Cost of living comparison
Kenya is 39.6% cheaper than Senegal.
If you lived in Kenya instead of Senegal, you would:
pay 53.9% less for restaurants
Senegal
|
Kenya
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.26
F CFA5,051
|
$3.08
KES397.99
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.26
F CFA5,051
|
$5.77
KES746.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
F CFA888
|
$0.60
KES78.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
F CFA821
|
$0.48
KES61.49
|
|
pay 39.5% less for groceries
Senegal
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
F CFA419
|
$0.50
KES65.02
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.82
F CFA4,171
|
$4.28
KES553.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.41
F CFA5,757
|
$2.86
KES369.86
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
F CFA1,461
|
$1.62
KES209.58
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.97
F CFA3,041
|
$2.32
KES299.49
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA613
|
$1.01
KES130.60
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
F CFA475
|
$0.42
KES53.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
F CFA587
|
$0.60
KES77.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
F CFA478
|
$0.33
KES43.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA363
|
$0.29
KES37.71
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
F CFA309
|
$0.38
KES48.98
|
|
pay 12.8% less for transportation
Senegal
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.06
F CFA3,709
|
$5.64
KES728.78
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.64
F CFA12,628
|
$33.59
KES4,341.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,241.56
F CFA16,668,856
|
$16,982.90
KES2,195,039.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.89
F CFA17,679
|
$8.89
KES1,149.63
|
|
pay 61.3% less for housing
Senegal
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.86
F CFA29,282
|
$39.22
KES5,069.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$925.69
F CFA566,419
|
$184.65
KES23,866.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$363.71
F CFA222,552
|
$112.87
KES14,588.14
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.91
F CFA55,629
|
$20.03
KES2,589.02
|
|
pay 41.9% less for childcare
Senegal
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$251.78
F CFA154,061
|
$120.67
KES15,596.63
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,059.27
F CFA5,543,285
|
$6,188.65
KES799,882.57
|
|
pay 9.9% less for entertainment and sports
Senegal
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
F CFA1,515
|
$1.94
KES251.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.91
F CFA2,392
|
$2.12
KES274.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.32
F CFA808
|
$2.66
KES344.18
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.49
F CFA40,073
|
$30.22
KES3,906.48
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA5,051
|
$5.77
KES746.41
|
|
pay 57.8% less for clothing
Senegal
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.44
F CFA36,368
|
$13.35
KES1,725.69
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.77
F CFA21,888
|
$20.55
KES2,656.69
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.22
F CFA50,310
|
$30.06
KES3,885.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.12
F CFA45,966
|
$39.30
KES5,079.83
|
|
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