see each other as one. I hope this one negative experience doesn't overshadow the myriad of positive interactions and experiences you might've had.
Keep up the great work, and I hope you continue your journey exploring and understanding cultures around the world.
Thank you for sharing this. Will do!
I really want to visit Dakar now. The city appears to be way more developed than Lagos Nigeria where I have visited.
How does Dakar more developed than Lagos
@@ominiekwe7241Lagos is a hell hole don't even compare it to Dakar
Dude you haven't been to lagos if by chance you visited lagos what neighbourhood did you stay at?
@@ominiekwe7241*
Dakar should be compared to Abuja to be fair.
❤ Senegal is a business contry like Dubaï.
French-speaking Ivorian, Cameroonian and Congolese Africans come to Senegal for university studies, the Turks arrived for the construction of the new stadium, the Chinese for the construction of highways but there are large Senegalese companies which build roads in the country, in the Gambia and as far as Guinea and Liberia. Guinean immigrants often do odd jobs that the Senegalese do not want because there is not much money. Senegalese people are in all sectors of the economy
it is the Senegalese themselves who manage the business of the country. They are very good businessmen and contribute to the development of the country unlike The Gambia. The Senegalese own almost all the buildings and the Lebanese who were there before independence with the complicity of France have been replaced. Our Guinean brothers are in small business and the Senegalese hold the bulk of the business. Senegal is an open country but the business is in the hands of the Senegalese.. Becarful vith de security
for security reasons you are not allowed to fly a drone. becareful with de security service..
Ehem ehem. Meew yaa massi doy 😅
@@Guildeteuton you accused this person of lying, what arguments do you have? Most of the things he said are true, I know because I am Senegalese and have been living here for over 30 years. Don't just call people liars without actually bringing an argument that proofs it.
That's not true at all...The libano-syrians owns the business ....The French own the bigger corporate business.even the banks SGBS owns by french the water you drink owns by french the TER own by french....The Senegalese only the mourid are competing against the colonial, Lebanese and politicoslavesystem installed by politicians...The Senegalese people own nothing...
@@laminesow911 maybe we live in two different Senegal. Because when you say only the Mourids are competing with the foreign businessmen, I wonder if you are serious or just joking around. The bulk of the economy comes from small businesses (commerce, fisheries, etc.). TER is not owned by French, they built it and have a subsidiary that is running it for a given term. But maybe all senegalese are Mourids then, since they are the only ones competing with the foreigners lol. The same situation is present in most African countries, the former colonial powers are still going to meddle with the affairs of the "former" colonies, but people are waking up and more are actually fighting against the system.
@@laminesow911stop lying now the ter is fully in senegal hand…
And the Lebanon own nothing beside dust…
08:56 in fact the most upmarket residential neighbourhood would be Fann Residence, where the real old money resides there are also a lot of foreign embassies there.
May ALLAH bless of our brothers and sisters of senegalesea as well as all Muslims ☪️community in the world one love 💘from east Africa Somalia 🇸🇴
Ameen brother. May Allah bless you and all yours.
We are so grateful to Gano Did it, Marie, 10 toes and human hands 🇬🇧 🇬🇲 🇸🇳
Thank you 😂
Hi Gano, well done! Your good quality footage on Dakar just brings me many wonderful memories during my stay in this beautiful, inviting yet expensive city of Dakar.
I have many local citizens friends in Dakar: in Ngor, Ashlam Grand yofe (sorry about the spelling) and Mamel.
Africans need to meet, work together as one to help streghten our countries, culture... and blood ties. We should evoid all the bad things toward our brothers. Try not to cheat or take advantages from an African brother... reatch out for him, help him out and life goes on. We should build a 50/50-Africa!
Many regards from Luanda, Angola
This is such a beautiful video, that definitley made me interested in visiting Senegal, and the cinematography was done really well, very impressed, would also love to see a video done in your local country if you haven't done already, and would love to visit one day for myself!
Pourtant la jeunesse sénégalaise va mourir dans le ventre de la mer fuyant la misère poussive chez eux.du n'importe quoi
I like the new concept of the Video. It's great! Feedback: Try other colors for the text for more visibility. Also, If possible, use narration of the text might be better than writing long text. Showing the table is also cool. You can add the Day. Ex. Day #3 or something similar.
Thanks for the tips!
I agree with the feedback, have you pause the video frequently so I didn’t miss what was written. Otherwise awesome video!
My name is Mohammed, from California. Loving your content displaying real life and everyday life in your home country. amazing interviews. keep it up 🔥🔥
Thank you 🙏🏾
I enjoyed it from start to finish. Great job. We are uniting in our hearts after it is complete, the boarders will disappear. 💜
Hello. I loved this vlog. I just wanted to clarify something, when you said that guineans contribute largely to our economy, this is not correct because most of them do not actually pay taxes. They actually work ( we can say that they are hardworking people tho ), gain money and keep it or invest it in their country ( most of them ).
Also Fann residence come before Almadies.
Dakar looks amazing! Cheers from Morocco 🇸🇳🇬🇲🇲🇦
Great video! High quality with the editing
Excellent Storytelling and filmmaking!!! Talented you are! Thank you for taking us on a tour of Dakar. Best Wishes on your Journeys!
Thank you so much 🙂
Excellent footage awesome work!!
This was so informative and visually stunning. I like your style; Great editing and design.
Great video man, I'm Ethiopian and those prices aren't overly expensive in my city for lodging/real estate. These rankings sometimes can be misleading imho.
I'm about to go to Senegal for the second time and this video was SO hekpful! Thanks for all the information and the beautiful images of the city.
You did an incredible job portraying your day to day and budget. I thoroughly enjoyed watching this vlog. I can't wait to finally travel to Africa this year and I think I'll cry (haha) I'm Haitian so anything Mama Africa makes my heart smiles. I'd also love to visit Gambia one day! Best wishes for this new year!
Thank you so much! Glad you enjoyed the video
I decided to go to Sénégal as my first African experience. So many options but I thought it would be a good first experience.
First of all that intro was remarkable! Your storytelling in this was captivating throughout. Allahumma Barik! It was such a delightful watch perhaps because I’ve been wishing to visit Dakar again. I did also learn a few new thing as well.
May Allah increase your talent in a way that is pleasing to Him
Allahaumma Ameen 🙏🏾 Thank you so much! Glad you enjoyed it.
@@Ganodidityou said Senegalese do not hold the biggest businesses? This is not true. The 6 richest people in Senegal are all Senegalese and they own all the big businesses. The Senegalese economy are in the hands of the Senegalese. We invest heavily and build things
@@Ganodidityour videos are good but some of your information are not correct. The Senegalese economy is not in the hands of Congolese or anyone. It used to be control by the Lebanese but this changed from 2005. Now the economy is held by the Senegalese. Is very important to share the correct information.
@@diopfifi4937 keep crying about
@@vladimirlegrand2917 crying about what?.
03:20 not a religious person here i was moved by the generosity and the devotion of this lady. Seeing you read Koran was a sign of trust and she saw good in you . May you both be blessed. Ameen
You doing a great job, more countries in Africa and around the world In Shaa Allah
In Sha Allah
@@Ganodidit Nigeria should be on the bucketList
Love the content; great work
A great helpful and important video by a very handsome and spiritual brother. Thanks!❤
I love the video. One thing I would suggest is the parts where you put a paragraph to explain. Having it read out would be nice. Cause I had to pause the video every 2 minutes 😢. Great video though.
Maybe even have AI/text reader read it out.
Thanks for the feedback
What an interesting and well done video. Thank you!
I think your journalism skills along with film making you are going to have a highly successful career whatever you choose!
Senegal 🇸🇳 is expensive but I like visiting.It's a lot to do and good public transportation system to move around easy.
Definitely
Ah bon le transport est bon .Vous êtes sérieux ?
As a Senegalese living in Italy, I love this content😊❤
Amazing video. Enjoyed watching this. Makes me want to visit Senegal. Looking forward to more videos.
Greetings from Nigeria 🇳🇬
Keep up the good work Gano
Thank you Marie.
Good job Dano, insightful and authentic as always.
Thank you!
Great video my guy, love from Algeria
Wow! Thank you for sharing your journey and budget! This is great and has so much information. I would love to visit Senegal. Any suggestions of a nice walkable area to stay?
I absolutely love your content. Thank you.
Glad you enjoy it!
The most expensive city is Luanda and the seconde is Libreville and dakar is the third.as à moroccan traveller I explored almost the whole continent and that's my opinion.
Libreville is my home 🏡
Nice video bro with some stunning drone shots, by the way Marie thank you for taking care of a brother .. 😅
Very good video keep it up. Not happy i had to pause it a million times!
Dude, have to commend you on the quality of your productions. The visuals, the narrations are at top level. Film production is definitely in your future. You need to teach your craft to others. The Gano production company. Let me know how I could invest early.
it comes down to secrecy.....not every gambia wants to share that, trust me
Thank you! Will do.
Hi, im a Kenyan from Rome and I really love your content keep it up
Awesome video, Gano!
Good explanation but for your information Senegalese people invest alot in their coutry most busness are owned by Senegalese people of course you have many people that come in. But trust me we Senegalese we invest so much .
True.
Great video … I am visiting west Africa on a cruise visiting some countries including Angola, the Gambia, Ivory Coast, Senegal, São Tomé, Cabo Verde as well as parts of Southern Africa like Namibia and South Africa…looking forward to seeing the local life and culture
What a great video fam. My favorite TH-camr! Keep this going
Thank you! Will do!
Such a great video. Thank you for showing us dakar. I’m watching this video from switzerland and it’s very interesting to see how different life is in senegal. I would love to visit dakar.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Love this👌🏾
Great video man. Extremely informative and I genuinely learned a lot. Cinematography was on point too. Great work
Glad you enjoyed it!
Creative, insightful and a great guide for someone who would be visiting Dakar in the future. Thank you!
Glad it was helpful!
Maa Shaa Allah.Gano did it❤
Amazing video! I really would love to go to Senegal. The people seem so peaceful and nice/mind their business and let's not forget about their delicious cuisine!
Cool video bro, getting thumps up here for always updating your viewers and adding on to their. knowledge
I appreciate that
Dakar almost 30 years after. I see so much has changed but like the video says unfortunately, cost of living has gone up. Bless you all.
Well said
Love this! How am I just now seeing your content?! Love the breakdowns of price. Would love to see more food and the price if you think about it. This type of traveling is very fun and rewarding, but difficult too! So many things to do and so many things cost! Lol. But thank you for doing this! I am moving to west Africa within 5 years and I’m taking your content in to help me make a choice as to where!
Awesome what you have done. Really motivates me to go visit family there ! 🙏
Amazing content! I now wish I could visit beautiful Dakar! Very intriguing❤.....
Great content gano !
Keep going great content, I'm a Senegalese watching you from Washington
Awesome! Thank you!
I really enjoyed this video fam! Keep it up
Appreciate it
This was so interesting and one of the best vlogging videos I have seen, possibly ever. Subscribed !
Wow, thank you!
Thanks for this video. I really love the content
Glad you enjoy it!
Bissau-Guinean here 🙋♀️
Really enjoyed this video.
Newly subscribed and looking forward to more content like this. Great job, brother!
Awesome! Thank you!
This is what a content looks like. Mar shaa Allah, it’s a great video.
Love that you had the accent “ Mil franc”😂
Glad you liked it. Thank you
Thank you. Beautiful and detailed
Assalaam aleikum. I’m currently in Saly, Sénégal and planning to stay for 6 months in sha Allah. I’m from Stockholm, Sweden and I was chocked about the prices here. Especially the food and regular living costs, it’s similar to Sweden but we earn around 2000$ after taxes. I have no idea how the people living here can manage but they do alhamdulillah. Just been here almost two weeks but I’m looking forward to learn more and connect with people here, even though I don’t speak Wolof or French. May Allah make it easy for all Senegalese people and save them the highest spot in Jannah allahumma amin.
Ameen Ya rabb. May Allah grants you the same
Thanks to family tightness they help each other. Nobody is alone. That's how they survive
Welcome . I have been in sweden 🇸🇪 and Finland 🇫🇮 I work in offshore oil and gas platforms.
Wolof is not that difficult
I hop you enjoy it
Your video is very cool. Almost a professional documentary. Congratulations.
Good video great pictures and lot of good information, Good Job Bro!
Thanks for watching
Very nice and interesting video. Senegal was my first introduction to Africa in 93....a very memorable time enjoying the people and culture of that great country. I must say, the first apartment you showed at 70,000 CFA is only $113 a month in the states. That will get you a one night stay in an HI hostel dormitory here in Boston. On the other hand, the cost of laundry is horrific in Senegal! I can wash & dry 3 loads of clothes for $3500 CFA at my local coin operated laundromat. The food prices you quoted seem low, but I'm aware that costs are hard on the locals. Hopefully with the right political & economic reform, things will get better in Senegal where economic growth only seems to be benefiting the rich.
Exactly! $113 is not expensive at all.
MashaAllah. Honest wholesome review of Dakar. Thank you.
My pleasure
This video was very informative and entertaining. Thankyou for sharing!
PS: You are very handsome & have such a beautiful smile 👑
Thank you so much!
You're welcome!
Masterpiece 💯 enjoyed and learn alot✊🏿
Glad to hear it
It's raw and real. keep up the great work.
Thank you! Will do!
I enjoyed this very much, for not being able to visit myself, thank you!
Kudos. Good entertaining and informative content. Watching from Kenya.
Glad you enjoyed it
Great vid❤
Very interesting. Good job.
Gano the GOAT ❤
Love the vlog type video, Thanks for sharing this 🙏🏾
Thank you brother! Glad you enjoyed.
Great reporting and well on point! Many thanks for this and you have fed right into my homesickness for the city that was home until almost a decade ago. In spite of all its drawbacks and issues it's still Ndakarou nekh! But having said that, the near-insane cost of living finally drove me out...
Glad you enjoyed it!
Have you found a good place?Can l know where you live now?
Keep pushing bro you are doing greati i love your videos
I appreciate that
Great video bro, keep up the good work
Appreciate it
Love your content "informative." Keep it up! :)
More to come!
Just here to applaud the videography 🎉
very insightful content, keep it up gano. May Allah (SWT) make it easy for you to be able to continue this amazing work and to show all African countries and beyond to the world. Gambia is proud of you.
Allahumma Ameen 🙏🏾 Big up. Appreciated!
I miss Home. Thank You for this video.
I love your storytelling. New subscriber 😊
Welcome aboard!
Dakar looks like a vibrant, fun city full of culture. I'd like to visit, especially since a high school friend of mine from Senegal has been begging me to visit her. I've never been to a French-speaking country in Africa. 😊
Good job bro watching you from Australia 🇦🇺
Big up
I was there 2 months ago. Loveeed it!
You're the best @ganodidit, im really impressed with your work