Cost of living comparison

Argentina

compared to

Senegal

Senegal vs. Argentina Cost of Living Summary

Senegal is 16.5% more expensive than Argentina overall.

Restaurants: pay 47.1% less in Senegal
Groceries: pay 11.3% more in Senegal
Transportation: pay 87.5% more in Senegal
Housing: pay 38.5% more in Senegal
Childcare: pay 42.3% more in Senegal
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.8% less in Senegal
Clothing: pay 32.3% less in Senegal

The cost of transportation, childcare, housing, and groceries in Senegal are more expensive than in Argentina. Expenses including restaurants, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Senegal. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Senegal.

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Senegal vs. Argentina Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Senegal instead of Argentina, you would:

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pay 47.1% less for restaurants

	Argentina	Senegal
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.88 ARS22,583.44	$5.12 F CFA2,990	-65.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.57 ARS19,078.98	$11.10 F CFA6,478	-11.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 ARS3,029.85	$1.22 F CFA715	-38.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.66 ARS2,520.14	$0.87 F CFA511	-47.3%
Average			-47.1%

Argentina vs. Senegal - Cost of restaurants

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pay 11.3% more for groceries

	Argentina	Senegal
Bread 1 loaf	$2.14 ARS3,247.75	$0.73 F CFA424	-66.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.25 ARS7,961.05	$8.68 F CFA5,066	+65.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.93 ARS7,484.57	$9.67 F CFA5,646	+96.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.57 ARS3,893.96	$2.47 F CFA1,442	-3.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.38 ARS5,126.09	$4.08 F CFA2,385	+20.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.07 ARS1,629.37	$1.45 F CFA849	+35.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.95 ARS1,434.31	$0.86 F CFA501	-9.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.62 ARS934.98	$1.32 F CFA768	+113.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 ARS1,673.49	$0.79 F CFA463	-28.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 ARS700.13	$0.62 F CFA362	+34.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 ARS645.87	$0.43 F CFA249	+0.1%
Average			+11.3%

Argentina vs. Senegal - Cost of groceries

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pay 87.5% more for transportation

	Argentina	Senegal
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.55 ARS6,900.45	$6.27 F CFA3,659	+37.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.12 ARS41,168.97	$76.82 F CFA44,847	+183.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,569.33 ARS40M	$50,357.24 F CFA29M	+89.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.09 ARS15,310.26	$19.20 F CFA11,212	+90.4%
Average			+87.5%

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pay 38.5% more for housing

	Argentina	Senegal
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$25.92 ARS39,335.65	$46.36 F CFA27,068	+78.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$568.71 ARS863K	$810.84 F CFA473K	+42.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$366.42 ARS556K	$431.19 F CFA252K	+17.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$85.62 ARS130K	$155.27 F CFA90,649	+81.3%
Average			+38.5%

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pay 42.3% more for childcare

	Argentina	Senegal
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$287.55 ARS436K	$321.49 F CFA188K	+11.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,737.30 ARS9M	$10,398.32 F CFA6M	+81.2%
Average			+42.3%

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pay 4.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Argentina	Senegal
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.92 ARS5,944.74	$2.56 F CFA1,495	-34.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.46 ARS5,245.73	$3.37 F CFA1,968	-2.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.51 ARS5,321.19	$2.13 F CFA1,246	-39.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$35.09 ARS53,250.53	$44.81 F CFA26,161	+27.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.61 ARS11,544.83	$8.54 F CFA4,983	+12.2%
Average			-4.8%

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pay 32.3% less for clothing

	Argentina	Senegal
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$103.07 ARS156K	$58.04 F CFA33,885	-43.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$74.35 ARS113K	$45.52 F CFA26,576	-38.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$118.50 ARS180K	$85.35 F CFA49,830	-28.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$114.48 ARS174K	$96.73 F CFA56,474	-15.5%
Average			-32.3%

Argentina vs. Senegal - Cost of clothing

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