Cost of living comparison
Senegal is 72.6% more expensive than North Korea.
If you lived in Senegal instead of North Korea, you would:
pay 52.8% more for restaurants
North Korea
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.27
KPW3,840
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.44
KPW2,192
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
KPW2,504
|
$1.07
F CFA657
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.99
KPW2,692
|
$0.96
F CFA586
|
|
pay 83.5% more for groceries
North Korea
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
KPW495
|
$0.59
F CFA359
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.25
KPW1,125
|
$6.20
F CFA3,800
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$0.99
KPW891
|
$7.61
F CFA4,665
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.86
KPW1,670
|
$2.22
F CFA1,362
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
KPW2,699
|
$4.84
F CFA2,968
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.94
KPW1,742
|
$1.02
F CFA626
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$0.64
F CFA393
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$0.91
F CFA556
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$0.62
F CFA379
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$0.51
F CFA314
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$0.43
F CFA265
|
|
pay 95.7% more for transportation
North Korea
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.85
KPW4,361
|
$5.26
F CFA3,221
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$20.95
F CFA12,838
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,250.00
KPW24,525,000
|
$27,655.66
F CFA16,945,539
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.00
KPW5,400
|
$22.63
F CFA13,865
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
North Korea
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$47.86
F CFA29,328
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$350.00
KPW315,000
|
$820.04
F CFA502,463
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$198.78
KPW178,902
|
$465.09
F CFA284,976
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$82.00
F CFA50,241
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
North Korea
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$246.76
F CFA151,198
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$5,061.82
F CFA3,101,547
|
pay 15.7% less for entertainment and sports
North Korea
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
KPW1,997
|
$2.51
F CFA1,540
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.13
KPW1,921
|
$3.64
F CFA2,228
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$18.88
KPW16,992
|
$1.34
F CFA822
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$69.56
F CFA42,621
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.02
KPW16,214
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
|
pay 85.4% more for clothing
North Korea
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.23
KPW24,510
|
$53.64
F CFA32,864
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$36.32
F CFA22,252
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.03
KPW43,230
|
$83.53
F CFA51,180
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$76.26
F CFA46,729
|
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