Cost of living comparison
Senegal is 20.6% cheaper than France.
If you lived in Senegal instead of France, you would:
pay 47.1% less for restaurants
|
France
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.64
€14.89
|
$6.54
F CFA4,082
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.86
€10.34
|
$8.99
F CFA5,613
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.73
€2.60
|
$0.93
F CFA578
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
€1.77
|
$0.98
F CFA614
|
|
pay 17.0% less for groceries
|
France
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.71
€1.63
|
$0.55
F CFA344
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.46
€8.06
|
$6.75
F CFA4,213
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.52
€4.30
|
$10.56
F CFA6,595
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.79
€3.61
|
$2.41
F CFA1,508
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.82
€5.54
|
$4.39
F CFA2,740
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
€1.21
|
$1.02
F CFA635
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.91
|
$0.82
F CFA509
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.22
|
$0.99
F CFA617
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
€1.40
|
$0.88
F CFA550
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.86
|
$0.64
F CFA401
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.92
|
$0.54
F CFA338
|
|
pay 9.3% less for transportation
|
France
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.25
€6.91
|
$6.12
F CFA3,824
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$50.39
€47.98
|
$24.51
F CFA15,308
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,262.62
€29,768.26
|
$26,959.22
F CFA16,838,781
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.66
€16.81
|
$25.33
F CFA15,818
|
|
pay 2.4% more for housing
|
France
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.07
€28.63
|
$48.58
F CFA30,344
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$750.17
€714.31
|
$932.62
F CFA582,514
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$604.38
€575.49
|
$326.78
F CFA204,106
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.10
€133.40
|
$97.46
F CFA60,872
|
|
pay 44.9% less for childcare
|
France
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$690.26
€657.27
|
$249.17
F CFA155,631
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,163.56
€8,725.54
|
$6,796.99
F CFA4,245,414
|
|
pay 11.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
France
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.20
€5.91
|
$2.45
F CFA1,531
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
€2.87
|
$4.23
F CFA2,643
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.83
€11.27
|
$1.47
F CFA918
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.91
€34.20
|
$64.81
F CFA40,481
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.10
€11.52
|
$8.17
F CFA5,103
|
|
pay 16.3% less for clothing
|
France
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.62
€85.34
|
$58.82
F CFA36,739
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.76
€35.95
|
$37.58
F CFA23,472
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.52
€87.15
|
$88.23
F CFA55,109
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$126.90
€120.83
|
$92.72
F CFA57,915
|
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