Cost of living comparison
Senegal is 2.8% more expensive than South Korea.
If you lived in Senegal instead of South Korea, you would:
pay 29.1% more for restaurants
South Korea
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.13
₩8,447
|
$8.38
CFA5,139
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.18
₩7,137
|
$8.38
CFA5,139
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
₩1,938
|
$1.07
CFA657
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
₩930
|
$0.96
CFA587
|
|
pay 42.2% less for groceries
South Korea
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.74
₩3,780
|
$0.59
CFA360
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.12
₩11,189
|
$6.20
CFA3,803
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.20
₩9,923
|
$7.61
CFA4,669
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.73
₩3,765
|
$2.22
CFA1,364
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.58
₩4,940
|
$4.84
CFA2,970
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.90
₩3,991
|
$1.02
CFA626
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.51
₩2,081
|
$0.64
CFA394
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.66
₩3,668
|
$0.91
CFA556
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.29
₩3,160
|
$0.62
CFA380
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
₩1,925
|
$0.51
CFA315
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
₩1,494
|
$0.43
CFA265
|
|
pay 23.4% more for transportation
South Korea
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.92
₩6,786
|
$5.26
CFA3,223
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.73
₩60,262
|
$20.95
CFA12,848
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,660.56
₩39,496,774
|
$27,655.66
CFA16,959,683
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.34
₩12,866
|
$22.63
CFA13,876
|
|
pay 65.9% more for housing
South Korea
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.09
₩29,063
|
$47.86
CFA29,353
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$392.42
₩540,792
|
$820.04
CFA502,883
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$302.43
₩416,775
|
$465.09
CFA285,214
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$111.18
₩153,211
|
$82.00
CFA50,283
|
|
pay 50.6% less for childcare
South Korea
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.96
₩472,623
|
$246.76
CFA151,324
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,987.50
₩26,166,449
|
$5,061.82
CFA3,104,136
|
|
pay 2.5% less for entertainment and sports
South Korea
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.92
₩4,022
|
$2.51
CFA1,542
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.29
₩4,533
|
$3.64
CFA2,230
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.45
₩4,754
|
$1.34
CFA822
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.03
₩60,673
|
$69.56
CFA42,656
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.93
₩12,300
|
$8.38
CFA5,139
|
|
pay 3.4% less for clothing
South Korea
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.44
₩66,758
|
$53.64
CFA32,892
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.60
₩61,461
|
$36.32
CFA22,270
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.46
₩103,986
|
$83.53
CFA51,222
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.03
₩125,453
|
$76.26
CFA46,768
|
|
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