Cost of living comparison
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
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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.
If you lived in Italy instead of Senegal, you would:
pay 89.7% more for restaurants
Senegal
|
Italy
|
||
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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
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
F CFA619
|
$1.22
€1.17
|
|
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
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.41
F CFA1,519
|
$3.41
€3.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.39
F CFA2,759
|
$5.05
€4.84
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
F CFA640
|
$0.97
€0.93
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
F CFA513
|
$0.85
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
F CFA621
|
$1.04
€1.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
F CFA554
|
$1.31
€1.26
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
F CFA404
|
$0.76
€0.73
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
F CFA340
|
$0.71
€0.68
|
|
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
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.33
F CFA15,930
|
$19.13
€18.34
|
|
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
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.46
F CFA61,304
|
$150.39
€144.22
|
|
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
|
|
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
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.81
F CFA40,768
|
$52.12
€49.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA5,139
|
$9.39
€9.00
|
|
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
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.72
F CFA58,326
|
$115.43
€110.69
|
|
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