Cost of living comparison
Senegal is 16.0% more expensive than Maldives.
If you lived in Senegal instead of Maldives, you would:
pay 43.8% more for restaurants
Maldives
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.02
MVR93.04
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.20
MVR142.08
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.55
MVR23.97
|
$1.07
F CFA657
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
MVR5.36
|
$0.96
F CFA586
|
|
pay 3.8% more for groceries
Maldives
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.73
MVR26.71
|
$0.59
F CFA359
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.57
MVR70.60
|
$6.20
F CFA3,800
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.86
MVR106.02
|
$7.61
F CFA4,665
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.54
MVR23.76
|
$2.22
F CFA1,362
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.75
MVR27.09
|
$4.84
F CFA2,968
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.28
MVR19.82
|
$1.02
F CFA626
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.21
MVR18.76
|
$0.64
F CFA393
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.24
MVR19.11
|
$0.91
F CFA556
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
MVR23.10
|
$0.62
F CFA379
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
MVR7.30
|
$0.51
F CFA314
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
MVR7.86
|
$0.43
F CFA265
|
|
pay 16.6% more for transportation
Maldives
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.61
MVR55.82
|
$5.26
F CFA3,221
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.48
MVR331.93
|
$20.95
F CFA12,838
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,062.50
MVR603,515.62
|
$27,655.66
F CFA16,945,539
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.81
MVR228.83
|
$22.63
F CFA13,865
|
|
pay 24.6% less for housing
Maldives
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.47
MVR1,119.65
|
$47.86
F CFA29,328
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$882.70
MVR13,637.78
|
$820.04
F CFA502,463
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$625.72
MVR9,667.43
|
$465.09
F CFA284,976
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$120.15
MVR1,856.26
|
$82.00
F CFA50,241
|
|
pay 66.2% more for childcare
Maldives
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$158.49
MVR2,448.64
|
$246.76
F CFA151,198
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,864.58
MVR44,257.81
|
$5,061.82
F CFA3,101,547
|
|
pay 11.4% less for entertainment and sports
Maldives
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.93
MVR45.26
|
$2.51
F CFA1,540
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.60
MVR40.23
|
$3.64
F CFA2,228
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.51
MVR100.59
|
$1.34
F CFA822
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.58
MVR1,075.01
|
$69.56
F CFA42,621
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.73
MVR119.45
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
|
pay 17.6% more for clothing
Maldives
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.52
MVR626.02
|
$53.64
F CFA32,864
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.41
MVR593.46
|
$36.32
F CFA22,252
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.29
MVR1,039.63
|
$83.53
F CFA51,180
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$63.80
MVR985.74
|
$76.26
F CFA46,729
|
|
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