Senegal is 7.6% cheaper than Puerto Rico.

If you lived in Senegal instead of Puerto Rico, you would:

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pay 12.0% less for restaurants

 
Puerto Rico
Senegal
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $14.86
 
$8.26
F CFA4,979
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.37
 
$8.26
F CFA4,979
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.49
 
$1.45
F CFA875

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pay 26.1% less for groceries

 
Puerto Rico
Senegal
Bread
1 loaf
$3.01
 
$0.68
F CFA413
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.03
 
$6.82
F CFA4,112
Milk (1 gallon) $7.20
 
$9.41
F CFA5,676

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pay 8.6% more for transportation

 
Puerto Rico
Senegal
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.74
 
$6.06
F CFA3,657
Monthly public transit pass $47.84
 
$20.64
F CFA12,449
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $31,636.27
 
$27,241.56
F CFA16,432,291

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pay 19.1% less for housing

 
Puerto Rico
Senegal
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$64.53
 
$47.86
F CFA28,867
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $739.17
 
$925.69
F CFA558,380
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $471.98
 
$363.71
F CFA219,394

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pay 8.6% less for childcare

 
Puerto Rico
Senegal
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $392.37
 
$251.78
F CFA151,874
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $7,636.36
 
$9,059.27
F CFA5,464,614

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pay 2.9% more for entertainment and sports

 
Puerto Rico
Senegal
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.77
 
$2.48
F CFA1,494
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.26
 
$3.91
F CFA2,358
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$10.23
 
$1.32
F CFA797

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pay 1.3% more for clothing

 
Puerto Rico
Senegal
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$42.77
 
$59.44
F CFA35,852
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$41.68
 
$35.77
F CFA21,578
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$80.51
 
$82.22
F CFA49,596

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