Cost of living comparison
Senegal is 19.6% more expensive than Mali overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 31.8% more in Senegal
- Groceries
-
pay 8.3% less in Senegal
- Transportation
-
pay 11.7% more in Senegal
- Housing
-
pay 17.7% more in Senegal
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 44.9% more in Senegal
The cost of entertainment and sports, restaurants, housing, and transportation in Senegal are more expensive than in Mali.
If you lived in Senegal instead of Mali, you would:
pay 31.8% more for restaurants
|
Mali
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.70
F CFA3,872
|
$6.54
F CFA3,774
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.42
F CFA3,710
|
$8.99
F CFA5,190
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
F CFA446
|
$0.93
F CFA535
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
F CFA335
|
$0.98
F CFA568
|
|
pay 8.3% less for groceries
|
Mali
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.10
F CFA637
|
$0.55
F CFA318
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.75
F CFA3,896
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.46
F CFA5,465
|
$10.56
F CFA6,098
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.13
F CFA1,806
|
$2.41
F CFA1,394
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.00
F CFA3,465
|
$4.39
F CFA2,533
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.02
F CFA588
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA289
|
$0.82
F CFA471
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA578
|
$0.99
F CFA570
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA578
|
$0.88
F CFA509
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.64
F CFA371
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
F CFA433
|
$0.54
F CFA312
|
|
pay 11.7% more for transportation
|
Mali
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
F CFA3,167
|
$6.12
F CFA3,536
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$24.51
F CFA14,154
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$26,959.22
F CFA15,569,720
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$25.33
F CFA14,626
|
|
pay 17.7% more for housing
|
Mali
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.27
F CFA23,833
|
$48.58
F CFA28,057
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$932.62
F CFA538,613
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$326.78
F CFA188,724
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$97.46
F CFA56,284
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Mali
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$249.17
F CFA143,902
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$6,796.99
F CFA3,925,457
|
pay 44.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Mali
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.39
F CFA1,378
|
$2.45
F CFA1,415
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
F CFA1,091
|
$4.23
F CFA2,444
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.93
F CFA539
|
$1.47
F CFA849
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.41
F CFA38,933
|
$64.81
F CFA37,430
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.67
F CFA3,276
|
$8.17
F CFA4,718
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Mali
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$58.82
F CFA33,970
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$37.58
F CFA21,703
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$88.23
F CFA50,956
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$92.72
F CFA53,550
|
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