Cost of living comparison
Peru is 22.2% cheaper than Senegal.
If you lived in Peru instead of Senegal, you would:
pay 45.8% less for restaurants
Senegal
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.26
F CFA5,014
|
$3.27
PEN12.31
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.26
F CFA5,014
|
$5.37
PEN20.21
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
F CFA881
|
$1.03
PEN3.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
F CFA815
|
$0.55
PEN2.07
|
|
pay 17.4% less for groceries
Senegal
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
F CFA415
|
$1.88
PEN7.07
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.82
F CFA4,140
|
$3.14
PEN11.82
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.41
F CFA5,715
|
$4.68
PEN17.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
F CFA1,450
|
$2.49
PEN9.35
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.97
F CFA3,019
|
$2.54
PEN9.56
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA608
|
$0.65
PEN2.43
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
F CFA471
|
$0.39
PEN1.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
F CFA583
|
$0.45
PEN1.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
F CFA474
|
$0.48
PEN1.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA360
|
$0.43
PEN1.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
F CFA307
|
$0.44
PEN1.66
|
|
pay 24.5% less for transportation
Senegal
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.06
F CFA3,682
|
$5.37
PEN20.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.64
F CFA12,534
|
$17.78
PEN66.92
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,241.56
F CFA16,544,709
|
$20,101.60
PEN75,641.08
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.89
F CFA17,547
|
$15.41
PEN58.00
|
|
pay 46.7% less for housing
Senegal
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.86
F CFA29,064
|
$29.39
PEN110.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$925.69
F CFA562,200
|
$337.81
PEN1,271.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$363.71
F CFA220,895
|
$246.39
PEN927.15
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.91
F CFA55,215
|
$43.26
PEN162.79
|
|
pay 30.6% less for childcare
Senegal
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$251.78
F CFA152,913
|
$193.88
PEN729.56
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,059.27
F CFA5,501,999
|
$5,589.22
PEN21,031.89
|
|
pay 29.5% more for entertainment and sports
Senegal
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
F CFA1,504
|
$2.06
PEN7.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.91
F CFA2,374
|
$2.73
PEN10.27
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.32
F CFA802
|
$5.11
PEN19.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.49
F CFA39,774
|
$32.12
PEN120.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA5,014
|
$4.85
PEN18.25
|
|
pay 19.6% less for clothing
Senegal
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.44
F CFA36,098
|
$45.11
PEN169.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.77
F CFA21,725
|
$23.43
PEN88.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.22
F CFA49,936
|
$70.13
PEN263.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.12
F CFA45,623
|
$71.17
PEN267.81
|
|
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