Cost of living comparison
Senegal is 2.2 times more expensive than Tajikistan.
If you lived in Senegal instead of Tajikistan, you would:
pay 84.0% more for restaurants
Tajikistan
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.61
TJS60.01
|
$6.54
F CFA4,066
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.97
TJS85.24
|
$8.99
F CFA5,590
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
TJS6.33
|
$0.93
F CFA576
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
TJS3.00
|
$0.98
F CFA612
|
|
pay 90.2% more for groceries
Tajikistan
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
TJS6.10
|
$0.55
F CFA343
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
TJS45.75
|
$6.75
F CFA4,196
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.05
TJS32.56
|
$10.56
F CFA6,568
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.47
TJS15.76
|
$2.41
F CFA1,502
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
TJS20.14
|
$4.39
F CFA2,729
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
TJS5.81
|
$1.02
F CFA633
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
TJS9.40
|
$0.82
F CFA507
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.09
TJS11.68
|
$0.99
F CFA614
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
TJS3.86
|
$0.88
F CFA548
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
TJS3.15
|
$0.64
F CFA400
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
TJS2.21
|
$0.54
F CFA337
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for transportation
Tajikistan
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.19
TJS34.08
|
$6.12
F CFA3,809
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.68
TJS50.01
|
$24.51
F CFA15,246
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,113.17
TJS215,052.90
|
$26,959.22
F CFA16,770,912
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.11
TJS33.26
|
$25.33
F CFA15,754
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Tajikistan
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.95
TJS256.06
|
$48.58
F CFA30,222
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$365.06
TJS3,903.24
|
$932.62
F CFA580,166
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$230.24
TJS2,461.79
|
$326.78
F CFA203,284
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.90
TJS383.80
|
$97.46
F CFA60,626
|
|
pay 50.5% more for childcare
Tajikistan
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$106.65
TJS1,140.28
|
$249.17
F CFA155,004
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,076.23
TJS107,736.50
|
$6,796.99
F CFA4,228,303
|
|
pay 86.5% more for entertainment and sports
Tajikistan
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.12
TJS12.00
|
$2.45
F CFA1,525
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.61
TJS17.25
|
$4.23
F CFA2,632
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.34
TJS25.01
|
$1.47
F CFA915
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.25
TJS323.41
|
$64.81
F CFA40,318
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.68
TJS50.01
|
$8.17
F CFA5,082
|
|
pay 74.5% more for clothing
Tajikistan
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.79
TJS265.07
|
$58.82
F CFA36,591
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.11
TJS386.09
|
$37.58
F CFA23,378
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.71
TJS820.20
|
$88.23
F CFA54,887
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$38.36
TJS410.10
|
$92.72
F CFA57,682
|
|
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