Cost of living comparison
Senegal is 74.0% more expensive than Venezuela.
If you lived in Senegal instead of Venezuela, you would:
pay 14.7% less for restaurants
|
Venezuela
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.00
VEF89.74
|
$6.54
F CFA4,110
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.86
VEF98.38
|
$8.99
F CFA5,652
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
VEF12.85
|
$0.93
F CFA582
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
VEF9.30
|
$0.98
F CFA619
|
|
pay 13.9% more for groceries
|
Venezuela
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.82
VEF18.18
|
$0.55
F CFA347
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.86
VEF28.52
|
$6.75
F CFA4,242
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.30
VEF72.78
|
$10.56
F CFA6,640
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
VEF23.48
|
$2.41
F CFA1,518
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
VEF27.21
|
$4.39
F CFA2,759
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.19
VEF21.87
|
$1.02
F CFA640
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
VEF6.11
|
$0.82
F CFA513
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
VEF6.61
|
$0.99
F CFA621
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
VEF8.43
|
$0.88
F CFA554
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
VEF7.59
|
$0.64
F CFA404
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
VEF8.69
|
$0.54
F CFA340
|
|
pay 47.1% more for transportation
|
Venezuela
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
$6.12
F CFA3,851
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$31.58
VEF315.03
|
$24.51
F CFA15,414
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,312.50
VEF302,352.06
|
$26,959.22
F CFA16,955,022
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.72
VEF256.52
|
$25.33
F CFA15,927
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for housing
|
Venezuela
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.33
VEF372.38
|
$48.58
F CFA30,553
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$186.78
VEF1,863.02
|
$932.62
F CFA586,535
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$128.17
VEF1,278.40
|
$326.78
F CFA205,515
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$17.23
VEF171.83
|
$97.46
F CFA61,292
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
|
Venezuela
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$64.20
VEF640.40
|
$249.17
F CFA156,706
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,090.00
VEF70,719.21
|
$6,796.99
F CFA4,274,721
|
|
pay 51.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Venezuela
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.29
VEF12.87
|
$2.45
F CFA1,541
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.35
VEF23.43
|
$4.23
F CFA2,661
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.27
VEF32.67
|
$1.47
F CFA925
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.50
VEF364.03
|
$64.81
F CFA40,761
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.92
VEF49.12
|
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
|
pay 15.7% more for clothing
|
Venezuela
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.71
VEF445.99
|
$58.82
F CFA36,993
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.72
VEF386.23
|
$37.58
F CFA23,634
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.32
VEF870.97
|
$88.23
F CFA55,490
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.72
VEF695.44
|
$92.72
F CFA58,315
|
|
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