Cost of living comparison
Italy is 47.1% more expensive than Senegal.
If you lived in Italy instead of Senegal, you would:
pay 61.3% more for restaurants
Senegal
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
$15.74
€14.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
$9.09
€8.44
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
F CFA653
|
$2.45
€2.27
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
F CFA583
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
|
pay 40.3% more for groceries
Senegal
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
F CFA357
|
$1.86
€1.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
F CFA3,778
|
$7.20
€6.69
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.61
F CFA4,638
|
$4.88
€4.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
F CFA1,355
|
$3.14
€2.92
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.84
F CFA2,950
|
$4.47
€4.15
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
F CFA622
|
$0.96
€0.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
F CFA391
|
$0.84
€0.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
F CFA552
|
$0.94
€0.87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
F CFA377
|
$1.20
€1.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
F CFA313
|
$0.65
€0.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA263
|
$0.71
€0.66
|
|
pay 27.9% more for transportation
Senegal
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.26
F CFA3,202
|
$8.02
€7.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.95
F CFA12,763
|
$38.40
€35.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,655.66
F CFA16,846,570
|
$25,887.08
€24,040.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.63
F CFA13,784
|
$18.65
€17.32
|
|
pay 7.1% more for housing
Senegal
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.86
F CFA29,157
|
$30.75
€28.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$820.04
F CFA499,529
|
$608.10
€564.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$465.09
F CFA283,312
|
$488.80
€453.93
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$82.00
F CFA49,948
|
$151.72
€140.89
|
|
pay 87.9% more for childcare
Senegal
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$246.76
F CFA150,315
|
$459.30
€426.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,061.82
F CFA3,083,433
|
$9,604.44
€8,919.16
|
|
pay 78.3% more for entertainment and sports
Senegal
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
F CFA1,532
|
$4.83
€4.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.64
F CFA2,215
|
$1.60
€1.48
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
F CFA817
|
$6.30
€5.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.56
F CFA42,372
|
$51.79
€48.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
$9.32
€8.66
|
|
pay 27.1% more for clothing
Senegal
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.64
F CFA32,672
|
$80.37
€74.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.32
F CFA22,122
|
$36.54
€33.93
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.53
F CFA50,881
|
$89.56
€83.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.26
F CFA46,456
|
$114.84
€106.65
|
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