Cost of living comparison
Belgium is 72.0% more expensive than Senegal.
If you lived in Belgium instead of Senegal, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
|
Senegal
|
Belgium
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.54
F CFA4,066
|
$19.07
€18.09
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.99
F CFA5,590
|
$10.84
€10.28
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
F CFA576
|
$2.78
€2.63
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
F CFA612
|
$2.46
€2.33
|
|
pay 38.9% more for groceries
|
Senegal
|
Belgium
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
F CFA343
|
$2.28
€2.16
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.75
F CFA4,196
|
$6.70
€6.35
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.56
F CFA6,568
|
$4.44
€4.21
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.41
F CFA1,502
|
$3.43
€3.25
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.39
F CFA2,729
|
$4.78
€4.53
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
F CFA633
|
$1.11
€1.05
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
F CFA507
|
$0.89
€0.85
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
F CFA614
|
$1.07
€1.02
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
F CFA548
|
$1.16
€1.10
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
F CFA400
|
$0.83
€0.79
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
F CFA337
|
$0.73
€0.69
|
|
pay 25.8% more for transportation
|
Senegal
|
Belgium
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.12
F CFA3,809
|
$6.91
€6.56
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.51
F CFA15,246
|
$45.41
€43.07
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,959.22
F CFA16,770,912
|
$27,628.35
€26,201.68
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.33
F CFA15,754
|
$26.01
€24.67
|
|
pay 40.7% more for housing
|
Senegal
|
Belgium
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.58
F CFA30,222
|
$49.35
€46.80
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$932.62
F CFA580,166
|
$815.11
€773.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$326.78
F CFA203,284
|
$705.09
€668.68
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.46
F CFA60,626
|
$154.10
€146.15
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
Senegal
|
Belgium
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$249.17
F CFA155,004
|
$557.50
€528.71
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,796.99
F CFA4,228,303
|
$13,740.85
€13,031.30
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Senegal
|
Belgium
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.45
F CFA1,525
|
$4.34
€4.11
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.23
F CFA2,632
|
$3.51
€3.33
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.47
F CFA915
|
$9.08
€8.61
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.81
F CFA40,318
|
$36.02
€34.16
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA5,082
|
$12.48
€11.83
|
|
pay 27.6% more for clothing
|
Senegal
|
Belgium
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.82
F CFA36,591
|
$92.82
€88.03
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.58
F CFA23,378
|
$43.31
€41.07
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.23
F CFA54,887
|
$90.40
€85.73
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.72
F CFA57,682
|
$125.11
€118.65
|
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