Cost of living comparison
Senegal is 3.4 times more expensive than India.
If you lived in Senegal instead of India, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
India
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.24
₹186.65
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.92
₹327.17
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₹34.36
|
$1.07
F CFA657
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
₹15.48
|
$0.96
F CFA586
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
India
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.45
₹37.60
|
$0.59
F CFA359
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
₹209.17
|
$6.20
F CFA3,800
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.48
₹206.72
|
$7.61
F CFA4,665
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.92
₹76.58
|
$2.22
F CFA1,362
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.36
₹113.43
|
$4.84
F CFA2,968
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
₹69.33
|
$1.02
F CFA626
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.28
₹23.55
|
$0.64
F CFA393
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
₹36.96
|
$0.91
F CFA556
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
₹18.21
|
$0.62
F CFA379
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.16
₹13.60
|
$0.51
F CFA314
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
₹15.77
|
$0.43
F CFA265
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for transportation
India
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.78
₹399.19
|
$5.26
F CFA3,221
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.38
₹699.20
|
$20.95
F CFA12,838
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,136.82
₹1,096,734.00
|
$27,655.66
F CFA16,945,539
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.70
₹225.16
|
$22.63
F CFA13,865
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for housing
India
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.43
₹704.14
|
$47.86
F CFA29,328
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$126.14
₹10,530.92
|
$820.04
F CFA502,463
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$85.52
₹7,139.63
|
$465.09
F CFA284,976
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$26.13
₹2,181.31
|
$82.00
F CFA50,241
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for childcare
India
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$47.60
₹3,974.10
|
$246.76
F CFA151,198
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,206.46
₹100,721.63
|
$5,061.82
F CFA3,101,547
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
India
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.88
₹157.24
|
$2.51
F CFA1,540
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.40
₹117.00
|
$3.64
F CFA2,228
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
₹321.06
|
$1.34
F CFA822
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.05
₹1,423.61
|
$69.56
F CFA42,621
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.94
₹245.21
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
|
pay 99.2% more for clothing
India
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.43
₹2,122.81
|
$53.64
F CFA32,864
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.83
₹2,239.72
|
$36.32
F CFA22,252
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$41.28
₹3,446.17
|
$83.53
F CFA51,180
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$30.75
₹2,567.13
|
$76.26
F CFA46,729
|
|
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