Cost of living comparison
Senegal is 61.4% more expensive than Bosnia and Herzegovina.
If you lived in Senegal instead of Bosnia and Herzegovina, you would:
pay 11.2% more for restaurants
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.02
BAM11.29
|
$6.54
F CFA4,110
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.03
BAM9.42
|
$8.99
F CFA5,652
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
BAM2.94
|
$0.93
F CFA582
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
BAM1.87
|
$0.98
F CFA619
|
|
pay 42.6% more for groceries
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.98
BAM1.83
|
$0.55
F CFA347
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.52
BAM6.60
|
$6.75
F CFA4,242
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.65
BAM8.72
|
$10.56
F CFA6,640
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.51
BAM4.71
|
$2.41
F CFA1,518
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.05
BAM5.71
|
$4.39
F CFA2,759
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
BAM1.00
|
$1.02
F CFA640
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
BAM1.31
|
$0.82
F CFA513
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BAM1.24
|
$0.99
F CFA621
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
BAM1.29
|
$0.88
F CFA554
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
BAM0.79
|
$0.64
F CFA404
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
BAM0.88
|
$0.54
F CFA340
|
|
pay 54.4% more for transportation
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.43
BAM10.18
|
$6.12
F CFA3,851
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$35.51
BAM66.56
|
$24.51
F CFA15,414
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,491.04
BAM45,909.41
|
$26,959.22
F CFA16,955,022
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.78
BAM14.59
|
$25.33
F CFA15,927
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.89
BAM44.79
|
$48.58
F CFA30,553
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$237.10
BAM444.45
|
$932.62
F CFA586,535
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$180.33
BAM338.03
|
$326.78
F CFA205,515
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$108.25
BAM202.92
|
$97.46
F CFA61,292
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$139.91
BAM262.27
|
$249.17
F CFA156,706
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,744.59
BAM5,144.84
|
$6,796.99
F CFA4,274,721
|
|
pay 84.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.79
BAM3.36
|
$2.45
F CFA1,541
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.34
BAM2.50
|
$4.23
F CFA2,661
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.34
BAM6.27
|
$1.47
F CFA925
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.77
BAM48.31
|
$64.81
F CFA40,761
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.65
BAM8.71
|
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
|
pay 6.8% more for clothing
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.86
BAM108.47
|
$58.82
F CFA36,993
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.34
BAM56.88
|
$37.58
F CFA23,634
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.76
BAM157.01
|
$88.23
F CFA55,490
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.14
BAM180.22
|
$92.72
F CFA58,315
|
|
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