Cost of living comparison
Costa Rica is 39.4% more expensive than Senegal.
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Senegal, you would:
pay 54.8% more for restaurants
|
Senegal
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.54
F CFA4,110
|
$9.75
CRC4,898.23
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.99
F CFA5,652
|
$9.08
CRC4,563.57
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
F CFA582
|
$2.01
CRC1,010.35
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
F CFA619
|
$1.49
CRC749.53
|
|
pay 54.0% more for groceries
|
Senegal
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
F CFA347
|
$2.53
CRC1,272.46
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.75
F CFA4,242
|
$3.76
CRC1,890.83
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.56
F CFA6,640
|
$6.98
CRC3,505.50
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.41
F CFA1,518
|
$3.21
CRC1,614.19
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.39
F CFA2,759
|
$3.97
CRC1,995.44
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
F CFA640
|
$1.79
CRC899.19
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
F CFA513
|
$0.62
CRC310.00
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
F CFA621
|
$1.22
CRC611.26
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
F CFA554
|
$1.22
CRC613.90
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
F CFA404
|
$1.09
CRC549.90
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
F CFA340
|
$1.11
CRC559.66
|
|
pay 20.9% more for transportation
|
Senegal
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.12
F CFA3,851
|
$5.63
CRC2,827.67
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.51
F CFA15,414
|
$49.00
CRC24,622.77
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,959.22
F CFA16,955,022
|
$35,063.37
CRC17,619,910.98
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.33
F CFA15,927
|
$15.62
CRC7,850.42
|
|
pay 5.2% more for housing
|
Senegal
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.58
F CFA30,553
|
$48.50
CRC24,372.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$932.62
F CFA586,535
|
$778.04
CRC390,976.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$326.78
F CFA205,515
|
$547.50
CRC275,129.26
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.46
F CFA61,292
|
$68.26
CRC34,300.61
|
|
pay 85.0% more for childcare
|
Senegal
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$249.17
F CFA156,706
|
$519.07
CRC260,839.84
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,796.99
F CFA4,274,721
|
$10,987.74
CRC5,521,518.53
|
|
pay 41.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Senegal
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.45
F CFA1,541
|
$2.73
CRC1,370.44
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.23
F CFA2,661
|
$3.65
CRC1,836.31
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.47
F CFA925
|
$4.58
CRC2,302.68
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.81
F CFA40,761
|
$59.46
CRC29,879.90
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
$8.63
CRC4,334.66
|
|
pay 14.9% more for clothing
|
Senegal
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.82
F CFA36,993
|
$65.32
CRC32,826.19
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.58
F CFA23,634
|
$44.54
CRC22,382.25
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.23
F CFA55,490
|
$110.39
CRC55,470.51
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.72
F CFA58,315
|
$97.22
CRC48,853.04
|
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