Cost of living comparison
Senegal is 22.9% more expensive than Taiwan.
If you lived in Senegal instead of Taiwan, you would:
pay 50.4% more for restaurants
Taiwan
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.21
NT$137.24
|
$6.54
F CFA4,110
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.80
NT$156.66
|
$8.99
F CFA5,652
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
NT$30.93
|
$0.93
F CFA582
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
NT$19.91
|
$0.98
F CFA619
|
|
pay 20.0% less for groceries
Taiwan
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.76
NT$57.48
|
$0.55
F CFA347
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.11
NT$232.07
|
$6.75
F CFA4,242
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.33
NT$369.66
|
$10.56
F CFA6,640
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
NT$82.65
|
$2.41
F CFA1,518
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.21
NT$104.73
|
$4.39
F CFA2,759
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.77
NT$57.81
|
$1.02
F CFA640
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
NT$26.07
|
$0.82
F CFA513
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.10
NT$35.77
|
$0.99
F CFA621
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
NT$41.34
|
$0.88
F CFA554
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
NT$39.42
|
$0.64
F CFA404
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
NT$31.22
|
$0.54
F CFA340
|
|
pay 46.7% more for transportation
Taiwan
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.59
NT$117.13
|
$6.12
F CFA3,851
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.87
NT$1,235.75
|
$24.51
F CFA15,414
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,524.98
NT$1,093,953.63
|
$26,959.22
F CFA16,955,022
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.35
NT$304.98
|
$25.33
F CFA15,927
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Taiwan
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.76
NT$612.22
|
$48.58
F CFA30,553
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$386.89
NT$12,624.72
|
$932.62
F CFA586,535
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$269.95
NT$8,808.70
|
$326.78
F CFA205,515
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.00
NT$1,762.13
|
$97.46
F CFA61,292
|
|
pay 50.1% less for childcare
Taiwan
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$472.11
NT$15,405.38
|
$249.17
F CFA156,706
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,471.45
NT$472,217.83
|
$6,796.99
F CFA4,274,721
|
|
pay 22.1% more for entertainment and sports
Taiwan
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.82
NT$59.41
|
$2.45
F CFA1,541
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.59
NT$84.53
|
$4.23
F CFA2,661
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
NT$130.43
|
$1.47
F CFA925
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.52
NT$1,126.41
|
$64.81
F CFA40,761
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.29
NT$303.02
|
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
|
pay 10.7% more for clothing
Taiwan
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.92
NT$2,085.89
|
$58.82
F CFA36,993
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.11
NT$917.31
|
$37.58
F CFA23,634
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.13
NT$2,484.16
|
$88.23
F CFA55,490
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.74
NT$2,993.47
|
$92.72
F CFA58,315
|
|
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