Cost of living comparison
Senegal is 35.2% cheaper than Luxembourg.
If you lived in Senegal instead of Luxembourg, you would:
pay 58.3% less for restaurants
|
Luxembourg
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.85
€18.07
|
$6.54
F CFA4,110
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.97
€12.43
|
$8.99
F CFA5,652
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.11
€2.99
|
$0.93
F CFA582
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.98
€2.86
|
$0.98
F CFA619
|
|
pay 21.8% less for groceries
|
Luxembourg
|
Senegal
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.15
€3.02
|
$0.55
F CFA347
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.88
€9.48
|
$6.75
F CFA4,242
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.86
€4.66
|
$10.56
F CFA6,640
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.25
€4.07
|
$2.41
F CFA1,518
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.68
€7.37
|
$4.39
F CFA2,759
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.14
|
$1.02
F CFA640
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.77
|
$0.82
F CFA513
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
€1.13
|
$0.99
F CFA621
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.72
€1.65
|
$0.88
F CFA554
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.95
|
$0.64
F CFA404
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.92
|
$0.54
F CFA340
|
|
pay 14.7% less for transportation
|
Luxembourg
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.37
€6.10
|
$6.12
F CFA3,851
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$24.51
F CFA15,414
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,949.84
€25,838.78
|
$26,959.22
F CFA16,955,022
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$34.01
€32.61
|
$25.33
F CFA15,927
|
|
pay 48.1% less for housing
|
Luxembourg
|
Senegal
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.60
€52.35
|
$48.58
F CFA30,553
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,768.97
€1,696.04
|
$932.62
F CFA586,535
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,639.77
€1,572.16
|
$326.78
F CFA205,515
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$211.55
€202.83
|
$97.46
F CFA61,292
|
|
pay 69.2% less for childcare
|
Luxembourg
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,523.51
€1,460.70
|
$249.17
F CFA156,706
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,004.68
€14,386.09
|
$6,796.99
F CFA4,274,721
|
|
pay 16.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Luxembourg
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.20
€4.98
|
$2.45
F CFA1,541
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.33
€4.16
|
$4.23
F CFA2,661
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.16
€5.91
|
$1.47
F CFA925
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.59
€32.21
|
$64.81
F CFA40,761
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.93
€13.36
|
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
|
pay 18.5% less for clothing
|
Luxembourg
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.75
€78.38
|
$58.82
F CFA36,993
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.83
€40.11
|
$37.58
F CFA23,634
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.18
€92.22
|
$88.23
F CFA55,490
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.67
€122.41
|
$92.72
F CFA58,315
|
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