Cost of living comparison
Senegal is 2.7 times more expensive than Tunisia.
If you lived in Senegal instead of Tunisia, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Tunisia
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.13
TND9.870
|
$6.54
F CFA4,115
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.25
TND13.390
|
$8.99
F CFA5,658
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
TND1.980
|
$0.93
F CFA583
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
TND0.860
|
$0.98
F CFA619
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
|
Tunisia
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.16
TND0.510
|
$0.55
F CFA347
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.92
TND15.520
|
$6.75
F CFA4,247
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.78
TND5.620
|
$10.56
F CFA6,648
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
TND4.610
|
$2.41
F CFA1,520
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
TND7.450
|
$4.39
F CFA2,762
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
TND2.420
|
$1.02
F CFA641
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.33
TND4.200
|
$0.82
F CFA513
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
TND1.520
|
$0.99
F CFA622
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
TND0.940
|
$0.88
F CFA555
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
TND0.860
|
$0.64
F CFA404
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
TND0.720
|
$0.54
F CFA341
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for transportation
|
Tunisia
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.00
TND9.440
|
$6.12
F CFA3,855
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$9.30
TND29.330
|
$24.51
F CFA15,431
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,666.41
TND112,456.200
|
$26,959.22
F CFA16,974,551
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.64
TND8.320
|
$25.33
F CFA15,946
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
|
Tunisia
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.29
TND54.520
|
$48.58
F CFA30,588
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$193.39
TND609.750
|
$932.62
F CFA587,211
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$130.14
TND410.340
|
$326.78
F CFA205,752
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.79
TND103.400
|
$97.46
F CFA61,363
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
|
Tunisia
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$78.96
TND248.960
|
$249.17
F CFA156,886
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,865.54
TND5,882.050
|
$6,796.99
F CFA4,279,644
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Tunisia
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.37
TND4.320
|
$2.45
F CFA1,543
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.81
TND2.550
|
$4.23
F CFA2,664
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.22
TND10.150
|
$1.47
F CFA926
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.05
TND85.280
|
$64.81
F CFA40,808
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.08
TND12.870
|
$8.17
F CFA5,144
|
|
pay 18.2% more for clothing
|
Tunisia
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.55
TND115.230
|
$58.82
F CFA37,035
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.85
TND160.320
|
$37.58
F CFA23,662
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.17
TND284.290
|
$88.23
F CFA55,554
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$66.30
TND209.030
|
$92.72
F CFA58,382
|
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