Cost of living comparison
Puerto Rico is 51.4% more expensive than Senegal.
If you lived in Puerto Rico instead of Senegal, you would:
pay 28.7% more for restaurants
Senegal
|
Puerto Rico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.38
CFA5,139
|
$14.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.38
CFA5,139
|
$7.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
CFA657
|
$1.37
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
CFA587
|
$1.20
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Senegal
|
Puerto Rico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
CFA360
|
$2.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
CFA3,803
|
$3.18
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.61
CFA4,669
|
$7.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
CFA1,364
|
$3.58
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.84
CFA2,970
|
$3.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
CFA626
|
$2.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
CFA394
|
$1.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
CFA556
|
$1.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
CFA380
|
$2.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
CFA315
|
$1.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
CFA265
|
$1.44
|
|
pay 11.7% more for transportation
Senegal
|
Puerto Rico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.26
CFA3,223
|
$3.57
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.95
CFA12,848
|
$44.40
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,655.66
CFA16,959,683
|
$28,221.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.63
CFA13,876
|
$14.70
|
|
pay 33.6% more for housing
Senegal
|
Puerto Rico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.86
CFA29,353
|
$62.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$820.04
CFA502,883
|
$792.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$465.09
CFA285,214
|
$512.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$82.00
CFA50,283
|
$161.72
|
|
pay 33.6% more for childcare
Senegal
|
Puerto Rico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$246.76
CFA151,324
|
$334.66
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,061.82
CFA3,104,136
|
$6,664.55
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Senegal
|
Puerto Rico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
CFA1,542
|
$2.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.64
CFA2,230
|
$3.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
CFA822
|
$10.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.56
CFA42,656
|
$38.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
CFA5,139
|
$8.40
|
|
pay 5.0% more for clothing
Senegal
|
Puerto Rico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.64
CFA32,892
|
$41.81
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.32
CFA22,270
|
$44.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.53
CFA51,222
|
$84.85
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.26
CFA46,768
|
$90.14
|
|
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