Cost of living comparison
Samoa is 28.7% more expensive than Senegal.
If you lived in Samoa instead of Senegal, you would:
pay 8.0% more for restaurants
Senegal
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
$4.59
WST12.84
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
$10.59
WST29.64
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
F CFA657
|
$1.46
WST4.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
F CFA586
|
$1.10
WST3.07
|
|
pay 80.4% more for groceries
Senegal
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
F CFA359
|
$1.21
WST3.40
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
F CFA3,800
|
$8.09
WST22.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.61
F CFA4,665
|
$4.17
WST11.67
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
F CFA1,362
|
$2.72
WST7.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.84
F CFA2,968
|
$2.66
WST7.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
F CFA626
|
$1.10
WST3.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
F CFA393
|
$1.10
WST3.08
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
F CFA556
|
$1.10
WST3.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
F CFA379
|
$4.16
WST11.66
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
F CFA314
|
$0.77
WST2.14
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA265
|
$0.83
WST2.33
|
|
pay 36.1% less for transportation
Senegal
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.26
F CFA3,221
|
$3.75
WST10.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.95
F CFA12,838
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,655.66
F CFA16,945,539
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.63
F CFA13,865
|
$12.78
WST35.78
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Senegal
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.86
F CFA29,328
|
$109.70
WST307.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$820.04
F CFA502,463
|
$1,100.71
WST3,081.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$465.09
F CFA284,976
|
$440.28
WST1,232.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$82.00
F CFA50,241
|
$420.86
WST1,178.41
|
|
pay 62.8% less for childcare
Senegal
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$246.76
F CFA151,198
|
$76.44
WST214.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,061.82
F CFA3,101,547
|
$2,201.42
WST6,163.98
|
|
pay 56.4% more for entertainment and sports
Senegal
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
F CFA1,540
|
$3.67
WST10.27
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.64
F CFA2,228
|
$3.24
WST9.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
F CFA822
|
$5.50
WST15.41
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.56
F CFA42,621
|
$49.53
WST138.69
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
$5.50
WST15.41
|
|
pay 12.5% more for clothing
Senegal
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.64
F CFA32,864
|
$50.00
WST140.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.32
F CFA22,252
|
$49.35
WST138.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.53
F CFA51,180
|
$75.00
WST210.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.26
F CFA46,729
|
$100.00
WST280.00
|
|
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