Cost of living comparison
Senegal is 2.7 times more expensive than Tunisia.
If you lived in Senegal instead of Tunisia, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
Tunisia
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.31
TND7.290
|
$8.38
CFA5,139
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.46
TND10.900
|
$8.38
CFA5,139
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
TND1.690
|
$1.07
CFA657
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
TND0.780
|
$0.96
CFA587
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Tunisia
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.18
TND0.570
|
$0.59
CFA360
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.31
TND13.560
|
$6.20
CFA3,803
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.72
TND5.410
|
$7.61
CFA4,669
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.09
TND3.450
|
$2.22
CFA1,364
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.86
TND5.870
|
$4.84
CFA2,970
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.63
TND1.980
|
$1.02
CFA626
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
TND2.620
|
$0.64
CFA394
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.33
TND1.040
|
$0.91
CFA556
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TND0.790
|
$0.62
CFA380
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
TND0.750
|
$0.51
CFA315
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.22
TND0.690
|
$0.43
CFA265
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for transportation
Tunisia
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.72
TND8.570
|
$5.26
CFA3,223
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.84
TND34.140
|
$20.95
CFA12,848
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,518.48
TND86,628.190
|
$27,655.66
CFA16,959,683
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.62
TND8.250
|
$22.63
CFA13,876
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
Tunisia
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.59
TND61.670
|
$47.86
CFA29,353
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$167.41
TND527.010
|
$820.04
CFA502,883
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$128.64
TND404.950
|
$465.09
CFA285,214
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.75
TND93.650
|
$82.00
CFA50,283
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
Tunisia
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$61.08
TND192.290
|
$246.76
CFA151,324
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,342.76
TND7,375.010
|
$5,061.82
CFA3,104,136
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Tunisia
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
TND3.840
|
$2.51
CFA1,542
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.77
TND2.440
|
$3.64
CFA2,230
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.74
TND8.620
|
$1.34
CFA822
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.01
TND78.720
|
$69.56
CFA42,656
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.59
TND14.430
|
$8.38
CFA5,139
|
|
pay 12.7% more for clothing
Tunisia
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.90
TND119.320
|
$53.64
CFA32,892
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.96
TND138.400
|
$36.32
CFA22,270
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.95
TND280.020
|
$83.53
CFA51,222
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.48
TND180.940
|
$76.26
CFA46,768
|
|
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