Cost of living comparison
Senegal is 72.9% more expensive than Ethiopia.
If you lived in Senegal instead of Ethiopia, you would:
pay 67.7% more for restaurants
Ethiopia
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.66
ETB436.15
|
$8.38
CFA5,139
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.60
ETB318.85
|
$8.38
CFA5,139
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
ETB36.16
|
$1.07
CFA657
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
ETB22.46
|
$0.96
CFA587
|
|
pay 45.9% more for groceries
Ethiopia
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
ETB33.78
|
$0.59
CFA360
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
ETB243.57
|
$6.20
CFA3,803
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
ETB219.36
|
$7.61
CFA4,669
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
ETB126.86
|
$2.22
CFA1,364
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.58
ETB203.80
|
$4.84
CFA2,970
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.87
ETB106.55
|
$1.02
CFA626
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
ETB24.07
|
$0.64
CFA394
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
ETB50.19
|
$0.91
CFA556
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB17.58
|
$0.62
CFA380
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
ETB11.10
|
$0.51
CFA315
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
ETB15.80
|
$0.43
CFA265
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Ethiopia
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.15
ETB179.13
|
$5.26
CFA3,223
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.00
ETB626.32
|
$20.95
CFA12,848
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,000.00
ETB1,480,391.54
|
$27,655.66
CFA16,959,683
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.10
ETB233.45
|
$22.63
CFA13,876
|
|
pay 12.3% more for housing
Ethiopia
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$202.38
ETB11,523.28
|
$47.86
CFA29,353
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$496.62
ETB28,276.43
|
$820.04
CFA502,883
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$259.10
ETB14,752.72
|
$465.09
CFA285,214
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.32
ETB5,769.17
|
$82.00
CFA50,283
|
|
pay 71.0% more for childcare
Ethiopia
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.57
ETB4,246.12
|
$246.76
CFA151,324
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$46,000.00
ETB2,619,154.26
|
$5,061.82
CFA3,104,136
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Ethiopia
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
ETB42.70
|
$2.51
CFA1,542
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.73
ETB41.63
|
$3.64
CFA2,230
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB227.75
|
$1.34
CFA822
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.88
ETB3,807.74
|
$69.56
CFA42,656
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
ETB227.75
|
$8.38
CFA5,139
|
|
pay 23.3% more for clothing
Ethiopia
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.92
ETB1,532.52
|
$53.64
CFA32,892
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.83
ETB3,064.70
|
$36.32
CFA22,270
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.59
ETB3,677.43
|
$83.53
CFA51,222
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.66
ETB4,478.56
|
$76.26
CFA46,768
|
|
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