Senegal is 42.6% more expensive than Zimbabwe.

If you lived in Senegal instead of Zimbabwe, you would:

pay 58.2% more for restaurants

 
Zimbabwe
Senegal
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $8.12
ZWL2,616.25
$8.38
CFA5,063
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.38
ZWL2,052.75
$8.38
CFA5,063
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.58
ZWL186.16
$1.07
CFA648

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pay 15.4% more for groceries

 
Zimbabwe
Senegal
Bread
1 loaf
$1.00
ZWL322.00
$0.59
CFA354
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.10
ZWL1,642.20
$6.20
CFA3,746
Milk (1 gallon) $5.65
ZWL1,819.69
$7.61
CFA4,599

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pay 4.7% less for transportation

 
Zimbabwe
Senegal
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.66
ZWL1,822.64
$5.26
CFA3,175
Monthly public transit pass $30.00
ZWL9,660.00
$20.95
CFA12,657
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
$27,655.66
CFA16,706,885

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pay 91.7% more for housing

 
Zimbabwe
Senegal
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$88.93
ZWL28,635.00
$47.86
CFA28,915
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $237.50
ZWL76,475.00
$820.04
CFA495,387
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $220.50
ZWL71,001.00
$465.09
CFA280,962

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pay 26.3% less for childcare

 
Zimbabwe
Senegal
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $301.67
ZWL97,136.67
$246.76
CFA149,068
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $7,712.50
ZWL2,483,425.00
$5,061.82
CFA3,057,866

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pay 44.9% more for entertainment and sports

 
Zimbabwe
Senegal
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.50
ZWL483.00
$2.51
CFA1,519
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.24
ZWL720.03
$3.64
CFA2,196
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.00
ZWL644.00
$1.34
CFA810

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pay 2.2 times more for clothing

 
Zimbabwe
Senegal
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$20.62
ZWL6,641.25
$53.64
CFA32,401
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$18.12
ZWL5,836.25
$36.32
CFA21,938
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$32.19
ZWL10,364.38
$83.53
CFA50,459

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