Comment vivre au Sénégal?
by Exil38
This discussion is in French, the community’s main language.
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😉Salut a toutes et a tous et merci pour ceux qui répondrons.
Nous sommes un couple la quarantaine vivant en france, montagne neige, mais notre vie ne nous convient plus le pays des liberté égalité et fraternité est un leure! Alors nous avions dans l'idée de partir recommancer tout ce que l'on a plus ici.
Les questions sont multiples certains nous parle de paradie et d'autre d'enfer ! En fait nos questions sont diverses. Et a travers vos réponses on fera notre tri : comment vivre sur place? peut on travailler et gagner assez pour vivre simplement? a ton des aventages a creer une entreprise? donnez nous aussi vos expériences des expatriés merci a bientôt🤪 Lionel et Isabelle
Association EDEN FRANCE et EDEN Sénégal : Parce que chaque enfant à le droit a son coin de paradis
Bonjour Mr mon c'est Gaetan je suis un jeune sénégalais qui vie est qui travaille dans un millieu touristique, le sénégal est le pays les calme de la sous région ou ont peut vivre tranquilement sans aucun problémes. dans la zone ou je vie il ya plein de français qui ont leurs maisons là est qui vie tranquillement il ya d'autre parmis eux qui ont investie et il gére leur propre affaire. il ya plusieur secteur a exploiter dans ce pays :comme le tourisme ou tu peut investire dans la restaurantion l'immobiliers l'hotélerie le transports touristiques autre donc il ya plusieur secteur a investire il avoir les moyens pour les faire ce que je vous conseille de faire il faut venir en vacance pour avoir une idée de ce que tu peux faire sur place merci abientot.
Gaetan
😉 Salut,
Vous savez, le ressenti d'un pays dépend de chacun ... d'un tas de choses comme les conditions dans lesquelles vous partez et pour lesquelles vous allez .Si vous pensez vous installer là bas à votre compte il est péférable d'aller tâter le terrain, rencontrer d'autres français installés et discuter de l'installation d'un commerce . Ainsi vous aurez une 1ere approche . Si vous trouvez un contrat local, pensez à la couverture sociale (cfe+complémentaire+garp) pour prévoir un éventuel retour, ceci peut se négocier dans un contat local .
Bonnes recherches !
Choucarde
😉merci d'avoir pris le temps de cette réponse, ici nous avons tout essayé de créer a moins d'être déjà riche sinon niette. Voilà c'est vrai je pense que l'on tombe amoureux de gens sympa et courageux comme les sénégalais, si l'union fait la force alors y tant de choses faire l'espoir de vivre une vie basé sur la réciprocité a oui on continu a y croire pourvu que la force nous aide, tous comme a votre peuple qui le mérite mille fois plus que nous.
Association EDEN FRANCE et EDEN Sénégal : Parce que chaque enfant à le droit a son coin de paradis
pour vivre simplement a dakar il faut prevoir 2000euros tout compris(logement et nourriture) par mois pour vous deux avec vraiment de la volonté et la recherche d'une vie simple pendant les 3 a 6 premiers mois dans le senegal à dakar ou ailleurs ex à saly, à st louis, au cap skirring...
ici ça devient de plus en plus difficile de gagner sa vie par contre le pays est tres acceuillant, c facile de s'y installer ...
bonjour ou vas-tu gagner 2000€ par mois en Afrique ? je ne pense qui faille investir mais louer car demain ? j'ai un exemple la Côte d'ivoire et avec la situation actuelle ? pour ma part je vais m'installer en Casamance ou au Bénin mais ne pas investir pour quoi faire pour tout perdre demain nous avons assez d'exemples, une location Ok mais investir .On me propose que monter une Société de production vidéo qui est fou (expression Africaine)
et en plus avec un associé du pays majoritaire NON je ne suis pas une ONG
akwaba
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Moi je prépare doucement mon départ d'ici 3/4 ans pour prendre ma retraite au Bénin !!! Hé oui je constate de plus en plus que des français en ont marre de la France, pourquoi ? Pour un tas de bonnes ou mauvaises (?) raisons malheureusement !!! Mais pour la santé il n'y a pas que le CFE, car c'est cher pour ce qu'ils remboursent aussi ! il y a des assurances qui sont nettement meilleures, d'après des expatriés que j'avais pour des soins lorsque je travaillais encore dans un labo d'hopital de la CRF !!! Mais il est vrai qu'avant de partir, il faut bien étudier ce que l'on peut faire dans le pays choisi. J'ai commencé le projet que je mettrai vraiment en route lorsque je serais partie pour ma retraite, (si le gouvernement me laisse partir à la date prévue !!!!) Mais je pense que vraiment à 60 ans je m'envolerais, car effectivement ici chez "nous" en France cela devient pénible !!!! On a beau "tout avoir", mais il manque l'essentiel quand même ! l'amitié, les relations avec d'autres personnes de tous horizons..... Lorsque je vois comment les gens se conduisent dans nos transports parisiens, ou encore lorsqu'ils font leur courses etc.... Non décidément ce n'est plus mon "truc" A chaque retour de voyage au Bénin, j'ai de plus en plus de mal à me réhabituer à cette vie de "fous" !!! fFaite de plaintes etc.... Lorsque je vois qu'au Bénin il y a plus pauvres que chez nous.... cela m'énerve au plus au point ! Mais il est vrai aussi que nous récoltons ce que nous avons semés non ? J'ai des amis de longue date en France et au Bénin je rejoins donc leurs enfants restés au pays et nous formons une nouvelle "famille". De plus mon projet, leur offre du travail !!! et une mise en relation avec des voyageurs autrement !!! Salutations à tous
Moi je prépare doucement mon départ d'ici 3/4 ans pour prendre ma retraite au Bénin !!! Hé oui je constate de plus en plus que des français en ont marre de la France, pourquoi ? Pour un tas de bonnes ou mauvaises (?) raisons malheureusement !!! Mais pour la santé il n'y a pas que le CFE, car c'est cher pour ce qu'ils remboursent aussi ! il y a des assurances qui sont nettement meilleures, d'après des expatriés que j'avais pour des soins lorsque je travaillais encore dans un labo d'hopital de la CRF !!! Mais il est vrai qu'avant de partir, il faut bien étudier ce que l'on peut faire dans le pays choisi. J'ai commencé le projet que je mettrai vraiment en route lorsque je serais partie pour ma retraite, (si le gouvernement me laisse partir à la date prévue !!!!) Mais je pense que vraiment à 60 ans je m'envolerais, car effectivement ici chez "nous" en France cela devient pénible !!!! On a beau "tout avoir", mais il manque l'essentiel quand même ! l'amitié, les relations avec d'autres personnes de tous horizons..... Lorsque je vois comment les gens se conduisent dans nos transports parisiens, ou encore lorsqu'ils font leur courses etc.... Non décidément ce n'est plus mon "truc" A chaque retour de voyage au Bénin, j'ai de plus en plus de mal à me réhabituer à cette vie de "fous" !!! fFaite de plaintes etc.... Lorsque je vois qu'au Bénin il y a plus pauvres que chez nous.... cela m'énerve au plus au point ! Mais il est vrai aussi que nous récoltons ce que nous avons semés non ? J'ai des amis de longue date en France et au Bénin je rejoins donc leurs enfants restés au pays et nous formons une nouvelle "famille". De plus mon projet, leur offre du travail !!! et une mise en relation avec des voyageurs autrement !!! Salutations à tous
LuJu
Salut
D'accord avec dakarby2h, pour la vie à Dakar. Avec 2000 € par mois, on vit bien.
Voilà une estimation:
loyer : 600 € (c'est le minimum au centre ville) électricité (avec 1 clim, en été): 250 € téléphone : 50 € eau : 30 € 1 employé : 120 € Bouffe : 300 € hors restos, cigarettes, et boissons alcoolisées Essence pour la voiture : 80 € Abonnement Télé Canal + : 45 € Abonnement internet : 25 € Total : 1500 € Les 500 restant, vous vous rendrez compte qu'ils disparaitront vite avec les restos, les loisirs etc... Cordialement dexxa
Voilà une estimation:
loyer : 600 € (c'est le minimum au centre ville) électricité (avec 1 clim, en été): 250 € téléphone : 50 € eau : 30 € 1 employé : 120 € Bouffe : 300 € hors restos, cigarettes, et boissons alcoolisées Essence pour la voiture : 80 € Abonnement Télé Canal + : 45 € Abonnement internet : 25 € Total : 1500 € Les 500 restant, vous vous rendrez compte qu'ils disparaitront vite avec les restos, les loisirs etc... Cordialement dexxa
On ne voit bien qu'avec le coeur. L'essentiel est invisible pour les yeux. Saint Exupéry
Merci pour tous ces renseignements.
Si je peux abuser, peux tu me dire quels sont les quartiers calmes de Dakar si mm les locations sont un peu chères ?
Je suppose que certains grandes surfaces sont implantées, peux tu me donner le nom des enseignes ?
En clair, si tu peux me donner le maximum d'infos sur Dakar avant que je signe un contrat !
Merci pour ton aide et peut être à bientôt sur place !
PASCALE
Salut,
Je suis d'accord aussi avec Dexxa 😉...comptez aussi pour l'installation le premier mois....moi j'ai bien apprécié le quartier Ngor ...pas loin de la sortie de Dakar, tranquille, pres de la plage et de qqs piscines . Possible (du moins de notre expérience en 2006) de trouver des locations abordables .
Je suis d'accord aussi avec Dexxa 😉...comptez aussi pour l'installation le premier mois....moi j'ai bien apprécié le quartier Ngor ...pas loin de la sortie de Dakar, tranquille, pres de la plage et de qqs piscines . Possible (du moins de notre expérience en 2006) de trouver des locations abordables .
Choucarde
j'ai estimé les frais a 2000 euros pendant les 3 a 6 premiers mois, apres bien sur, vous pouvez reduire vos frais ou les augmenter tout depend si vous vous sentirez bien ;beaucoup de gens vivent au dessus de leurs moyens dakar est une belle ville, de jour comme de nuit la vie est belle ici
be carrefull
Salut
Comme le dit Choucarde, Ngor est un quartier pas mal, et on peut trouver de bonnes occasions. Plus proche du centre, il y a le Point E, Hann Mariste et vers le Bel Air avec la cité Istra.
Pour les enseingnes : Casino est la principale enseigne à Dakar.
PoUR les infos, à toi de me poser des questions, en message privé de préférence
Cordialement
dexxa
On ne voit bien qu'avec le coeur. L'essentiel est invisible pour les yeux. Saint Exupéry
salut gaetan,
tu as raison de conseiller un séjour avant de prendre une décision. Même si la vie est plus dure maintenant (en France) On ne se rend pas toujours compte de la réalité économique du Sénégal.
J'espère qu'ils iront te voir . Bon courage à toi et tous les membres de Gorgolou. Chris et Boudoum. A bientôt
sam
bonsoir, les réponses de choucarde sont pleines de bon sens, je vous répondrai à l'identique. Etre en vacances est une chose, vivre et travailler en est une autre. J'y vais régulièrement en vacances (3 à 4 semaines tous les 6 mois) et c'est super. J'avais envie de m'y installer mais aujourd'hui, après un séjour de trois mois, je n'en suis plus sur. On peut continuer notre conversation en MP, je vous laisserai mon tel. Bon courage.
sam
bonjour jmapel yohann, croi tu ke le métier de frigoriste froid et climatisation(reparations et entretien de frigo et climatiseurs ) pourrai être une bonne idée??
je possède un bep et cap dans ce domaine et je me renseigne pour savoir comment je pourrai m'installer au sénégal ou du mois rester LE plu longtemps que je peu car on sai ke kan on vit en france oui on gagne pluss mais cela est très difficil de placer quand on gagne 1000euro par mois en france l'argent part très vite ca rla vie est plu chère aussi et de plus les assédic sont supprimés dès ke l'on reste plus d'un mois sans demander d'emploi donc il ne reste que le rmi et encore pas si sûr, ce qui va m'ariver car je bénificie des assédics mais vu ke je serai pendant deux mois au sénégal ma paye de chomage assédic sera surement supprimé et je devrai me réinscrire en revenant. donc je devrai peu être revenir avant ma date retour...
es tce que vosu avez un bon plan pour m'aider à rester au sénégal tout l'hiver ?
Je serai a dakar puis oussouye de decembre a février
merci pour vos réponses, jai besoin d'un petits coup de mains pour connaitre les possibliltés de ce métier de frigoristes au sénégal mais je suis ouvert à tout autre travail qui me permettra de vivre dans ce pays du soleil !!
merci d'avance !!
je possède un bep et cap dans ce domaine et je me renseigne pour savoir comment je pourrai m'installer au sénégal ou du mois rester LE plu longtemps que je peu car on sai ke kan on vit en france oui on gagne pluss mais cela est très difficil de placer quand on gagne 1000euro par mois en france l'argent part très vite ca rla vie est plu chère aussi et de plus les assédic sont supprimés dès ke l'on reste plus d'un mois sans demander d'emploi donc il ne reste que le rmi et encore pas si sûr, ce qui va m'ariver car je bénificie des assédics mais vu ke je serai pendant deux mois au sénégal ma paye de chomage assédic sera surement supprimé et je devrai me réinscrire en revenant. donc je devrai peu être revenir avant ma date retour...
es tce que vosu avez un bon plan pour m'aider à rester au sénégal tout l'hiver ?
Je serai a dakar puis oussouye de decembre a février
merci pour vos réponses, jai besoin d'un petits coup de mains pour connaitre les possibliltés de ce métier de frigoristes au sénégal mais je suis ouvert à tout autre travail qui me permettra de vivre dans ce pays du soleil !!
merci d'avance !!
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I’d like to get some information about my eligibility for the DV Lottery.
About my background: • I earned a *Bac Pro* through VAE (*Validation des Acquis de l’Expérience*), issued by the *Éducation nationale*. • I also have a professional certification as a *Conseiller en Insertion* (Employment Counselor), issued by the Ministry of Labor. • Altogether, this adds up to a *Bac+2* level.
I’d like to know if this level qualifies me to apply for the DV Lottery.
Regarding my work experience: • I work as an *Employment Counselor*. • I checked on O*Net Online for the classification: Job Zone 4, SVP Range: 7.0 – <8.0. • I only have one year of experience, but I handle similar tasks in business creation.
So my question is: can I apply for the DV Lottery despite my relatively short experience, given that my job falls under Job Zone 4?
Thanks in advance for your answers and advice! !
Hi everyone,
I’m looking for info on villages around Aix, like Fuveau, Bouc-Bel-Air, or even Éguilles and Venelles? We’re a couple with a child living in the Paris region, and I’ll be relocating to Aix-en-Provence in spring 2026. We’d love to swap our apartment for a house with a pool within 20-30 minutes max of central Aix, with a budget of around 650k €.
In terms of climate and geography, I’ve read that Aix is in a basin where it can get really hot. What about the surrounding villages that are a bit more elevated, like Venelles? Is it just as stifling?
For a family, which area would you recommend?
Thanks in advance for your replies!
I’m looking for info on villages around Aix, like Fuveau, Bouc-Bel-Air, or even Éguilles and Venelles? We’re a couple with a child living in the Paris region, and I’ll be relocating to Aix-en-Provence in spring 2026. We’d love to swap our apartment for a house with a pool within 20-30 minutes max of central Aix, with a budget of around 650k €.
In terms of climate and geography, I’ve read that Aix is in a basin where it can get really hot. What about the surrounding villages that are a bit more elevated, like Venelles? Is it just as stifling?
For a family, which area would you recommend?
Thanks in advance for your replies!
Starting this spring, we want to settle near Aix-en-Provence. We're tired of living in the mountains with all the snow—we really need some sunshine and a fresh start. Is it hard to find a house to rent there? What about prices? If you have any great tips or useful info about the area, we’d love to hear it. I work in education and want to do prevention work in Marseille or Aix—are there jobs in the social sector?
Anyway, we need tons of info, but we’re sure we’re going to take the leap—no hesitation, adventure is adventure!!! Thanks for your help and any experiences you can share.
Anyway, we need tons of info, but we’re sure we’re going to take the leap—no hesitation, adventure is adventure!!! Thanks for your help and any experiences you can share.
Hi,
I’m an osteopath and I’d like to set up and open an osteopathy practice in Thailand. I don’t have a precise location in mind yet, but I’m thinking maybe Hua Hin. I saw there’s an osteopath based in Phuket, so I wrote to him for some info, but he still hasn’t replied🤪!
So I’m reaching out to people who live there or know the country well: I’d like to know what the best ways are to advertise and get known in Thailand. Are there any local classifieds newspapers? First, I’d like to practice from my apartment. Is that allowed in Thailand? Ideally, I’d like to work part-time in a private hospital as an osteopath. I’m thinking that in Thailand, the medical field is much more open than in Europe!!! Has anyone seen an osteopath or chiropractor working in a Thai hospital? Do you know the price of a consultation?
Any info you can share will be super helpful! Thanks in advance[;)!!!]
I’m an osteopath and I’d like to set up and open an osteopathy practice in Thailand. I don’t have a precise location in mind yet, but I’m thinking maybe Hua Hin. I saw there’s an osteopath based in Phuket, so I wrote to him for some info, but he still hasn’t replied🤪!
So I’m reaching out to people who live there or know the country well: I’d like to know what the best ways are to advertise and get known in Thailand. Are there any local classifieds newspapers? First, I’d like to practice from my apartment. Is that allowed in Thailand? Ideally, I’d like to work part-time in a private hospital as an osteopath. I’m thinking that in Thailand, the medical field is much more open than in Europe!!! Has anyone seen an osteopath or chiropractor working in a Thai hospital? Do you know the price of a consultation?
Any info you can share will be super helpful! Thanks in advance[;)!!!]
Hello everyone,
We’re a small family from the south of France, with a 2-year-old little boy, and we’re dreaming of starting a new adventure abroad by opening our own business. For now, we haven’t chosen a specific destination yet.
We mainly speak French, with a basic level of Spanish and English, and we’re ready to improve these two languages if needed. We’re looking for a multicultural, safe country with quality healthcare and good schools accessible for our son. We’d also love a pleasant place with a mild climate where life is good.
Our idea is to travel to different countries to explore, compare, and refine our project. We’d be really happy to read your tips, experiences, or anecdotes if you’ve already undertaken a similar project or if you know key points to anticipate.
Thanks in advance for your shares and help—it would really help us move forward with our project! 😄
Hi everyone,
I’m heading to Dublin as an au pair in a few weeks.
I’m looking for a reputable language school. It’s so hard to choose! Has anyone already done a language stay in Dublin? Any tips? Thanks so much! :)
Hi everyone, so I’m planning to go study at a community college in the U.S., but the only snag is which one—there are so many options over there! I’ve heard about one in California, Diablo Valley College, and another in Florida, Valencia College. I know both states are super attractive for tourism, but my main criteria are teaching quality and price. I’m open to any advice, comments, or suggestions—thanks in advance! The start of the semester is coming up, and I’m a little nervous...
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Hi,
Has anyone gone on a language study trip in Europe? If so, which agencies did you use? What can you tell me about it? Thanks a lot! Kelkune
Has anyone gone on a language study trip in Europe? If so, which agencies did you use? What can you tell me about it? Thanks a lot! Kelkune
Hi! I’m looking for an apartment in Malaga from September (2025) until January for my Erasmus exchange, but I’m not finding much, and it seems like there are a lot of scams. Does anyone have any leads or tips? Thanks!^^




