Cost of living comparison
Senegal is 74.5% more expensive than China.
If you lived in Senegal instead of China, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
China
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.85
CN¥20.77
|
$6.54
F CFA4,082
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.07
CN¥36.86
|
$8.99
F CFA5,613
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
CN¥3.56
|
$0.93
F CFA578
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
CN¥2.18
|
$0.98
F CFA614
|
|
pay 51.8% more for groceries
|
China
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.59
CN¥11.58
|
$0.55
F CFA344
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.85
CN¥42.57
|
$6.75
F CFA4,213
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.86
CN¥49.91
|
$10.56
F CFA6,595
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.60
CN¥11.61
|
$2.41
F CFA1,508
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.54
CN¥11.21
|
$4.39
F CFA2,740
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.76
CN¥5.55
|
$1.02
F CFA635
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
CN¥4.17
|
$0.82
F CFA509
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
CN¥4.76
|
$0.99
F CFA617
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
CN¥3.81
|
$0.88
F CFA550
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
CN¥2.34
|
$0.64
F CFA401
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
CN¥2.91
|
$0.54
F CFA338
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
|
China
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.44
CN¥32.34
|
$6.12
F CFA3,824
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.47
CN¥163.49
|
$24.51
F CFA15,308
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,071.53
CN¥138,766.39
|
$26,959.22
F CFA16,838,781
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.97
CN¥28.92
|
$25.33
F CFA15,818
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
|
China
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.70
CN¥85.09
|
$48.58
F CFA30,344
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$328.33
CN¥2,388.97
|
$932.62
F CFA582,514
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$205.78
CN¥1,497.28
|
$326.78
F CFA204,106
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.46
CN¥294.38
|
$97.46
F CFA60,872
|
|
pay 54.3% less for childcare
|
China
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$459.70
CN¥3,344.81
|
$249.17
F CFA155,631
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,318.08
CN¥133,284.18
|
$6,796.99
F CFA4,245,414
|
|
pay 40.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
China
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
CN¥7.94
|
$2.45
F CFA1,531
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.07
CN¥22.32
|
$4.23
F CFA2,643
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.23
CN¥23.53
|
$1.47
F CFA918
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.41
CN¥301.29
|
$64.81
F CFA40,481
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.93
CN¥43.11
|
$8.17
F CFA5,103
|
|
pay 21.3% more for clothing
|
China
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.23
CN¥350.89
|
$58.82
F CFA36,739
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.67
CN¥230.44
|
$37.58
F CFA23,472
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.53
CN¥527.71
|
$88.23
F CFA55,109
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.53
CN¥549.60
|
$92.72
F CFA57,915
|
|
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