Cost of living comparison
Senegal is 57.0% more expensive than Peru.
If you lived in Senegal instead of Peru, you would:
pay 59.9% more for restaurants
|
Peru
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.74
PEN14.25
|
$6.54
F CFA4,066
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.76
PEN21.95
|
$8.99
F CFA5,590
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
PEN3.55
|
$0.93
F CFA576
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
PEN1.79
|
$0.98
F CFA612
|
|
pay 63.5% more for groceries
|
Peru
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
PEN8.07
|
$0.55
F CFA343
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
PEN12.26
|
$6.75
F CFA4,196
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.63
PEN17.63
|
$10.56
F CFA6,568
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.67
PEN10.18
|
$2.41
F CFA1,502
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.40
PEN9.16
|
$4.39
F CFA2,729
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.71
PEN2.70
|
$1.02
F CFA633
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.47
|
$0.82
F CFA507
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
PEN1.67
|
$0.99
F CFA614
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.73
|
$0.88
F CFA548
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
PEN1.65
|
$0.64
F CFA400
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
PEN1.48
|
$0.54
F CFA337
|
|
pay 36.6% more for transportation
|
Peru
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.19
PEN19.75
|
$6.12
F CFA3,809
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.61
PEN67.04
|
$24.51
F CFA15,246
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,522.48
PEN78,143.27
|
$26,959.22
F CFA16,770,912
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.04
PEN61.07
|
$25.33
F CFA15,754
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Peru
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.54
PEN108.67
|
$48.58
F CFA30,222
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$324.84
PEN1,236.91
|
$932.62
F CFA580,166
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$239.27
PEN911.05
|
$326.78
F CFA203,284
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$37.17
PEN141.53
|
$97.46
F CFA60,626
|
|
pay 56.5% more for childcare
|
Peru
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.53
PEN649.34
|
$249.17
F CFA155,004
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,073.87
PEN15,512.04
|
$6,796.99
F CFA4,228,303
|
|
pay 27.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Peru
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.47
PEN9.40
|
$2.45
F CFA1,525
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
PEN10.83
|
$4.23
F CFA2,632
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.40
PEN20.56
|
$1.47
F CFA915
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.14
PEN122.38
|
$64.81
F CFA40,318
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.04
PEN19.17
|
$8.17
F CFA5,082
|
|
pay 40.5% more for clothing
|
Peru
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.67
PEN162.46
|
$58.82
F CFA36,591
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.03
PEN99.10
|
$37.58
F CFA23,378
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.63
PEN253.72
|
$88.23
F CFA54,887
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.87
PEN239.38
|
$92.72
F CFA57,682
|
|
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