Cost of living comparison
Senegal is 13.4% cheaper than Cyprus.
If you lived in Senegal instead of Cyprus, you would:
pay 16.3% less for restaurants
Cyprus
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.09
€11.34
|
$8.38
CFA5,158
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.53
€7.06
|
$8.38
CFA5,158
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.90
€1.79
|
$1.07
CFA660
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
€0.92
|
$0.96
CFA589
|
|
pay 0.6% less for groceries
Cyprus
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.69
€1.58
|
$0.59
CFA361
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.70
€4.41
|
$6.20
CFA3,817
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.98
€5.62
|
$7.61
CFA4,686
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.21
€3.01
|
$2.22
CFA1,369
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.56
€3.34
|
$4.84
CFA2,981
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.84
|
$1.02
CFA628
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.66
|
$0.64
CFA395
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
€0.61
|
$0.91
CFA558
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.98
|
$0.62
CFA381
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.50
|
$0.51
CFA316
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
€0.44
|
$0.43
CFA266
|
|
pay 11.7% less for transportation
Cyprus
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.96
€5.59
|
$5.26
CFA3,235
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$44.14
€41.41
|
$20.95
CFA12,894
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,507.23
€23,932.16
|
$27,655.66
CFA17,020,723
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.75
€19.47
|
$22.63
CFA13,926
|
|
pay 7.2% less for housing
Cyprus
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.07
€38.53
|
$47.86
CFA29,458
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$765.75
€718.47
|
$820.04
CFA504,692
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$572.23
€536.90
|
$465.09
CFA286,240
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.02
€116.36
|
$82.00
CFA50,464
|
|
pay 26.1% less for childcare
Cyprus
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$327.88
€307.64
|
$246.76
CFA151,868
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,992.32
€6,560.55
|
$5,061.82
CFA3,115,308
|
|
pay 13.1% less for entertainment and sports
Cyprus
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.36
€3.16
|
$2.51
CFA1,547
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.41
€3.20
|
$3.64
CFA2,238
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.86
€4.56
|
$1.34
CFA825
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.35
€49.12
|
$69.56
CFA42,810
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.01
€8.46
|
$8.38
CFA5,158
|
|
pay 18.7% less for clothing
Cyprus
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$79.61
€74.70
|
$53.64
CFA33,010
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.36
€37.86
|
$36.32
CFA22,350
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.12
€82.68
|
$83.53
CFA51,407
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.36
€97.91
|
$76.26
CFA46,936
|
|
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