Cost of living comparison
Senegal is 14.7% cheaper than Cyprus.
If you lived in Senegal instead of Cyprus, you would:
pay 24.9% less for restaurants
|
Cyprus
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.56
€14.93
|
$6.54
F CFA4,115
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.31
€7.98
|
$8.99
F CFA5,658
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.68
€1.61
|
$0.93
F CFA583
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
€0.99
|
$0.98
F CFA619
|
|
pay 4.8% less for groceries
|
Cyprus
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.77
€1.70
|
$0.55
F CFA347
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.32
€6.06
|
$6.75
F CFA4,247
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.39
€6.13
|
$10.56
F CFA6,648
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.86
€3.70
|
$2.41
F CFA1,520
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.79
€3.64
|
$4.39
F CFA2,762
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
€1.13
|
$1.02
F CFA641
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.81
|
$0.82
F CFA513
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.89
|
$0.99
F CFA622
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.20
|
$0.88
F CFA555
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.56
|
$0.64
F CFA404
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.54
|
$0.54
F CFA341
|
|
pay 1.7% less for transportation
|
Cyprus
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.54
€5.32
|
$6.12
F CFA3,855
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.87
€41.15
|
$24.51
F CFA15,431
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,716.67
€25,644.72
|
$26,959.22
F CFA16,974,551
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.31
€19.50
|
$25.33
F CFA15,946
|
|
pay 7.8% less for housing
|
Cyprus
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.66
€32.31
|
$48.58
F CFA30,588
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$862.00
€827.42
|
$932.62
F CFA587,211
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$707.00
€678.63
|
$326.78
F CFA205,752
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$139.26
€133.68
|
$97.46
F CFA61,363
|
|
pay 23.6% less for childcare
|
Cyprus
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$417.93
€401.16
|
$249.17
F CFA156,886
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,282.83
€6,990.62
|
$6,796.99
F CFA4,279,644
|
|
pay 19.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Cyprus
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.45
€3.31
|
$2.45
F CFA1,543
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.61
€3.47
|
$4.23
F CFA2,664
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.90
€4.70
|
$1.47
F CFA926
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.44
€57.06
|
$64.81
F CFA40,808
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.85
€10.42
|
$8.17
F CFA5,144
|
|
pay 20.8% less for clothing
|
Cyprus
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.33
€78.07
|
$58.82
F CFA37,035
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.86
€44.98
|
$37.58
F CFA23,662
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.61
€108.09
|
$88.23
F CFA55,554
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.65
€103.33
|
$92.72
F CFA58,382
|
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