Cost of living comparison
Senegal is 42.1% cheaper than Jersey.
If you lived in Senegal instead of Jersey, you would:
pay 43.8% less for restaurants
Jersey
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$37.84
£29.78
|
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.83
£6.95
|
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
£2.23
|
$1.45
F CFA875
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.29
£1.80
|
$1.34
F CFA809
|
|
pay 29.0% less for groceries
Jersey
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.03
£1.59
|
$0.68
F CFA412
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.49
£4.32
|
$6.82
F CFA4,110
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.51
£5.91
|
$9.41
F CFA5,673
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.04
£3.97
|
$2.39
F CFA1,439
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.39
£4.25
|
$4.97
F CFA2,997
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.95
£1.53
|
$1.00
F CFA604
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
£0.68
|
$0.78
F CFA468
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.80
£1.42
|
$0.96
F CFA579
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.43
£1.13
|
$0.78
F CFA471
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
£0.86
|
$0.59
F CFA357
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
£0.73
|
$0.51
F CFA305
|
|
pay 30.7% less for transportation
Jersey
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.04
£5.54
|
$6.06
F CFA3,655
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.58
£51.62
|
$20.64
F CFA12,443
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,458.39
£23,973.55
|
$27,241.56
F CFA16,424,562
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$41.21
£32.44
|
$28.89
F CFA17,420
|
|
pay 42.6% less for housing
Jersey
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.32
£50.63
|
$47.86
F CFA28,853
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,860.29
£1,464.22
|
$925.69
F CFA558,117
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,686.88
£1,327.73
|
$363.71
F CFA219,291
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$108.19
£85.16
|
$90.91
F CFA54,814
|
|
pay 69.5% less for childcare
Jersey
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,002.18
£1,575.90
|
$251.78
F CFA151,803
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,733.28
£14,744.81
|
$9,059.27
F CFA5,462,044
|
|
pay 47.2% less for entertainment and sports
Jersey
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.94
£5.46
|
$2.48
F CFA1,493
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.76
£3.75
|
$3.91
F CFA2,357
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.93
£10.18
|
$1.32
F CFA796
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.30
£60.06
|
$65.49
F CFA39,485
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.40
£12.91
|
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
|
pay 31.8% less for clothing
Jersey
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.59
£74.45
|
$59.44
F CFA35,835
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.23
£42.69
|
$35.77
F CFA21,568
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.32
£78.17
|
$82.22
F CFA49,573
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.97
£96.79
|
$75.12
F CFA45,292
|
|
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