Cost of living comparison
Senegal is 12.0% cheaper than Italy.
If you lived in Senegal instead of Italy, you would:
pay 38.3% less for restaurants
|
Italy
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.15
€15.48
|
$6.54
F CFA4,110
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.06
€9.65
|
$8.99
F CFA5,652
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
€2.44
|
$0.93
F CFA582
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.22
€1.17
|
$0.98
F CFA619
|
|
pay 9.2% less for groceries
|
Italy
|
Senegal
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.04
€1.96
|
$0.55
F CFA347
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.83
€6.55
|
$6.75
F CFA4,242
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.53
€5.30
|
$10.56
F CFA6,640
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
€3.27
|
$2.41
F CFA1,518
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.05
€4.84
|
$4.39
F CFA2,759
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.93
|
$1.02
F CFA640
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.81
|
$0.82
F CFA513
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
€1.00
|
$0.99
F CFA621
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.26
|
$0.88
F CFA554
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.73
|
$0.64
F CFA404
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.68
|
$0.54
F CFA340
|
|
pay 6.0% less for transportation
|
Italy
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
€6.93
|
$6.12
F CFA3,851
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.81
€37.21
|
$24.51
F CFA15,414
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,223.13
€27,059.58
|
$26,959.22
F CFA16,955,022
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.13
€18.34
|
$25.33
F CFA15,927
|
|
pay 9.7% more for housing
|
Italy
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.87
€27.68
|
$48.58
F CFA30,553
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$656.19
€629.13
|
$932.62
F CFA586,535
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$511.91
€490.81
|
$326.78
F CFA205,515
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$150.39
€144.19
|
$97.46
F CFA61,292
|
|
pay 39.6% less for childcare
|
Italy
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.72
€487.75
|
$249.17
F CFA156,706
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,465.55
€9,075.31
|
$6,796.99
F CFA4,274,721
|
|
pay 6.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Italy
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.01
€4.80
|
$2.45
F CFA1,541
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.69
€1.62
|
$4.23
F CFA2,661
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.20
€5.94
|
$1.47
F CFA925
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.12
€49.97
|
$64.81
F CFA40,761
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.39
€9.00
|
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
|
pay 7.8% less for clothing
|
Italy
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.41
€75.18
|
$58.82
F CFA36,993
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.87
€32.47
|
$37.58
F CFA23,634
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.07
€82.52
|
$88.23
F CFA55,490
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.43
€110.67
|
$92.72
F CFA58,315
|
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