Cost of living comparison
Senegal is 0.8% cheaper than Montenegro.
If you lived in Senegal instead of Montenegro, you would:
pay 34.1% less for restaurants
|
Montenegro
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.31
€10.73
|
$6.54
F CFA4,066
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.81
€8.36
|
$8.99
F CFA5,590
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.10
€1.99
|
$0.93
F CFA576
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
€1.57
|
$0.98
F CFA612
|
|
pay 23.1% more for groceries
|
Montenegro
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.98
€0.93
|
$0.55
F CFA343
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.01
€3.80
|
$6.75
F CFA4,196
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.18
€4.91
|
$10.56
F CFA6,568
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
€2.86
|
$2.41
F CFA1,502
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
€3.03
|
$4.39
F CFA2,729
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.58
|
$1.02
F CFA633
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.79
|
$0.82
F CFA507
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.64
|
$0.99
F CFA614
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.11
|
$0.88
F CFA548
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
€0.47
|
$0.64
F CFA400
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.56
|
$0.54
F CFA337
|
|
pay 30.3% more for transportation
|
Montenegro
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.10
€5.79
|
$6.12
F CFA3,809
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.06
€37.04
|
$24.51
F CFA15,246
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,888.35
€26,448.25
|
$26,959.22
F CFA16,770,912
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.69
€9.19
|
$25.33
F CFA15,754
|
|
pay 15.3% more for housing
|
Montenegro
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.16
€27.65
|
$48.58
F CFA30,222
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$691.39
€655.69
|
$932.62
F CFA580,166
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$536.29
€508.60
|
$326.78
F CFA203,284
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.51
€93.42
|
$97.46
F CFA60,626
|
|
pay 28.4% less for childcare
|
Montenegro
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$385.16
€365.27
|
$249.17
F CFA155,004
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,661.10
€8,213.86
|
$6,796.99
F CFA4,228,303
|
|
pay 14.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Montenegro
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.71
€2.57
|
$2.45
F CFA1,525
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
€2.14
|
$4.23
F CFA2,632
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.12
€3.91
|
$1.47
F CFA915
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.84
€55.80
|
$64.81
F CFA40,318
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.48
€5.20
|
$8.17
F CFA5,082
|
|
pay 26.4% less for clothing
|
Montenegro
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.30
€79.00
|
$58.82
F CFA36,591
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.33
€42.99
|
$37.58
F CFA23,378
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.82
€99.40
|
$88.23
F CFA54,887
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$163.37
€154.93
|
$92.72
F CFA57,682
|
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