We need more context. Both words have a variety of meanings and usages.
"Differential" is very closely related to "difference." It sometimes just means "difference." It sometimes means "difference where there shouldn't be any;" a difference in comparable things. For example, there's a wage differential between men and women doing the same job. My guess is that's your meaning.
"Privilege" means "something that entitles you to special rights or extra benefits." It might be deserved--"the employee of the month has the privilege of parking in a closer parking space." It might be undeserved.
In the context of a social hierarchy, if two people, A, and B, have a differential in some kind of status--person A gets a four-drawer desk while person B only gets a three-drawer desk--it might be evidence that person A belongs to a privileged group.