Cost of living comparison
Senegal is 24.8% cheaper than Austria.
If you lived in Senegal instead of Austria, you would:
pay 39.5% less for restaurants
|
Austria
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.33
€14.09
|
$8.26
F CFA4,979
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.30
€9.47
|
$8.26
F CFA4,979
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.98
€2.74
|
$1.45
F CFA875
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
€2.08
|
$1.34
F CFA809
|
|
pay 24.4% less for groceries
|
Austria
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
€2.30
|
$0.68
F CFA413
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.22
€7.56
|
$6.82
F CFA4,112
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.57
€5.12
|
$9.41
F CFA5,676
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
€3.69
|
$2.39
F CFA1,440
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.79
€5.32
|
$4.97
F CFA2,998
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.07
|
$1.00
F CFA604
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.95
€0.87
|
$0.78
F CFA468
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.20
|
$0.96
F CFA579
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
€1.69
|
$0.78
F CFA471
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.86
|
$0.59
F CFA358
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.77
|
$0.51
F CFA305
|
|
pay 3.5% less for transportation
|
Austria
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.51
€5.99
|
$6.06
F CFA3,657
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$49.62
€45.63
|
$20.64
F CFA12,449
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,063.58
€23,967.63
|
$27,241.56
F CFA16,432,291
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.69
€18.11
|
$28.89
F CFA17,428
|
|
pay 18.7% less for housing
|
Austria
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.32
€33.40
|
$47.86
F CFA28,867
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$871.49
€801.41
|
$925.69
F CFA558,380
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$685.35
€630.24
|
$363.71
F CFA219,394
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$267.95
€246.40
|
$90.91
F CFA54,840
|
|
pay 41.5% less for childcare
|
Austria
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$469.56
€431.80
|
$251.78
F CFA151,874
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,286.41
€13,137.54
|
$9,059.27
F CFA5,464,614
|
|
pay 20.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Austria
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.59
€4.22
|
$2.48
F CFA1,494
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.54
€3.25
|
$3.91
F CFA2,358
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.46
€5.94
|
$1.32
F CFA797
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.34
€40.77
|
$65.49
F CFA39,504
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.69
€11.67
|
$8.26
F CFA4,979
|
|
pay 25.2% less for clothing
|
Austria
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.15
€78.30
|
$59.44
F CFA35,852
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.34
€42.62
|
$35.77
F CFA21,578
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.08
€81.92
|
$82.22
F CFA49,596
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.31
€115.24
|
$75.12
F CFA45,313
|
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