Cost of living comparison
Senegal is 36.2% cheaper than Guernsey.
If you lived in Senegal instead of Guernsey, you would:
pay 44.4% less for restaurants
|
Guernsey
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.70
£15.72
|
$6.54
F CFA4,115
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.04
£7.21
|
$8.99
F CFA5,658
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.37
£1.89
|
$0.93
F CFA583
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
£1.54
|
$0.98
F CFA619
|
|
pay 40.3% less for groceries
|
Guernsey
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.22
£1.77
|
$0.55
F CFA347
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.09
£5.66
|
$6.75
F CFA4,247
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.22
£6.56
|
$10.56
F CFA6,648
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.73
£4.57
|
$2.41
F CFA1,520
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.16
£4.12
|
$4.39
F CFA2,762
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.05
£2.43
|
$1.02
F CFA641
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.55
£1.23
|
$0.82
F CFA513
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.46
£1.96
|
$0.99
F CFA622
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.74
£1.39
|
$0.88
F CFA555
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
£1.05
|
$0.64
F CFA404
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
£0.78
|
$0.54
F CFA341
|
|
pay 8.4% less for transportation
|
Guernsey
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.40
£5.90
|
$6.12
F CFA3,855
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.35
£24.22
|
$24.51
F CFA15,431
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,705.36
£23,706.45
|
$26,959.22
F CFA16,974,551
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.56
£18.01
|
$25.33
F CFA15,946
|
|
pay 48.4% less for housing
|
Guernsey
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.61
£54.76
|
$48.58
F CFA30,588
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,903.94
£1,519.45
|
$932.62
F CFA587,211
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,750.03
£1,396.62
|
$326.78
F CFA205,752
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$143.94
£114.87
|
$97.46
F CFA61,363
|
|
pay 71.2% less for childcare
|
Guernsey
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,808.15
£1,443.00
|
$249.17
F CFA156,886
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,498.45
£12,368.58
|
$6,796.99
F CFA4,279,644
|
|
pay 37.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Guernsey
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.81
£4.64
|
$2.45
F CFA1,543
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.42
£3.53
|
$4.23
F CFA2,664
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.69
£10.13
|
$1.47
F CFA926
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$81.31
£64.89
|
$64.81
F CFA40,808
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.85
£7.86
|
$8.17
F CFA5,144
|
|
pay 3.2% less for clothing
|
Guernsey
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.79
£70.86
|
$58.82
F CFA37,035
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.29
£25.77
|
$37.58
F CFA23,662
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.99
£70.22
|
$88.23
F CFA55,554
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.79
£70.86
|
$92.72
F CFA58,382
|
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