Cost of living comparison
Senegal is 30.8% more expensive than Mexico.
If you lived in Senegal instead of Mexico, you would:
pay 0.2% less for restaurants
|
Mexico
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.83
MX$177.31
|
$6.54
F CFA4,110
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.25
MX$145.64
|
$8.99
F CFA5,652
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
MX$22.26
|
$0.93
F CFA582
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MX$16.78
|
$0.98
F CFA619
|
|
pay 20.2% more for groceries
|
Mexico
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.35
MX$47.26
|
$0.55
F CFA347
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.62
MX$72.72
|
$6.75
F CFA4,242
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.17
MX$103.91
|
$10.56
F CFA6,640
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
MX$43.78
|
$2.41
F CFA1,518
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.12
MX$62.74
|
$4.39
F CFA2,759
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
MX$21.75
|
$1.02
F CFA640
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
MX$11.39
|
$0.82
F CFA513
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
MX$14.19
|
$0.99
F CFA621
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
MX$14.03
|
$0.88
F CFA554
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
MX$16.20
|
$0.64
F CFA404
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
MX$14.75
|
$0.54
F CFA340
|
|
pay 31.8% more for transportation
|
Mexico
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
MX$89.97
|
$6.12
F CFA3,851
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.30
MX$528.17
|
$24.51
F CFA15,414
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,957.31
MX$400,768.65
|
$26,959.22
F CFA16,955,022
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.63
MX$313.81
|
$25.33
F CFA15,927
|
|
pay 70.5% more for housing
|
Mexico
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.71
MX$536.42
|
$48.58
F CFA30,553
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$486.26
MX$9,764.79
|
$932.62
F CFA586,535
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.30
MX$7,275.41
|
$326.78
F CFA205,515
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.69
MX$897.39
|
$97.46
F CFA61,292
|
|
pay 42.4% more for childcare
|
Mexico
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$205.12
MX$4,119.01
|
$249.17
F CFA156,706
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,165.20
MX$83,642.62
|
$6,796.99
F CFA4,274,721
|
|
pay 36.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Mexico
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.16
MX$43.31
|
$2.45
F CFA1,541
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
MX$57.02
|
$4.23
F CFA2,661
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.78
MX$75.98
|
$1.47
F CFA925
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.67
MX$676.07
|
$64.81
F CFA40,761
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.39
MX$88.17
|
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
|
pay 15.1% more for clothing
|
Mexico
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.84
MX$920.55
|
$58.82
F CFA36,993
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.33
MX$729.53
|
$37.58
F CFA23,634
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.04
MX$1,647.47
|
$88.23
F CFA55,490
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.65
MX$1,539.16
|
$92.72
F CFA58,315
|
|
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