Cost of living comparison
Senegal is 45.1% cheaper than Jersey.
If you lived in Senegal instead of Jersey, you would:
pay 47.4% less for restaurants
Jersey
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$49.68
£39.60
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.69
£6.93
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.54
£2.02
|
$1.07
F CFA657
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
£1.39
|
$0.96
F CFA586
|
|
pay 31.2% less for groceries
Jersey
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
£1.69
|
$0.59
F CFA359
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.40
£3.50
|
$6.20
F CFA3,800
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.78
£5.40
|
$7.61
F CFA4,665
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.61
£3.67
|
$2.22
F CFA1,362
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
£3.41
|
$4.84
F CFA2,968
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
£1.30
|
$1.02
F CFA626
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
£0.90
|
$0.64
F CFA393
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.05
£1.64
|
$0.91
F CFA556
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.61
£1.28
|
$0.62
F CFA379
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
£0.76
|
$0.51
F CFA314
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
£0.60
|
$0.43
F CFA265
|
|
pay 32.8% less for transportation
Jersey
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.86
£5.47
|
$5.26
F CFA3,221
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$64.59
£51.48
|
$20.95
F CFA12,838
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,940.94
£23,067.86
|
$27,655.66
F CFA16,945,539
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$35.31
£28.14
|
$22.63
F CFA13,865
|
|
pay 47.2% less for housing
Jersey
|
Senegal
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.54
£47.46
|
$47.86
F CFA29,328
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,792.17
£1,428.48
|
$820.04
F CFA502,463
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,632.47
£1,301.19
|
$465.09
F CFA284,976
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$145.06
£115.62
|
$82.00
F CFA50,241
|
|
pay 80.0% less for childcare
Jersey
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,971.83
£1,571.68
|
$246.76
F CFA151,198
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,449.33
£14,705.35
|
$5,061.82
F CFA3,101,547
|
|
pay 45.6% less for entertainment and sports
Jersey
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.14
£5.69
|
$2.51
F CFA1,540
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.35
£3.47
|
$3.64
F CFA2,228
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.82
£10.22
|
$1.34
F CFA822
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.60
£61.05
|
$69.56
F CFA42,621
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.15
£12.87
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
|
pay 31.6% less for clothing
Jersey
|
Senegal
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$95.82
£76.37
|
$53.64
F CFA32,864
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.82
£41.30
|
$36.32
F CFA22,252
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$102.17
£81.44
|
$83.53
F CFA51,180
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.23
£92.64
|
$76.26
F CFA46,729
|
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