Cost of living comparison
Senegal is 33.4% more expensive than Yemen.
If you lived in Senegal instead of Yemen, you would:
pay 18.6% more for restaurants
Yemen
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.60
YER1,905
|
$8.26
F CFA5,024
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.61
YER2,407
|
$8.26
F CFA5,024
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.71
YER428
|
$1.45
F CFA883
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
YER172
|
$1.34
F CFA816
|
|
pay 27.1% less for groceries
Yemen
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.51
YER379
|
$0.68
F CFA416
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.92
YER982
|
$6.82
F CFA4,148
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.55
YER2,642
|
$9.41
F CFA5,726
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.78
YER1,198
|
$2.39
F CFA1,453
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.47
YER1,370
|
$4.97
F CFA3,025
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.58
YER647
|
$1.00
F CFA610
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
YER204
|
$0.78
F CFA472
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.27
YER569
|
$0.96
F CFA584
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
YER310
|
$0.78
F CFA475
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
YER279
|
$0.59
F CFA361
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
YER211
|
$0.51
F CFA308
|
|
pay 11.0% less for transportation
Yemen
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.93
YER2,738
|
$6.06
F CFA3,689
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$51.29
YER12,846
|
$20.64
F CFA12,559
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,009.60
YER4,009,604
|
$27,241.56
F CFA16,578,238
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.99
YER8,012
|
$28.89
F CFA17,583
|
|
pay 89.1% more for housing
Yemen
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$83.76
YER20,977
|
$47.86
F CFA29,123
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$247.69
YER62,034
|
$925.69
F CFA563,339
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$175.00
YER43,830
|
$363.71
F CFA221,342
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.17
YER19,328
|
$90.91
F CFA55,327
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
Yemen
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$76.95
YER19,271
|
$251.78
F CFA153,223
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,403.23
YER852,340
|
$9,059.27
F CFA5,513,149
|
|
pay 6.2% less for entertainment and sports
Yemen
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.84
YER711
|
$2.48
F CFA1,507
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.76
YER943
|
$3.91
F CFA2,379
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.38
YER1,096
|
$1.32
F CFA804
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$77.72
YER19,466
|
$65.49
F CFA39,855
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.06
YER1,266
|
$8.26
F CFA5,024
|
|
pay 26.1% less for clothing
Yemen
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.84
YER16,989
|
$59.44
F CFA36,171
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$87.06
YER21,804
|
$35.77
F CFA21,769
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.85
YER20,500
|
$82.22
F CFA50,037
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.24
YER28,361
|
$75.12
F CFA45,716
|
|
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