Cost of living comparison
Senegal is 13.1% more expensive than Belize.
If you lived in Senegal instead of Belize, you would:
pay 13.2% more for restaurants
Belize
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.60
BZD11.26
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.11
BZD12.29
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.46
BZD2.93
|
$1.07
F CFA653
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
BZD2.09
|
$0.96
F CFA583
|
|
pay 9.1% less for groceries
Belize
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.62
BZD3.25
|
$0.59
F CFA357
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.14
BZD10.32
|
$6.20
F CFA3,778
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.14
BZD18.37
|
$7.61
F CFA4,638
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
BZD4.48
|
$2.22
F CFA1,355
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.52
BZD5.06
|
$4.84
F CFA2,950
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.70
BZD5.42
|
$1.02
F CFA622
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
BZD1.06
|
$0.64
F CFA391
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
BZD1.10
|
$0.91
F CFA552
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
BZD2.59
|
$0.62
F CFA377
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
BZD2.30
|
$0.51
F CFA313
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
BZD1.75
|
$0.43
F CFA263
|
|
pay 7.9% less for transportation
Belize
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.71
BZD15.49
|
$5.26
F CFA3,202
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
BZD40.20
|
$20.95
F CFA12,763
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,812.07
BZD49,872.89
|
$27,655.66
F CFA16,846,570
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.89
BZD54.05
|
$22.63
F CFA13,784
|
|
pay 34.2% more for housing
Belize
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$107.37
BZD215.81
|
$47.86
F CFA29,157
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$351.88
BZD707.30
|
$820.04
F CFA499,529
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$285.96
BZD574.80
|
$465.09
F CFA283,312
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.78
BZD170.42
|
$82.00
F CFA49,948
|
|
pay 65.1% more for childcare
Belize
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$149.45
BZD300.41
|
$246.76
F CFA150,315
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$5,061.82
F CFA3,083,433
|
|
pay 5.7% less for entertainment and sports
Belize
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.68
BZD5.39
|
$2.51
F CFA1,532
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.22
BZD8.49
|
$3.64
F CFA2,215
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.24
BZD8.52
|
$1.34
F CFA817
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.44
BZD79.28
|
$69.56
F CFA42,372
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
BZD20.10
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
|
pay 2.1% more for clothing
Belize
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.28
BZD91.01
|
$53.64
F CFA32,672
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.77
BZD53.80
|
$36.32
F CFA22,122
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.61
BZD194.18
|
$83.53
F CFA50,881
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.84
BZD226.82
|
$76.26
F CFA46,456
|
|
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