Cost of living comparison
Senegal is 2.1 times more expensive than Russia.
If you lived in Senegal instead of Russia, you would:
pay 72.3% more for restaurants
|
Russia
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.51
RUB650.15
|
$6.54
F CFA4,066
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.14
RUB413.79
|
$8.99
F CFA5,590
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
RUB79.68
|
$0.93
F CFA576
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
RUB38.39
|
$0.98
F CFA612
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
|
Russia
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.47
RUB46.80
|
$0.55
F CFA343
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.72
RUB371.06
|
$6.75
F CFA4,196
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.07
RUB306.84
|
$10.56
F CFA6,568
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.21
RUB120.95
|
$2.41
F CFA1,502
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.66
RUB165.40
|
$4.39
F CFA2,729
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
RUB54.10
|
$1.02
F CFA633
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
RUB55.06
|
$0.82
F CFA507
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
RUB71.27
|
$0.99
F CFA614
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.89
RUB88.51
|
$0.88
F CFA548
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RUB21.61
|
$0.64
F CFA400
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
RUB20.81
|
$0.54
F CFA337
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
|
Russia
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.12
RUB211.59
|
$6.12
F CFA3,809
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.67
RUB1,764.39
|
$24.51
F CFA15,246
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,642.44
RUB2,660,850.94
|
$26,959.22
F CFA16,770,912
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.15
RUB414.49
|
$25.33
F CFA15,754
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for housing
|
Russia
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.97
RUB596.68
|
$48.58
F CFA30,222
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$304.49
RUB30,410.57
|
$932.62
F CFA580,166
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$210.86
RUB21,058.71
|
$326.78
F CFA203,284
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.94
RUB6,485.58
|
$97.46
F CFA60,626
|
|
pay 32.5% more for childcare
|
Russia
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$190.09
RUB18,985.04
|
$249.17
F CFA155,004
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,074.52
RUB506,805.80
|
$6,796.99
F CFA4,228,303
|
|
pay 86.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Russia
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.42
RUB142.09
|
$2.45
F CFA1,525
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
RUB166.86
|
$4.23
F CFA2,632
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.10
RUB209.51
|
$1.47
F CFA915
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.15
RUB2,811.85
|
$64.81
F CFA40,318
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.97
RUB396.82
|
$8.17
F CFA5,082
|
|
pay 15.5% more for clothing
|
Russia
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.85
RUB5,178.24
|
$58.82
F CFA36,591
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.92
RUB3,387.83
|
$37.58
F CFA23,378
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.53
RUB7,642.94
|
$88.23
F CFA54,887
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.61
RUB7,551.53
|
$92.72
F CFA57,682
|
|
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