Cost of living comparison
New Zealand is 2.0 times more expensive than Senegal.
If you lived in New Zealand instead of Senegal, you would:
pay 76.4% more for restaurants
Senegal
|
New Zealand
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.38
CFA5,156
|
$16.87
NZ$28.66
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.38
CFA5,156
|
$8.84
NZ$15.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
CFA660
|
$2.18
NZ$3.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
CFA589
|
$1.87
NZ$3.18
|
|
pay 59.7% more for groceries
Senegal
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
CFA361
|
$1.80
NZ$3.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
CFA3,815
|
$4.27
NZ$7.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.61
CFA4,684
|
$6.85
NZ$11.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
CFA1,368
|
$4.50
NZ$7.64
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.84
CFA2,980
|
$3.75
NZ$6.37
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
CFA628
|
$1.11
NZ$1.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
CFA395
|
$0.92
NZ$1.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
CFA558
|
$1.31
NZ$2.23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
CFA381
|
$1.50
NZ$2.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
CFA316
|
$0.95
NZ$1.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
CFA266
|
$0.81
NZ$1.38
|
|
pay 57.1% more for transportation
Senegal
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.26
CFA3,234
|
$6.65
NZ$11.30
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.95
CFA12,889
|
$70.72
NZ$120.10
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,655.66
CFA17,013,763
|
$24,712.32
NZ$41,970.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.63
CFA13,920
|
$16.94
NZ$28.77
|
|
pay 22.9% more for housing
Senegal
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.86
CFA29,446
|
$52.92
NZ$89.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$820.04
CFA504,486
|
$860.75
NZ$1,461.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$465.09
CFA286,123
|
$721.70
NZ$1,225.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$82.00
CFA50,444
|
$98.85
NZ$167.88
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Senegal
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$246.76
CFA151,806
|
$628.34
NZ$1,067.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,061.82
CFA3,114,034
|
$10,002.94
NZ$16,988.68
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Senegal
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
CFA1,547
|
$5.88
NZ$9.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.64
CFA2,237
|
$3.20
NZ$5.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
CFA825
|
$23.28
NZ$39.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.56
CFA42,792
|
$40.48
NZ$68.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
CFA5,156
|
$10.59
NZ$17.99
|
|
pay 26.0% more for clothing
Senegal
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.64
CFA32,996
|
$65.76
NZ$111.68
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.32
CFA22,341
|
$42.74
NZ$72.59
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.53
CFA51,386
|
$98.05
NZ$166.53
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.26
CFA46,917
|
$111.69
NZ$189.70
|
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