Cost of living comparison
Senegal is 61.1% more expensive than Argentina.
If you lived in Senegal instead of Argentina, you would:
pay 24.9% more for restaurants
|
Argentina
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.95
$6,050.35
|
$8.38
CFA5,156
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
$4,276.20
|
$8.38
CFA5,156
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
$1,023.67
|
$1.07
CFA660
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
$707.95
|
$0.96
CFA589
|
|
pay 56.6% more for groceries
|
Argentina
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
$1,007.97
|
$0.59
CFA361
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.30
$2,871.07
|
$6.20
CFA3,815
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.02
$2,625.95
|
$7.61
CFA4,684
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.48
$1,287.60
|
$2.22
CFA1,368
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.86
$1,620.53
|
$4.84
CFA2,980
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.70
$611.98
|
$1.02
CFA628
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
$528.95
|
$0.64
CFA395
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
$415.28
|
$0.91
CFA558
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
$534.15
|
$0.62
CFA381
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
$273.38
|
$0.51
CFA316
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
$323.42
|
$0.43
CFA266
|
|
pay 58.3% more for transportation
|
Argentina
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.41
$2,965.66
|
$5.26
CFA3,234
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$19.26
$16,758.80
|
$20.95
CFA12,889
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,101.65
$20,971,003.56
|
$27,655.66
CFA17,013,763
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.86
$7,705.07
|
$22.63
CFA13,920
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
|
Argentina
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.98
$19,121.48
|
$47.86
CFA29,446
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$237.02
$206,232.00
|
$820.04
CFA504,486
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$180.77
$157,289.86
|
$465.09
CFA286,123
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.32
$33,339.09
|
$82.00
CFA50,444
|
|
pay 59.2% more for childcare
|
Argentina
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$116.37
$101,252.45
|
$246.76
CFA151,806
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,756.21
$4,138,407.35
|
$5,061.82
CFA3,114,034
|
|
pay 89.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Argentina
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.80
$1,566.05
|
$2.51
CFA1,547
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
$1,421.41
|
$3.64
CFA2,237
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.91
$1,662.84
|
$1.34
CFA825
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.57
$19,638.77
|
$69.56
CFA42,792
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.09
$3,557.98
|
$8.38
CFA5,156
|
|
pay 19.0% less for clothing
|
Argentina
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.01
$51,347.64
|
$53.64
CFA32,996
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.10
$43,592.41
|
$36.32
CFA22,341
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.10
$97,536.15
|
$83.53
CFA51,386
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.63
$77,113.99
|
$76.26
CFA46,917
|
|
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