Cost of living comparison
Italy is 57.0% more expensive than Senegal.
If you lived in Italy instead of Senegal, you would:
pay 80.8% more for restaurants
|
Senegal
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.02
CFA5,163
|
$14.35
€14.08
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.02
CFA5,163
|
$8.28
€8.13
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
CFA568
|
$2.18
€2.14
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
CFA361
|
$1.09
€1.07
|
|
pay 64.2% more for groceries
|
Senegal
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.29
CFA189
|
$1.63
€1.60
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.21
CFA3,356
|
$6.40
€6.29
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.90
CFA4,445
|
$4.35
€4.27
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
CFA1,358
|
$2.89
€2.83
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.65
CFA2,992
|
$4.02
€3.95
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
CFA583
|
$0.85
€0.84
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
CFA385
|
$0.76
€0.75
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.85
CFA547
|
$0.86
€0.84
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
CFA320
|
$1.05
€1.03
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
CFA281
|
$0.60
€0.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
CFA246
|
$0.65
€0.64
|
|
pay 41.6% more for transportation
|
Senegal
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.57
CFA2,946
|
$8.47
€8.31
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.05
CFA12,908
|
$36.88
€36.21
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,460.21
CFA17,038,566
|
$23,486.94
€23,056.36
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.64
CFA10,068
|
$16.94
€16.63
|
|
pay 2.6% less for housing
|
Senegal
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.28
CFA33,664
|
$29.40
€28.86
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$833.10
CFA536,462
|
$560.05
€549.78
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$562.61
CFA362,285
|
$428.17
€420.32
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.58
CFA44,802
|
$132.43
€130.01
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
Senegal
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$133.64
CFA86,053
|
$431.71
€423.80
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,162.53
CFA5,900,039
|
$9,518.89
€9,344.38
|
|
pay 73.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Senegal
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
CFA1,291
|
$4.48
€4.40
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.91
CFA1,871
|
$1.48
€1.45
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.44
CFA929
|
$5.97
€5.86
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$68.69
CFA44,231
|
$48.62
€47.73
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.02
CFA5,163
|
$8.84
€8.67
|
|
pay 27.3% more for clothing
|
Senegal
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.90
CFA28,914
|
$72.84
€71.51
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.40
CFA18,932
|
$34.55
€33.91
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.36
CFA49,172
|
$82.76
€81.25
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$89.00
CFA57,312
|
$107.74
€105.76
|
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