Cost of living comparison
Senegal is 9.9% more expensive than Dominican Republic.
If you lived in Senegal instead of Dominican Republic, you would:
pay 16.2% more for restaurants
|
Dominican Republic
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.34
DOP367.41
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.81
DOP452.61
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
DOP64.56
|
$1.07
F CFA653
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
DOP43.01
|
$0.96
F CFA583
|
|
pay 15.1% more for groceries
|
Dominican Republic
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.69
DOP98.06
|
$0.59
F CFA357
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.02
DOP232.84
|
$6.20
F CFA3,778
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.63
DOP268.41
|
$7.61
F CFA4,638
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
DOP101.93
|
$2.22
F CFA1,355
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
DOP142.33
|
$4.84
F CFA2,950
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
DOP63.09
|
$1.02
F CFA622
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.39
DOP22.85
|
$0.64
F CFA391
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
DOP59.32
|
$0.91
F CFA552
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
DOP36.51
|
$0.62
F CFA377
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
DOP29.86
|
$0.51
F CFA313
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
DOP54.54
|
$0.43
F CFA263
|
|
pay 12.9% less for transportation
|
Dominican Republic
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.87
DOP282.07
|
$5.26
F CFA3,202
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$46.42
DOP2,690.07
|
$20.95
F CFA12,763
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,862.63
DOP1,614,576.85
|
$27,655.66
F CFA16,846,570
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.60
DOP1,367.80
|
$22.63
F CFA13,784
|
|
pay 36.3% more for housing
|
Dominican Republic
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.94
DOP2,835.70
|
$47.86
F CFA29,157
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$578.74
DOP33,536.50
|
$820.04
F CFA499,529
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$346.71
DOP20,090.99
|
$465.09
F CFA283,312
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.82
DOP2,771.08
|
$82.00
F CFA49,948
|
|
pay 9.8% less for childcare
|
Dominican Republic
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$282.63
DOP16,377.90
|
$246.76
F CFA150,315
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,435.46
DOP314,972.48
|
$5,061.82
F CFA3,083,433
|
|
pay 27.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Dominican Republic
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.86
DOP165.92
|
$2.51
F CFA1,532
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.11
DOP122.26
|
$3.64
F CFA2,215
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.82
DOP279.10
|
$1.34
F CFA817
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.32
DOP1,872.98
|
$69.56
F CFA42,372
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.19
DOP358.93
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
|
pay 3.5% less for clothing
|
Dominican Republic
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.16
DOP2,675.02
|
$53.64
F CFA32,672
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.40
DOP2,746.96
|
$36.32
F CFA22,122
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.59
DOP4,670.24
|
$83.53
F CFA50,881
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.04
DOP4,927.61
|
$76.26
F CFA46,456
|
|
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