Cost of living comparison
Senegal is 71.8% more expensive than Turkey.
If you lived in Senegal instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 78.3% more for restaurants
Turkey
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.24
TRY214.10
|
$8.26
F CFA4,979
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.07
TRY208.47
|
$8.26
F CFA4,979
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
TRY38.98
|
$1.45
F CFA875
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
TRY14.52
|
$1.34
F CFA809
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Turkey
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.69
TRY23.75
|
$0.68
F CFA413
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.56
TRY122.14
|
$6.82
F CFA4,112
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.89
TRY99.19
|
$9.41
F CFA5,676
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.43
TRY49.05
|
$2.39
F CFA1,440
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.52
TRY86.67
|
$4.97
F CFA2,998
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
TRY14.78
|
$1.00
F CFA604
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
TRY20.13
|
$0.78
F CFA468
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
TRY16.20
|
$0.96
F CFA579
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
TRY12.03
|
$0.78
F CFA471
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
TRY9.04
|
$0.59
F CFA358
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.17
TRY5.84
|
$0.51
F CFA305
|
|
pay 88.1% more for transportation
Turkey
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.52
TRY155.08
|
$6.06
F CFA3,657
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.83
TRY646.33
|
$20.64
F CFA12,449
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,229.16
TRY1,415,252.87
|
$27,241.56
F CFA16,432,291
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.53
TRY224.20
|
$28.89
F CFA17,428
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Turkey
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.43
TRY358.09
|
$47.86
F CFA28,867
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$399.75
TRY13,721.95
|
$925.69
F CFA558,380
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$359.90
TRY12,354.04
|
$363.71
F CFA219,394
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.40
TRY1,489.64
|
$90.91
F CFA54,840
|
|
pay 22.2% more for childcare
Turkey
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$278.07
TRY9,545.01
|
$251.78
F CFA151,874
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,884.06
TRY201,979.31
|
$9,059.27
F CFA5,464,614
|
|
pay 47.1% more for entertainment and sports
Turkey
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.38
TRY81.57
|
$2.48
F CFA1,494
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
TRY78.12
|
$3.91
F CFA2,358
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
TRY61.77
|
$1.32
F CFA797
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.86
TRY1,127.91
|
$65.49
F CFA39,504
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.42
TRY151.69
|
$8.26
F CFA4,979
|
|
pay 8.1% more for clothing
Turkey
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.31
TRY1,555.27
|
$59.44
F CFA35,852
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.21
TRY1,277.40
|
$35.77
F CFA21,578
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.01
TRY2,746.48
|
$82.22
F CFA49,596
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.48
TRY2,522.18
|
$75.12
F CFA45,313
|
|
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