Cost of living comparison
Senegal is 58.1% more expensive than Nicaragua.
If you lived in Senegal instead of Nicaragua, you would:
pay 42.2% more for restaurants
Nicaragua
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.65
NIO172.13
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.71
NIO211.33
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
NIO30.32
|
$1.07
F CFA657
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
NIO31.83
|
$0.96
F CFA586
|
|
pay 27.2% more for groceries
Nicaragua
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
NIO46.34
|
$0.59
F CFA359
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.74
NIO64.37
|
$6.20
F CFA3,800
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.94
NIO145.66
|
$7.61
F CFA4,665
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.81
NIO67.16
|
$2.22
F CFA1,362
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
NIO87.51
|
$4.84
F CFA2,968
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.58
NIO95.63
|
$1.02
F CFA626
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
NIO19.43
|
$0.64
F CFA393
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.39
NIO51.35
|
$0.91
F CFA556
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
NIO22.91
|
$0.62
F CFA379
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
NIO29.45
|
$0.51
F CFA314
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
NIO28.46
|
$0.43
F CFA265
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Nicaragua
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
NIO175.33
|
$5.26
F CFA3,221
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.00
NIO259.04
|
$20.95
F CFA12,838
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,668.72
NIO616,829.93
|
$27,655.66
F CFA16,945,539
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.95
NIO257.04
|
$22.63
F CFA13,865
|
|
pay 56.7% more for housing
Nicaragua
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.08
NIO2,630.40
|
$47.86
F CFA29,328
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$341.07
NIO12,621.43
|
$820.04
F CFA502,463
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$278.89
NIO10,320.35
|
$465.09
F CFA284,976
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.79
NIO1,990.38
|
$82.00
F CFA50,241
|
|
pay 66.6% more for childcare
Nicaragua
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$113.32
NIO4,193.32
|
$246.76
F CFA151,198
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,387.37
NIO162,355.82
|
$5,061.82
F CFA3,101,547
|
|
pay 44.3% more for entertainment and sports
Nicaragua
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.07
NIO76.64
|
$2.51
F CFA1,540
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.19
NIO81.12
|
$3.64
F CFA2,228
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.06
NIO113.30
|
$1.34
F CFA822
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.79
NIO1,139.28
|
$69.56
F CFA42,621
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.10
NIO188.78
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
|
pay 44.2% more for clothing
Nicaragua
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.90
NIO1,254.57
|
$53.64
F CFA32,864
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.04
NIO1,259.48
|
$36.32
F CFA22,252
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.18
NIO1,782.84
|
$83.53
F CFA51,180
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.00
NIO2,035.18
|
$76.26
F CFA46,729
|
|
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