Cost of living comparison
Monaco is 4.9 times more expensive than Senegal.
If you lived in Monaco instead of Senegal, you would:
pay 5.4 times more for restaurants
|
Senegal
|
Monaco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.54
F CFA4,110
|
$36.21
€34.72
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.99
F CFA5,652
|
$11.32
€10.85
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
F CFA582
|
$5.61
€5.38
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
F CFA619
|
$8.77
€8.40
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for groceries
|
Senegal
|
Monaco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
F CFA347
|
$5.69
€5.46
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.75
F CFA4,242
|
$11.39
€10.92
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.56
F CFA6,640
|
$8.62
€8.27
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.41
F CFA1,518
|
$5.55
€5.32
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.39
F CFA2,759
|
$8.45
€8.10
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
F CFA640
|
$2.57
€2.47
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
F CFA513
|
$2.47
€2.37
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
F CFA621
|
$1.98
€1.90
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
F CFA554
|
$2.92
€2.80
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
F CFA404
|
$1.69
€1.62
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
F CFA340
|
$2.02
€1.94
|
|
pay 32.5% more for transportation
|
Senegal
|
Monaco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.12
F CFA3,851
|
$8.68
€8.32
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.51
F CFA15,414
|
$29.74
€28.52
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,959.22
F CFA16,955,022
|
$49,160.43
€47,133.70
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.33
F CFA15,927
|
$21.44
€20.55
|
|
pay 8.9 times more for housing
|
Senegal
|
Monaco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.58
F CFA30,553
|
$110.93
€106.35
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$932.62
F CFA586,535
|
$9,401.30
€9,013.71
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$326.78
F CFA205,515
|
$6,591.34
€6,319.60
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.46
F CFA61,292
|
$292.40
€280.34
|
|
pay 7.7 times more for childcare
|
Senegal
|
Monaco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$249.17
F CFA156,706
|
$2,759.79
€2,646.01
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,796.99
F CFA4,274,721
|
$29,406.50
€28,194.16
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Senegal
|
Monaco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.45
F CFA1,541
|
$9.11
€8.73
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.23
F CFA2,661
|
$6.29
€6.03
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.47
F CFA925
|
$12.06
€11.56
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.81
F CFA40,761
|
$512.44
€491.31
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
$15.00
€14.39
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for clothing
|
Senegal
|
Monaco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.82
F CFA36,993
|
$194.39
€186.38
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.58
F CFA23,634
|
$75.16
€72.06
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.23
F CFA55,490
|
$203.37
€194.98
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.72
F CFA58,315
|
$446.93
€428.50
|
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