Cost of living comparison
Senegal is 9.5 times more expensive than Tonga.
If you lived in Senegal instead of Tonga, you would:
pay 25.7% less for restaurants
Tonga
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.44
TOP20.00
|
$8.26
F CFA5,024
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.27
TOP21.98
|
$8.26
F CFA5,024
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
TOP6.33
|
$1.45
F CFA883
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
TOP5.67
|
$1.34
F CFA816
|
|
pay 3.6% less for groceries
Tonga
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
TOP2.43
|
$0.68
F CFA416
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
TOP9.83
|
$6.82
F CFA4,148
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.01
TOP14.26
|
$9.41
F CFA5,726
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.06
TOP12.00
|
$2.39
F CFA1,453
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
TOP6.42
|
$4.97
F CFA3,025
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
TOP2.27
|
$1.00
F CFA610
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
TOP2.27
|
$0.78
F CFA472
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
TOP2.42
|
$0.96
F CFA584
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
TOP3.33
|
$0.78
F CFA475
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
TOP2.95
|
$0.59
F CFA361
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
TOP2.04
|
$0.51
F CFA308
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Tonga
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
TOP11.35
|
$6.06
F CFA3,689
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$20.64
F CFA12,559
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,904.72
TOP13,996.86
|
$27,241.56
F CFA16,578,238
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$70.65
TOP167.46
|
$28.89
F CFA17,583
|
|
pay 61.0% less for housing
Tonga
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$126.53
TOP299.93
|
$47.86
F CFA29,123
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$925.69
F CFA563,339
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$363.71
F CFA221,342
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$225.77
TOP535.17
|
$90.91
F CFA55,327
|
|
pay 54.8 times more for childcare
Tonga
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$109.66
TOP259.94
|
$251.78
F CFA153,223
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$84.35
TOP199.96
|
$9,059.27
F CFA5,513,149
|
|
pay 32.3% more for entertainment and sports
Tonga
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.37
TOP8.00
|
$2.48
F CFA1,507
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
TOP7.00
|
$3.91
F CFA2,379
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.12
TOP23.99
|
$1.32
F CFA804
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.09
TOP49.99
|
$65.49
F CFA39,855
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$8.26
F CFA5,024
|
|
pay 6.0 times more for clothing
Tonga
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$4.22
TOP10.00
|
$59.44
F CFA36,171
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$10.54
TOP24.99
|
$35.77
F CFA21,769
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.09
TOP49.99
|
$82.22
F CFA50,037
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.52
TOP69.98
|
$75.12
F CFA45,716
|
|
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