Cost of living comparison
Israel is 87.9% more expensive than Senegal.
If you lived in Israel instead of Senegal, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
Senegal
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
$17.90
₪67.34
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
$14.39
₪54.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
F CFA657
|
$2.50
₪9.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
F CFA586
|
$1.91
₪7.19
|
|
pay 40.8% more for groceries
Senegal
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
F CFA359
|
$2.15
₪8.07
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
F CFA3,800
|
$6.33
₪23.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.61
F CFA4,665
|
$6.35
₪23.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
F CFA1,362
|
$3.67
₪13.80
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.84
F CFA2,968
|
$4.41
₪16.59
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
F CFA626
|
$1.35
₪5.07
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
F CFA393
|
$1.01
₪3.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
F CFA556
|
$0.78
₪2.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
F CFA379
|
$0.80
₪3.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
F CFA314
|
$0.57
₪2.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA265
|
$0.54
₪2.03
|
|
pay 54.8% more for transportation
Senegal
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.26
F CFA3,221
|
$7.29
₪27.41
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.95
F CFA12,838
|
$56.84
₪213.87
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,655.66
F CFA16,945,539
|
$38,263.55
₪143,970.42
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.63
F CFA13,865
|
$16.01
₪60.23
|
|
pay 38.1% more for housing
Senegal
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.86
F CFA29,328
|
$27.44
₪103.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$820.04
F CFA502,463
|
$937.71
₪3,528.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$465.09
F CFA284,976
|
$781.37
₪2,939.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$82.00
F CFA50,241
|
$174.52
₪656.65
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Senegal
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$246.76
F CFA151,198
|
$818.87
₪3,081.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,061.82
F CFA3,101,547
|
$8,820.34
₪33,187.41
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Senegal
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
F CFA1,540
|
$7.83
₪29.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.64
F CFA2,228
|
$3.48
₪13.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
F CFA822
|
$9.79
₪36.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.56
F CFA42,621
|
$63.71
₪239.72
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
$11.62
₪43.73
|
|
pay 50.6% more for clothing
Senegal
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.64
F CFA32,864
|
$86.13
₪324.07
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.32
F CFA22,252
|
$53.49
₪201.28
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.53
F CFA51,180
|
$109.65
₪412.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.26
F CFA46,729
|
$124.42
₪468.13
|
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