Cost of living comparison
New Zealand is 91.3% more expensive than Senegal.
If you lived in New Zealand instead of Senegal, you would:
pay 39.8% more for restaurants
Senegal
|
New Zealand
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.26
F CFA4,979
|
$13.17
NZ$22.09
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.26
F CFA4,979
|
$8.60
NZ$14.43
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
F CFA875
|
$2.13
NZ$3.58
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
F CFA809
|
$1.99
NZ$3.33
|
|
pay 65.5% more for groceries
Senegal
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
F CFA413
|
$1.87
NZ$3.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.82
F CFA4,112
|
$4.07
NZ$6.82
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.41
F CFA5,676
|
$6.91
NZ$11.59
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
F CFA1,440
|
$6.29
NZ$10.55
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.97
F CFA2,998
|
$4.25
NZ$7.12
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA604
|
$1.17
NZ$1.97
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
F CFA468
|
$1.06
NZ$1.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
F CFA579
|
$1.37
NZ$2.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
F CFA471
|
$2.55
NZ$4.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA358
|
$0.98
NZ$1.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
F CFA305
|
$0.89
NZ$1.49
|
|
pay 41.6% more for transportation
Senegal
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.06
F CFA3,657
|
$6.39
NZ$10.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.64
F CFA12,449
|
$64.20
NZ$107.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,241.56
F CFA16,432,291
|
$23,268.60
NZ$39,024.92
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.89
F CFA17,428
|
$18.67
NZ$31.32
|
|
pay 35.4% more for housing
Senegal
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.86
F CFA28,867
|
$51.53
NZ$86.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$925.69
F CFA558,380
|
$1,008.44
NZ$1,691.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$363.71
F CFA219,394
|
$831.90
NZ$1,395.21
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.91
F CFA54,840
|
$87.73
NZ$147.14
|
|
pay 88.2% more for childcare
Senegal
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$251.78
F CFA151,874
|
$644.78
NZ$1,081.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,059.27
F CFA5,464,614
|
$10,893.97
NZ$18,270.81
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Senegal
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
F CFA1,494
|
$5.79
NZ$9.71
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.91
F CFA2,358
|
$3.36
NZ$5.64
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.32
F CFA797
|
$22.83
NZ$38.29
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.49
F CFA39,504
|
$38.17
NZ$64.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA4,979
|
$10.57
NZ$17.72
|
|
pay 21.5% more for clothing
Senegal
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.44
F CFA35,852
|
$65.21
NZ$109.36
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.77
F CFA21,578
|
$40.47
NZ$67.88
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.22
F CFA49,596
|
$98.20
NZ$164.70
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.12
F CFA45,313
|
$107.95
NZ$181.05
|
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