Cost of living comparison
Senegal is 14.5% more expensive than Japan.
If you lived in Senegal instead of Japan, you would:
pay 51.3% more for restaurants
Japan
|
Senegal
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.59
¥1,026
|
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
¥765
|
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
¥158
|
$1.45
F CFA875
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
¥124
|
$1.34
F CFA809
|
|
pay 9.4% less for groceries
Japan
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.40
¥219
|
$0.68
F CFA412
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.54
¥863
|
$6.82
F CFA4,110
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.14
¥800
|
$9.41
F CFA5,673
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
¥309
|
$2.39
F CFA1,439
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.58
¥402
|
$4.97
F CFA2,997
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
¥300
|
$1.00
F CFA604
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
¥172
|
$0.78
F CFA468
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.76
¥275
|
$0.96
F CFA579
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
¥281
|
$0.78
F CFA471
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
¥173
|
$0.59
F CFA357
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
¥140
|
$0.51
F CFA305
|
|
pay 6.1% more for transportation
Japan
|
Senegal
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.17
¥650
|
$6.06
F CFA3,655
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.62
¥9,438
|
$20.64
F CFA12,443
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,439.97
¥3,337,667
|
$27,241.56
F CFA16,424,562
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.44
¥3,804
|
$28.89
F CFA17,420
|
|
pay 33.5% more for housing
Japan
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.46
¥5,209
|
$47.86
F CFA28,853
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.50
¥74,802
|
$925.69
F CFA558,117
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$321.68
¥50,077
|
$363.71
F CFA219,291
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.01
¥16,658
|
$90.91
F CFA54,814
|
|
pay 5.8% less for childcare
Japan
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.59
¥37,454
|
$251.78
F CFA151,803
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,805.94
¥1,682,214
|
$9,059.27
F CFA5,462,044
|
|
pay 7.7% less for entertainment and sports
Japan
|
Senegal
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
¥405
|
$2.48
F CFA1,493
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.74
¥427
|
$3.91
F CFA2,357
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
¥602
|
$1.32
F CFA796
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.52
¥8,644
|
$65.49
F CFA39,485
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.57
¥1,801
|
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
|
pay 33.7% more for clothing
Japan
|
Senegal
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.65
¥6,017
|
$59.44
F CFA35,835
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.96
¥4,041
|
$35.77
F CFA21,568
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$52.99
¥8,249
|
$82.22
F CFA49,573
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.48
¥13,307
|
$75.12
F CFA45,292
|
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