Cost of living comparison

 Senegal
compared to
 Italy
Italy vs. Senegal Cost of Living Summary

Italy is 43.4% more expensive than Senegal overall.

Restaurants
pay 89.7% more in Italy
Groceries
pay 34.8% more in Italy
Transportation
pay 14.1% more in Italy
Housing
pay 10.2% more in Italy
Childcare
pay 71.8% more in Italy
Entertainment and Sports
pay 72.2% more in Italy
Clothing
pay 11.3% more in Italy

The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, childcare, groceries, transportation, and clothing in Italy are more expensive than in Senegal. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Italy.

Italy vs. Senegal Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Italy instead of Senegal, you would:

pay 89.7% more for restaurants

 
Senegal
Italy
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $6.54
F CFA4,111
$16.15
€15.49
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.99
F CFA5,653
$10.06
€9.65
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.93
F CFA582
$2.55
€2.45

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pay 34.8% more for groceries

 
Senegal
Italy
Bread
1 loaf
$0.55
F CFA347
$2.04
€1.96
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.75
F CFA4,243
$6.83
€6.55
Milk (1 gallon) $10.56
F CFA6,642
$5.53
€5.31

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pay 14.1% more for transportation

 
Senegal
Italy
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.12
F CFA3,852
$7.22
€6.93
Monthly public transit pass $24.51
F CFA15,417
$38.81
€37.22
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $26,959.22
F CFA16,958,273
$28,223.13
€27,064.77

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pay 10.2% more for housing

 
Senegal
Italy
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$48.58
F CFA30,559
$28.87
€27.69
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $932.62
F CFA586,648
$656.19
€629.25
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $326.78
F CFA205,555
$511.91
€490.90

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pay 71.8% more for childcare

 
Senegal
Italy
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $249.17
F CFA156,736
$508.72
€487.84
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $6,796.99
F CFA4,275,540
$9,465.55
€9,077.05

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pay 72.2% more for entertainment and sports

 
Senegal
Italy
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.45
F CFA1,542
$5.01
€4.81
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.23
F CFA2,662
$1.69
€1.62
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.47
F CFA925
$6.20
€5.94

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pay 11.3% more for clothing

 
Senegal
Italy
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$58.82
F CFA37,000
$78.41
€75.19
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$37.58
F CFA23,639
$33.87
€32.48
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$88.23
F CFA55,500
$86.07
€82.53

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2024
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