Cost of living comparison
Senegal is 15.0% cheaper than Costa Rica.
If you lived in Senegal instead of Costa Rica, you would:
pay 30.5% less for restaurants
|
Costa Rica
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.75
CRC4,904.55
|
$6.54
F CFA4,082
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.08
CRC4,569.46
|
$8.99
F CFA5,613
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
CRC1,011.66
|
$0.93
F CFA578
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.49
CRC750.49
|
$0.98
F CFA614
|
|
pay 10.2% less for groceries
|
Costa Rica
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.53
CRC1,274.11
|
$0.55
F CFA344
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
CRC1,893.27
|
$6.75
F CFA4,213
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.98
CRC3,510.03
|
$10.56
F CFA6,595
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.21
CRC1,616.27
|
$2.41
F CFA1,508
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.97
CRC1,998.02
|
$4.39
F CFA2,740
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
CRC900.35
|
$1.02
F CFA635
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
CRC310.40
|
$0.82
F CFA509
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.22
CRC612.05
|
$0.99
F CFA617
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
CRC614.69
|
$0.88
F CFA550
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
CRC550.61
|
$0.64
F CFA401
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
CRC560.39
|
$0.54
F CFA338
|
|
pay 0.5% less for transportation
|
Costa Rica
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.63
CRC2,831.32
|
$6.12
F CFA3,824
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$49.00
CRC24,654.54
|
$24.51
F CFA15,308
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,063.37
CRC17,642,648.77
|
$26,959.22
F CFA16,838,781
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.62
CRC7,860.55
|
$25.33
F CFA15,818
|
|
pay 5.6% more for housing
|
Costa Rica
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.50
CRC24,403.70
|
$48.58
F CFA30,344
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$778.04
CRC391,481.04
|
$932.62
F CFA582,514
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$547.50
CRC275,484.30
|
$326.78
F CFA204,106
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.26
CRC34,344.87
|
$97.46
F CFA60,872
|
|
pay 45.0% less for childcare
|
Costa Rica
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$519.07
CRC261,176.45
|
$249.17
F CFA155,631
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,987.74
CRC5,528,643.82
|
$6,796.99
F CFA4,245,414
|
|
pay 11.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Costa Rica
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.73
CRC1,372.21
|
$2.45
F CFA1,531
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.65
CRC1,838.68
|
$4.23
F CFA2,643
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.58
CRC2,305.66
|
$1.47
F CFA918
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.46
CRC29,918.46
|
$64.81
F CFA40,481
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.63
CRC4,340.25
|
$8.17
F CFA5,103
|
|
pay 12.6% less for clothing
|
Costa Rica
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.32
CRC32,868.55
|
$58.82
F CFA36,739
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.54
CRC22,411.13
|
$37.58
F CFA23,472
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$110.39
CRC55,542.09
|
$88.23
F CFA55,109
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.22
CRC48,916.08
|
$92.72
F CFA57,915
|
|
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