Cost of living comparison
Senegal is 55.8% more expensive than China.
If you lived in Senegal instead of China, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
China
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.33
CN¥24.10
|
$8.38
CFA5,156
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.25
CN¥38.00
|
$8.38
CFA5,156
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
CN¥3.61
|
$1.07
CFA660
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
CN¥2.20
|
$0.96
CFA589
|
|
pay 21.0% more for groceries
China
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
CN¥12.14
|
$0.59
CFA361
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.22
CN¥45.05
|
$6.20
CFA3,815
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.41
CN¥53.65
|
$7.61
CFA4,684
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
CN¥12.67
|
$2.22
CFA1,368
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.80
CN¥13.00
|
$4.84
CFA2,980
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
CN¥6.38
|
$1.02
CFA628
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
CN¥4.55
|
$0.64
CFA395
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
CN¥5.35
|
$0.91
CFA558
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
CN¥4.11
|
$0.62
CFA381
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
CN¥2.54
|
$0.51
CFA316
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
CN¥3.11
|
$0.43
CFA266
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
China
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
CN¥33.59
|
$5.26
CFA3,234
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.41
CN¥154.99
|
$20.95
CFA12,889
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,385.50
CN¥154,816.03
|
$27,655.66
CFA17,013,763
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.14
CN¥29.99
|
$22.63
CFA13,920
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
China
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.28
CN¥103.35
|
$47.86
CFA29,446
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$401.04
CN¥2,903.27
|
$820.04
CFA504,486
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.64
CN¥1,792.72
|
$465.09
CFA286,123
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.51
CN¥286.05
|
$82.00
CFA50,444
|
|
pay 58.0% less for childcare
China
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$456.56
CN¥3,305.19
|
$246.76
CFA151,806
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,918.49
CN¥122,478.05
|
$5,061.82
CFA3,114,034
|
|
pay 31.9% more for entertainment and sports
China
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.15
CN¥8.30
|
$2.51
CFA1,547
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.48
CN¥25.22
|
$3.64
CFA2,237
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.40
CN¥24.60
|
$1.34
CFA825
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.27
CN¥306.02
|
$69.56
CFA42,792
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.35
CN¥46.00
|
$8.38
CFA5,156
|
|
pay 4.4% more for clothing
China
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.26
CN¥371.11
|
$53.64
CFA32,996
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.18
CN¥240.19
|
$36.32
CFA22,341
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.69
CN¥584.16
|
$83.53
CFA51,386
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.44
CN¥553.36
|
$76.26
CFA46,917
|
|
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