Cost of living comparison
Senegal is 30.4% cheaper than United States.
If you lived in Senegal instead of United States, you would:
pay 40.4% less for restaurants
|
United States
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.15
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.28
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.24
|
$1.07
F CFA653
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
|
$0.96
F CFA583
|
|
pay 31.7% less for groceries
|
United States
|
Senegal
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.17
|
$0.59
F CFA357
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.93
|
$6.20
F CFA3,778
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.83
|
$7.61
F CFA4,638
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
|
$2.22
F CFA1,355
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.32
|
$4.84
F CFA2,950
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.19
|
$1.02
F CFA622
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
|
$0.64
F CFA391
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.93
|
$0.91
F CFA552
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.05
|
$0.62
F CFA377
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
|
$0.51
F CFA313
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
|
$0.43
F CFA263
|
|
pay 5.1% more for transportation
|
United States
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.72
|
$5.26
F CFA3,202
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$63.08
|
$20.95
F CFA12,763
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,096.27
|
$27,655.66
F CFA16,846,570
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.64
|
$22.63
F CFA13,784
|
|
pay 45.8% less for housing
|
United States
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.73
|
$47.86
F CFA29,157
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,528.07
|
$820.04
F CFA499,529
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,282.97
|
$465.09
F CFA283,312
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.81
|
$82.00
F CFA49,948
|
|
pay 73.3% less for childcare
|
United States
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,137.97
|
$246.76
F CFA150,315
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,943.15
|
$5,061.82
F CFA3,083,433
|
|
pay 24.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
United States
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.19
|
$2.51
F CFA1,532
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.51
|
$3.64
F CFA2,215
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.57
|
$1.34
F CFA817
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.79
|
$69.56
F CFA42,372
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.04
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
|
pay 2.1% less for clothing
|
United States
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.40
|
$53.64
F CFA32,672
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.73
|
$36.32
F CFA22,122
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.51
|
$83.53
F CFA50,881
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.59
|
$76.26
F CFA46,456
|
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