Cost of living comparison
Chile is 8.2% more expensive than Senegal.
If you lived in Chile instead of Senegal, you would:
pay 2.7% more for restaurants
Senegal
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
$7.40
CLF0.2500
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
$6.77
CLF0.2300
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
F CFA653
|
$1.38
CLF0.0500
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
F CFA583
|
$1.08
CLF0.0400
|
|
pay 8.1% more for groceries
Senegal
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
F CFA357
|
$1.32
CLF0.0400
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
F CFA3,778
|
$4.79
CLF0.1600
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.61
F CFA4,638
|
$4.51
CLF0.1500
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
F CFA1,355
|
$3.01
CLF0.1000
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.84
F CFA2,950
|
$2.63
CLF0.0900
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
F CFA622
|
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
F CFA391
|
$0.77
CLF0.0300
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
F CFA552
|
$0.78
CLF0.0300
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
F CFA377
|
$0.75
CLF0.0300
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
F CFA313
|
$0.51
CLF0.0200
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA263
|
$0.59
CLF0.0200
|
|
pay 11.5% more for transportation
Senegal
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.26
F CFA3,202
|
$5.39
CLF0.1800
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.95
F CFA12,763
|
$46.36
CLF1.5800
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,655.66
F CFA16,846,570
|
$17,551.34
CLF597.1500
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.63
F CFA13,784
|
$13.31
CLF0.4500
|
|
pay 19.8% less for housing
Senegal
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.86
F CFA29,157
|
$30.10
CLF1.0200
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$820.04
F CFA499,529
|
$449.67
CLF15.3000
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$465.09
F CFA283,312
|
$387.32
CLF13.1800
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$82.00
F CFA49,948
|
$98.11
CLF3.3400
|
|
pay 12.4% more for childcare
Senegal
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$246.76
F CFA150,315
|
$312.26
CLF10.6200
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,061.82
F CFA3,083,433
|
$4,973.52
CLF169.2100
|
|
pay 56.7% more for entertainment and sports
Senegal
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
F CFA1,532
|
$3.15
CLF0.1100
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.64
F CFA2,215
|
$2.82
CLF0.1000
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
F CFA817
|
$5.89
CLF0.2000
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.56
F CFA42,372
|
$43.65
CLF1.4900
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
$6.56
CLF0.2200
|
|
pay 14.3% less for clothing
Senegal
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.64
F CFA32,672
|
$47.97
CLF1.6300
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.32
F CFA22,122
|
$29.36
CLF1.0000
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.53
F CFA50,881
|
$62.17
CLF2.1200
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.26
F CFA46,456
|
$74.99
CLF2.5500
|
|
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