Cost of living comparison
Israel is 87.8% more expensive than Senegal.
If you lived in Israel instead of Senegal, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
|
Senegal
|
Israel
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.54
F CFA4,110
|
$18.92
₪69.16
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.99
F CFA5,652
|
$14.73
₪53.83
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
F CFA582
|
$2.61
₪9.53
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
F CFA619
|
$2.05
₪7.49
|
|
pay 33.6% more for groceries
|
Senegal
|
Israel
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
F CFA347
|
$2.24
₪8.20
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.75
F CFA4,242
|
$6.94
₪25.36
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.56
F CFA6,640
|
$6.77
₪24.73
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.41
F CFA1,518
|
$3.74
₪13.66
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.39
F CFA2,759
|
$4.50
₪16.43
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
F CFA640
|
$1.39
₪5.08
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
F CFA513
|
$0.90
₪3.30
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
F CFA621
|
$0.79
₪2.88
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
F CFA554
|
$0.90
₪3.28
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
F CFA404
|
$0.63
₪2.30
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
F CFA340
|
$0.60
₪2.20
|
|
pay 34.3% more for transportation
|
Senegal
|
Israel
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.12
F CFA3,851
|
$7.15
₪26.12
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.51
F CFA15,414
|
$55.86
₪204.12
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,959.22
F CFA16,955,022
|
$38,349.49
₪140,142.08
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.33
F CFA15,927
|
$12.71
₪46.43
|
|
pay 49.1% more for housing
|
Senegal
|
Israel
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.58
F CFA30,553
|
$26.90
₪98.29
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$932.62
F CFA586,535
|
$996.96
₪3,643.23
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$326.78
F CFA205,515
|
$867.88
₪3,171.52
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.46
F CFA61,292
|
$164.21
₪600.07
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
|
Senegal
|
Israel
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$249.17
F CFA156,706
|
$878.81
₪3,211.47
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,796.99
F CFA4,274,721
|
$11,812.07
₪43,165.33
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Senegal
|
Israel
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.45
F CFA1,541
|
$7.94
₪29.02
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.23
F CFA2,661
|
$3.67
₪13.42
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.47
F CFA925
|
$9.64
₪35.21
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.81
F CFA40,761
|
$64.13
₪234.37
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
$11.47
₪41.93
|
|
pay 37.5% more for clothing
|
Senegal
|
Israel
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.82
F CFA36,993
|
$83.32
₪304.47
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.58
F CFA23,634
|
$53.42
₪195.20
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.23
F CFA55,490
|
$112.69
₪411.80
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.72
F CFA58,315
|
$128.71
₪470.35
|
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