Cost of living comparison
Senegal is 24.4% more expensive than Chile.
If you lived in Senegal instead of Chile, you would:
pay 10.4% less for restaurants
|
Chile
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.12
CLF0.2900
|
$6.54
F CFA4,110
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.20
CLF0.2600
|
$8.99
F CFA5,652
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
CLF0.0500
|
$0.93
F CFA582
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
CLF0.0400
|
$0.98
F CFA619
|
|
pay 19.5% more for groceries
|
Chile
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.54
CLF0.0600
|
$0.55
F CFA347
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.09
CLF0.1800
|
$6.75
F CFA4,242
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.33
CLF0.1600
|
$10.56
F CFA6,640
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.35
CLF0.1200
|
$2.41
F CFA1,518
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.77
CLF0.1000
|
$4.39
F CFA2,759
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
CLF0.0300
|
$1.02
F CFA640
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
CLF0.0300
|
$0.82
F CFA513
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
$0.99
F CFA621
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
CLF0.0300
|
$0.88
F CFA554
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
CLF0.0200
|
$0.64
F CFA404
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
CLF0.0200
|
$0.54
F CFA340
|
|
pay 37.8% more for transportation
|
Chile
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.14
CLF0.1800
|
$6.12
F CFA3,851
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$33.34
CLF1.2000
|
$24.51
F CFA15,414
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,204.48
CLF580.9000
|
$26,959.22
F CFA16,955,022
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.18
CLF0.4700
|
$25.33
F CFA15,927
|
|
pay 61.8% more for housing
|
Chile
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.54
CLF0.7700
|
$48.58
F CFA30,553
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$453.06
CLF16.2400
|
$932.62
F CFA586,535
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$359.28
CLF12.8800
|
$326.78
F CFA205,515
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.13
CLF2.8000
|
$97.46
F CFA61,292
|
|
pay 15.4% more for childcare
|
Chile
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$313.82
CLF11.2500
|
$249.17
F CFA156,706
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,486.89
CLF160.8500
|
$6,796.99
F CFA4,274,721
|
|
pay 15.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Chile
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.73
CLF0.1000
|
$2.45
F CFA1,541
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.69
CLF0.1000
|
$4.23
F CFA2,661
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.08
CLF0.1800
|
$1.47
F CFA925
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.53
CLF1.4500
|
$64.81
F CFA40,761
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.89
CLF0.2100
|
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
|
pay 31.7% more for clothing
|
Chile
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.89
CLF1.5700
|
$58.82
F CFA36,993
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.66
CLF1.0300
|
$37.58
F CFA23,634
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.62
CLF2.2100
|
$88.23
F CFA55,490
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.35
CLF2.8100
|
$92.72
F CFA58,315
|
|
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