Cost of living comparison
Senegal is 53.8% more expensive than South Africa.
If you lived in Senegal instead of South Africa, you would:
pay 58.0% more for restaurants
South Africa
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.29
ZAR149.79
|
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.51
ZAR81.56
|
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
ZAR16.80
|
$1.45
F CFA875
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
ZAR12.52
|
$1.34
F CFA809
|
|
pay 48.0% more for groceries
South Africa
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.93
ZAR16.78
|
$0.68
F CFA412
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.52
ZAR63.54
|
$6.82
F CFA4,110
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
ZAR73.09
|
$9.41
F CFA5,673
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
ZAR37.70
|
$2.39
F CFA1,439
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
ZAR35.53
|
$4.97
F CFA2,997
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
ZAR11.63
|
$1.00
F CFA604
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
ZAR11.14
|
$0.78
F CFA468
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
ZAR10.62
|
$0.96
F CFA579
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
ZAR12.47
|
$0.78
F CFA471
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
ZAR8.92
|
$0.59
F CFA357
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
ZAR11.07
|
$0.51
F CFA305
|
|
pay 62.0% more for transportation
South Africa
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.81
ZAR86.87
|
$6.06
F CFA3,655
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.85
ZAR919.16
|
$20.64
F CFA12,443
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,587.45
ZAR354,031.44
|
$27,241.56
F CFA16,424,562
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.44
ZAR152.55
|
$28.89
F CFA17,420
|
|
pay 50.9% more for housing
South Africa
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.70
ZAR735.71
|
$47.86
F CFA28,853
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$363.07
ZAR6,562.27
|
$925.69
F CFA558,117
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$324.06
ZAR5,857.19
|
$363.71
F CFA219,291
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.48
ZAR1,382.31
|
$90.91
F CFA54,814
|
|
pay 93.8% more for childcare
South Africa
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.15
ZAR3,075.45
|
$251.78
F CFA151,803
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,782.54
ZAR68,367.19
|
$9,059.27
F CFA5,462,044
|
|
pay 51.5% more for entertainment and sports
South Africa
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.04
ZAR36.88
|
$2.48
F CFA1,493
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.79
ZAR32.36
|
$3.91
F CFA2,357
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.68
ZAR48.47
|
$1.32
F CFA796
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.55
ZAR515.94
|
$65.49
F CFA39,485
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.94
ZAR107.31
|
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
|
pay 12.4% more for clothing
South Africa
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.73
ZAR808.41
|
$59.44
F CFA35,835
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.20
ZAR545.83
|
$35.77
F CFA21,568
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.48
ZAR1,472.67
|
$82.22
F CFA49,573
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.16
ZAR1,394.53
|
$75.12
F CFA45,292
|
|
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