Cost of living comparison
Senegal is 31.0% cheaper than Israel.
If you lived in Senegal instead of Israel, you would:
pay 50.5% less for restaurants
Israel
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.90
₪66.52
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.39
₪53.50
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
₪9.28
|
$1.07
F CFA653
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.91
₪7.10
|
$0.96
F CFA583
|
|
pay 16.5% less for groceries
Israel
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.15
₪7.98
|
$0.59
F CFA357
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.33
₪23.52
|
$6.20
F CFA3,778
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.35
₪23.59
|
$7.61
F CFA4,638
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.67
₪13.64
|
$2.22
F CFA1,355
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
₪16.39
|
$4.84
F CFA2,950
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
₪5.00
|
$1.02
F CFA622
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
₪3.75
|
$0.64
F CFA391
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₪2.90
|
$0.91
F CFA552
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
₪2.99
|
$0.62
F CFA377
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
₪2.13
|
$0.51
F CFA313
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₪2.01
|
$0.43
F CFA263
|
|
pay 19.3% less for transportation
Israel
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.29
₪27.08
|
$5.26
F CFA3,202
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$56.84
₪211.28
|
$20.95
F CFA12,763
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,263.55
₪142,226.75
|
$27,655.66
F CFA16,846,570
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.01
₪59.50
|
$22.63
F CFA13,784
|
|
pay 7.9% less for housing
Israel
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.44
₪102.01
|
$47.86
F CFA29,157
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$937.71
₪3,485.49
|
$820.04
F CFA499,529
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$781.37
₪2,904.36
|
$465.09
F CFA283,312
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$174.52
₪648.70
|
$82.00
F CFA49,948
|
|
pay 56.2% less for childcare
Israel
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$818.87
₪3,043.76
|
$246.76
F CFA150,315
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,820.34
₪32,785.47
|
$5,061.82
F CFA3,083,433
|
|
pay 33.7% less for entertainment and sports
Israel
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.83
₪29.10
|
$2.51
F CFA1,532
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.48
₪12.94
|
$3.64
F CFA2,215
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.79
₪36.38
|
$1.34
F CFA817
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$63.71
₪236.82
|
$69.56
F CFA42,372
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.62
₪43.20
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
|
pay 33.1% less for clothing
Israel
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$86.13
₪320.15
|
$53.64
F CFA32,672
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.49
₪198.84
|
$36.32
F CFA22,122
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.65
₪407.56
|
$83.53
F CFA50,881
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.42
₪462.46
|
$76.26
F CFA46,456
|
|
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