Cost of living comparison
Kenya is 43.8% cheaper than Senegal.
If you lived in Kenya instead of Senegal, you would:
pay 56.2% less for restaurants
Senegal
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
$3.01
KES397.65
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
$3.91
KES516.28
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
F CFA653
|
$0.49
KES64.79
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
F CFA583
|
$0.45
KES59.42
|
|
pay 40.5% less for groceries
Senegal
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
F CFA357
|
$0.43
KES57.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
F CFA3,778
|
$3.28
KES433.64
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.61
F CFA4,638
|
$2.60
KES343.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
F CFA1,355
|
$1.43
KES188.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.84
F CFA2,950
|
$2.25
KES297.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
F CFA622
|
$0.58
KES76.30
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
F CFA391
|
$0.44
KES58.48
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
F CFA552
|
$0.65
KES85.35
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
F CFA377
|
$0.37
KES48.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
F CFA313
|
$0.26
KES34.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA263
|
$0.33
KES43.29
|
|
pay 23.2% less for transportation
Senegal
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.26
F CFA3,202
|
$3.88
KES512.94
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.95
F CFA12,763
|
$32.60
KES4,306.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,655.66
F CFA16,846,570
|
$9,571.02
KES1,264,616.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.63
F CFA13,784
|
$9.76
KES1,290.14
|
|
pay 68.2% less for housing
Senegal
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.86
F CFA29,157
|
$31.67
KES4,184.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$820.04
F CFA499,529
|
$146.91
KES19,410.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$465.09
F CFA283,312
|
$108.62
KES14,351.28
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$82.00
F CFA49,948
|
$16.25
KES2,146.96
|
|
pay 22.6% less for childcare
Senegal
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$246.76
F CFA150,315
|
$127.01
KES16,781.78
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,061.82
F CFA3,083,433
|
$5,225.46
KES690,438.33
|
|
pay 31.3% less for entertainment and sports
Senegal
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
F CFA1,532
|
$1.77
KES233.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.64
F CFA2,215
|
$1.34
KES177.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
F CFA817
|
$1.76
KES232.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.56
F CFA42,372
|
$32.78
KES4,330.71
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
$4.82
KES636.43
|
|
pay 64.3% less for clothing
Senegal
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.64
F CFA32,672
|
$11.94
KES1,577.31
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.32
F CFA22,122
|
$19.76
KES2,610.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.53
F CFA50,881
|
$25.82
KES3,411.83
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.26
F CFA46,456
|
$26.69
KES3,526.93
|
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