Cost of living comparison
Senegal is 14.3% more expensive than El Salvador.
If you lived in Senegal instead of El Salvador, you would:
pay 11.8% more for restaurants
|
El Salvador
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.50
SVC65.36
|
$6.54
F CFA4,110
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.33
SVC55.17
|
$8.99
F CFA5,652
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
SVC8.35
|
$0.93
F CFA582
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
SVC7.04
|
$0.98
F CFA619
|
|
pay 0.9% less for groceries
|
El Salvador
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
SVC18.48
|
$0.55
F CFA347
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.24
SVC28.21
|
$6.75
F CFA4,242
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.95
SVC60.60
|
$10.56
F CFA6,640
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
SVC24.38
|
$2.41
F CFA1,518
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.68
SVC23.39
|
$4.39
F CFA2,759
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.57
|
$1.02
F CFA640
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
SVC6.70
|
$0.82
F CFA513
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
SVC10.16
|
$0.99
F CFA621
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
SVC10.59
|
$0.88
F CFA554
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
SVC8.66
|
$0.64
F CFA404
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
SVC8.50
|
$0.54
F CFA340
|
|
pay 18.5% more for transportation
|
El Salvador
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.80
SVC33.10
|
$6.12
F CFA3,851
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SVC174.30
|
$24.51
F CFA15,414
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,333.33
SVC212,069.77
|
$26,959.22
F CFA16,955,022
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.95
SVC278.46
|
$25.33
F CFA15,927
|
|
pay 17.4% more for housing
|
El Salvador
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.14
SVC367.28
|
$48.58
F CFA30,553
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$652.78
SVC5,689.09
|
$932.62
F CFA586,535
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$463.89
SVC4,042.88
|
$326.78
F CFA205,515
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.00
SVC601.38
|
$97.46
F CFA61,292
|
|
pay 37.0% more for childcare
|
El Salvador
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$160.29
SVC1,396.92
|
$249.17
F CFA156,706
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,740.67
SVC50,031.04
|
$6,796.99
F CFA4,274,721
|
|
pay 35.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
El Salvador
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SVC17.43
|
$2.45
F CFA1,541
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.82
SVC24.60
|
$4.23
F CFA2,661
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC34.86
|
$1.47
F CFA925
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.22
SVC263.39
|
$64.81
F CFA40,761
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.33
SVC46.48
|
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
|
pay 18.9% less for clothing
|
El Salvador
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.14
SVC628.74
|
$58.82
F CFA36,993
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.86
SVC417.08
|
$37.58
F CFA23,634
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.14
SVC977.35
|
$88.23
F CFA55,490
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.33
SVC944.15
|
$92.72
F CFA58,315
|
|
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