Cost of living comparison
Costa Rica is 30.8% more expensive than Senegal.
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Senegal, you would:
pay 32.0% more for restaurants
Senegal
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
$9.42
CRC4,798.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
$8.16
CRC4,160.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
F CFA653
|
$1.73
CRC880.27
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
F CFA583
|
$1.50
CRC766.94
|
|
pay 52.6% more for groceries
Senegal
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
F CFA357
|
$1.87
CRC953.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
F CFA3,778
|
$4.15
CRC2,115.80
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.61
F CFA4,638
|
$6.45
CRC3,288.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
F CFA1,355
|
$2.63
CRC1,341.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.84
F CFA2,950
|
$3.92
CRC1,996.79
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
F CFA622
|
$1.85
CRC941.61
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
F CFA391
|
$0.66
CRC337.04
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
F CFA552
|
$1.26
CRC640.35
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
F CFA377
|
$0.97
CRC491.90
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
F CFA313
|
$0.92
CRC470.99
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA263
|
$1.08
CRC550.90
|
|
pay 17.3% more for transportation
Senegal
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.26
F CFA3,202
|
$5.58
CRC2,845.81
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.95
F CFA12,763
|
$44.09
CRC22,470.57
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,655.66
F CFA16,846,570
|
$25,829.98
CRC13,164,933.21
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.63
F CFA13,784
|
$13.39
CRC6,822.60
|
|
pay 0.4% more for housing
Senegal
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.86
F CFA29,157
|
$53.15
CRC27,087.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$820.04
F CFA499,529
|
$813.71
CRC414,729.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$465.09
F CFA283,312
|
$522.16
CRC266,135.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$82.00
F CFA49,948
|
$64.83
CRC33,042.04
|
|
pay 56.8% more for childcare
Senegal
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$246.76
F CFA150,315
|
$366.72
CRC186,907.13
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,061.82
F CFA3,083,433
|
$8,358.53
CRC4,260,144.21
|
|
pay 39.1% more for entertainment and sports
Senegal
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
F CFA1,532
|
$2.88
CRC1,468.60
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.64
F CFA2,215
|
$2.93
CRC1,491.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
F CFA817
|
$4.48
CRC2,284.77
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.56
F CFA42,372
|
$55.95
CRC28,516.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
$7.18
CRC3,658.60
|
|
pay 17.7% more for clothing
Senegal
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.64
F CFA32,672
|
$66.61
CRC33,947.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.32
F CFA22,122
|
$44.99
CRC22,932.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.53
F CFA50,881
|
$101.09
CRC51,524.68
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.26
F CFA46,456
|
$77.50
CRC39,499.25
|
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