Cost of living comparison
Ecuador is 15.6% cheaper than Senegal.
If you lived in Ecuador instead of Senegal, you would:
pay 43.5% less for restaurants
Senegal
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.26
F CFA5,051
|
$3.45
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.26
F CFA5,051
|
$6.27
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
F CFA888
|
$0.92
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
F CFA821
|
$0.60
|
|
pay 16.0% less for groceries
Senegal
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
F CFA419
|
$1.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.82
F CFA4,171
|
$2.79
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.41
F CFA5,757
|
$4.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
F CFA1,461
|
$1.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.97
F CFA3,041
|
$2.44
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA613
|
$0.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
F CFA475
|
$0.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
F CFA587
|
$0.64
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
F CFA478
|
$0.52
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA363
|
$0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
F CFA309
|
$0.47
|
|
pay 36.6% less for transportation
Senegal
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.06
F CFA3,709
|
$2.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.64
F CFA12,628
|
$17.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,241.56
F CFA16,668,856
|
$22,909.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.89
F CFA17,679
|
$12.40
|
|
pay 44.4% less for housing
Senegal
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.86
F CFA29,282
|
$33.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$925.69
F CFA566,419
|
$347.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$363.71
F CFA222,552
|
$270.55
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.91
F CFA55,629
|
$36.41
|
|
pay 22.4% less for childcare
Senegal
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$251.78
F CFA154,061
|
$219.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,059.27
F CFA5,543,285
|
$6,167.67
|
|
pay 44.5% more for entertainment and sports
Senegal
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
F CFA1,515
|
$2.18
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.91
F CFA2,392
|
$2.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.32
F CFA808
|
$5.88
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.49
F CFA40,073
|
$32.11
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA5,051
|
$6.62
|
|
pay 9.0% more for clothing
Senegal
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.44
F CFA36,368
|
$52.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.77
F CFA21,888
|
$44.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.22
F CFA50,310
|
$95.02
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.12
F CFA45,966
|
$81.02
|
|
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