Cost of living comparison
Senegal is 7.7% cheaper than Japan.
If you lived in Senegal instead of Japan, you would:
pay 21.0% more for restaurants
Japan
|
Senegal
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.87
¥1,051
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.20
¥795
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
¥174
|
$1.07
F CFA653
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
¥138
|
$0.96
F CFA583
|
|
pay 28.8% less for groceries
Japan
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
¥243
|
$0.59
F CFA357
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.69
¥1,024
|
$6.20
F CFA3,778
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.53
¥846
|
$7.61
F CFA4,638
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
¥286
|
$2.22
F CFA1,355
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.14
¥481
|
$4.84
F CFA2,950
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.55
¥390
|
$1.02
F CFA622
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.34
¥206
|
$0.64
F CFA391
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.07
¥316
|
$0.91
F CFA552
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.14
¥328
|
$0.62
F CFA377
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
¥210
|
$0.51
F CFA313
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
¥149
|
$0.43
F CFA263
|
|
pay 10.3% less for transportation
Japan
|
Senegal
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
¥733
|
$5.26
F CFA3,202
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.51
¥11,864
|
$20.95
F CFA12,763
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,322.73
¥3,110,699
|
$27,655.66
F CFA16,846,570
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.34
¥4,032
|
$22.63
F CFA13,784
|
|
pay 11.4% more for housing
Japan
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.05
¥5,517
|
$47.86
F CFA29,157
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$586.71
¥89,804
|
$820.04
F CFA499,529
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$401.57
¥61,466
|
$465.09
F CFA283,312
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$142.79
¥21,856
|
$82.00
F CFA49,948
|
|
pay 43.6% less for childcare
Japan
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$343.45
¥52,571
|
$246.76
F CFA150,315
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,362.75
¥1,892,304
|
$5,061.82
F CFA3,083,433
|
|
pay 18.8% less for entertainment and sports
Japan
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.03
¥464
|
$2.51
F CFA1,532
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.16
¥484
|
$3.64
F CFA2,215
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.29
¥657
|
$1.34
F CFA817
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.62
¥9,433
|
$69.56
F CFA42,372
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.07
¥2,001
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
|
pay 15.1% more for clothing
Japan
|
Senegal
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.55
¥6,665
|
$53.64
F CFA32,672
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.13
¥4,917
|
$36.32
F CFA22,122
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$59.61
¥9,125
|
$83.53
F CFA50,881
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.53
¥13,858
|
$76.26
F CFA46,456
|
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