Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 14.3% cheaper than Senegal.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Senegal, you would:
pay 11.9% less for restaurants
|
Senegal
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.54
F CFA4,066
|
$6.91
TRY237.84
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.99
F CFA5,590
|
$6.91
TRY237.88
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
F CFA576
|
$1.17
TRY40.41
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
F CFA612
|
$0.42
TRY14.56
|
|
pay 34.4% less for groceries
|
Senegal
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
F CFA343
|
$1.02
TRY34.94
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.75
F CFA4,196
|
$4.97
TRY171.09
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.56
F CFA6,568
|
$3.15
TRY108.47
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.41
F CFA1,502
|
$1.40
TRY48.13
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.39
F CFA2,729
|
$2.40
TRY82.53
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
F CFA633
|
$0.37
TRY12.73
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
F CFA507
|
$0.87
TRY30.04
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
F CFA614
|
$0.42
TRY14.32
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
F CFA548
|
$0.51
TRY17.55
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
F CFA400
|
$0.25
TRY8.53
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
F CFA337
|
$0.21
TRY7.32
|
|
pay 14.6% less for transportation
|
Senegal
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.12
F CFA3,809
|
$4.40
TRY151.42
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.51
F CFA15,246
|
$19.27
TRY663.19
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,959.22
F CFA16,770,912
|
$44,819.35
TRY1,542,637.34
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.33
F CFA15,754
|
$6.29
TRY216.59
|
|
pay 45.1% less for housing
|
Senegal
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.58
F CFA30,222
|
$11.31
TRY389.16
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$932.62
F CFA580,166
|
$442.81
TRY15,241.19
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$326.78
F CFA203,284
|
$336.49
TRY11,581.74
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.46
F CFA60,626
|
$44.46
TRY1,530.36
|
|
pay 32.7% more for childcare
|
Senegal
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$249.17
F CFA155,004
|
$408.60
TRY14,063.47
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,796.99
F CFA4,228,303
|
$6,892.93
TRY237,247.65
|
|
pay 17.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Senegal
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.45
F CFA1,525
|
$2.54
TRY87.51
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.23
F CFA2,632
|
$2.62
TRY90.23
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.47
F CFA915
|
$1.91
TRY65.77
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.81
F CFA40,318
|
$36.34
TRY1,250.73
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA5,082
|
$5.10
TRY175.56
|
|
pay 9.6% less for clothing
|
Senegal
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.82
F CFA36,591
|
$42.74
TRY1,471.12
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.58
F CFA23,378
|
$40.74
TRY1,402.40
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.23
F CFA54,887
|
$88.38
TRY3,041.94
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.72
F CFA57,682
|
$74.39
TRY2,560.40
|
|
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