Cost of living comparison
Senegal is 60.5% more expensive than Peru.
If you lived in Senegal instead of Peru, you would:
pay 99.1% more for restaurants
Peru
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.98
PEN11.10
|
$8.38
CFA5,156
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
PEN18.63
|
$8.38
CFA5,156
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
PEN2.82
|
$1.07
CFA660
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
PEN1.73
|
$0.96
CFA589
|
|
pay 57.2% more for groceries
Peru
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
PEN4.82
|
$0.59
CFA361
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.56
PEN9.52
|
$6.20
CFA3,815
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.32
PEN16.09
|
$7.61
CFA4,684
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.03
PEN7.57
|
$2.22
CFA1,368
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.13
PEN7.92
|
$4.84
CFA2,980
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
PEN2.18
|
$1.02
CFA628
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.56
|
$0.64
CFA395
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.67
|
$0.91
CFA558
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.55
|
$0.62
CFA381
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.40
|
$0.51
CFA316
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
PEN1.44
|
$0.43
CFA266
|
|
pay 37.7% more for transportation
Peru
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.30
PEN19.75
|
$5.26
CFA3,234
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.55
PEN61.60
|
$20.95
CFA12,889
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,417.59
PEN76,014.19
|
$27,655.66
CFA17,013,763
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.94
PEN44.43
|
$22.63
CFA13,920
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Peru
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.53
PEN109.92
|
$47.86
CFA29,446
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$277.70
PEN1,033.86
|
$820.04
CFA504,486
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$204.62
PEN761.80
|
$465.09
CFA286,123
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.33
PEN146.42
|
$82.00
CFA50,444
|
|
pay 28.2% more for childcare
Peru
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$162.20
PEN603.88
|
$246.76
CFA151,806
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,852.04
PEN18,064.02
|
$5,061.82
CFA3,114,034
|
|
pay 42.5% more for entertainment and sports
Peru
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.83
PEN6.83
|
$2.51
CFA1,547
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.60
PEN9.67
|
$3.64
CFA2,237
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.57
PEN17.02
|
$1.34
CFA825
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.17
PEN116.03
|
$69.56
CFA42,792
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.59
PEN17.07
|
$8.38
CFA5,156
|
|
pay 35.7% more for clothing
Peru
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.11
PEN149.31
|
$53.64
CFA32,996
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.91
PEN85.30
|
$36.32
CFA22,341
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.62
PEN251.73
|
$83.53
CFA51,386
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$59.99
PEN223.33
|
$76.26
CFA46,917
|
|
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