Cost of living comparison
Cyprus is 29.0% more expensive than Senegal.
If you lived in Cyprus instead of Senegal, you would:
pay 28.4% more for restaurants
Senegal
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
$12.09
€11.29
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
$7.53
€7.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
F CFA657
|
$1.90
€1.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
F CFA586
|
$0.98
€0.91
|
|
pay 19.0% more for groceries
Senegal
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
F CFA359
|
$1.69
€1.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
F CFA3,800
|
$4.70
€4.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.61
F CFA4,665
|
$5.98
€5.59
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
F CFA1,362
|
$3.21
€3.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.84
F CFA2,968
|
$3.56
€3.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
F CFA626
|
$0.90
€0.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
F CFA393
|
$0.71
€0.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
F CFA556
|
$0.64
€0.60
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
F CFA379
|
$1.05
€0.98
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
F CFA314
|
$0.53
€0.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA265
|
$0.47
€0.44
|
|
pay 27.0% more for transportation
Senegal
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.26
F CFA3,221
|
$5.96
€5.57
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.95
F CFA12,838
|
$44.14
€41.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,655.66
F CFA16,945,539
|
$25,507.23
€23,826.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.63
F CFA13,865
|
$20.75
€19.38
|
|
pay 13.4% more for housing
Senegal
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.86
F CFA29,328
|
$41.07
€38.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$820.04
F CFA502,463
|
$765.75
€715.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$465.09
F CFA284,976
|
$572.23
€534.52
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$82.00
F CFA50,241
|
$124.02
€115.85
|
|
pay 35.5% more for childcare
Senegal
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$246.76
F CFA151,198
|
$327.88
€306.28
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,061.82
F CFA3,101,547
|
$6,992.32
€6,531.57
|
|
pay 54.6% more for entertainment and sports
Senegal
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
F CFA1,540
|
$3.36
€3.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.64
F CFA2,228
|
$3.41
€3.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
F CFA822
|
$4.86
€4.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.56
F CFA42,621
|
$52.35
€48.90
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
$9.01
€8.42
|
|
pay 25.4% more for clothing
Senegal
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.64
F CFA32,864
|
$79.61
€74.37
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.32
F CFA22,252
|
$40.36
€37.70
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.53
F CFA51,180
|
$88.12
€82.31
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.26
F CFA46,729
|
$104.36
€97.48
|
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