Senegal is 41.2% more expensive than Zimbabwe.

If you lived in Senegal instead of Zimbabwe, you would:

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pay 53.5% more for restaurants

 
Zimbabwe
Senegal
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $7.12
ZWL2,294.25
$6.54
F CFA4,110
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$5.00
ZWL1,610.00
$8.99
F CFA5,652
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.62
ZWL198.95
$0.93
F CFA582

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pay 17.1% more for groceries

 
Zimbabwe
Senegal
Bread
1 loaf
$1.02
ZWL328.81
$0.55
F CFA347
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.32
ZWL1,712.90
$6.75
F CFA4,242
Milk (1 gallon) $5.64
ZWL1,815.06
$10.56
F CFA6,640

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pay 2.4% less for transportation

 
Zimbabwe
Senegal
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.15
ZWL1,979.95
$6.12
F CFA3,851
Monthly public transit pass $36.25
ZWL11,672.50
$24.51
F CFA15,414
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
$26,959.22
F CFA16,955,022

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pay 81.5% more for housing

 
Zimbabwe
Senegal
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$126.28
ZWL40,661.44
$48.58
F CFA30,553
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $283.93
ZWL91,425.00
$932.62
F CFA586,535
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $200.00
ZWL64,400.00
$326.78
F CFA205,515

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pay 4.0% more for childcare

 
Zimbabwe
Senegal
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $210.71
ZWL67,850.00
$249.17
F CFA156,706
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $7,562.50
ZWL2,435,125.00
$6,796.99
F CFA4,274,721

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pay 29.0% more for entertainment and sports

 
Zimbabwe
Senegal
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.50
ZWL483.00
$2.45
F CFA1,541
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.65
ZWL854.83
$4.23
F CFA2,661
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.56
ZWL503.12
$1.47
F CFA925

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pay 2.1 times more for clothing

 
Zimbabwe
Senegal
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$21.11
ZWL6,797.78
$58.82
F CFA36,993
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$19.44
ZWL6,261.11
$37.58
F CFA23,634
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$52.50
ZWL16,905.00
$88.23
F CFA55,490

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