Cost of living comparison
Montenegro is 23.0% more expensive than Senegal.
If you lived in Montenegro instead of Senegal, you would:
pay 66.4% more for restaurants
|
Senegal
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.54
F CFA4,115
|
$11.31
€10.86
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.99
F CFA5,658
|
$8.81
€8.46
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
F CFA583
|
$2.10
€2.01
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
F CFA619
|
$1.65
€1.59
|
|
pay 6.0% less for groceries
|
Senegal
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
F CFA347
|
$0.98
€0.94
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.75
F CFA4,247
|
$4.01
€3.85
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.56
F CFA6,648
|
$5.18
€4.97
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.41
F CFA1,520
|
$3.02
€2.89
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.39
F CFA2,762
|
$3.19
€3.07
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
F CFA641
|
$0.61
€0.59
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
F CFA513
|
$0.83
€0.80
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
F CFA622
|
$0.67
€0.64
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
F CFA555
|
$1.17
€1.12
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
F CFA404
|
$0.50
€0.48
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
F CFA341
|
$0.59
€0.57
|
|
pay 0.2% more for transportation
|
Senegal
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.12
F CFA3,855
|
$6.10
€5.86
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.51
F CFA15,431
|
$39.06
€37.49
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,959.22
F CFA16,974,551
|
$27,888.35
€26,769.38
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.33
F CFA15,946
|
$9.69
€9.30
|
|
pay 0.2% less for housing
|
Senegal
|
Montenegro
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.58
F CFA30,588
|
$29.16
€27.99
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$932.62
F CFA587,211
|
$691.39
€663.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$326.78
F CFA205,752
|
$536.29
€514.77
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.46
F CFA61,363
|
$98.51
€94.56
|
|
pay 41.0% more for childcare
|
Senegal
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$249.17
F CFA156,886
|
$385.16
€369.71
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,796.99
F CFA4,279,644
|
$8,661.10
€8,313.59
|
|
pay 20.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Senegal
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.45
F CFA1,543
|
$2.71
€2.60
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.23
F CFA2,664
|
$2.26
€2.17
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.47
F CFA926
|
$4.12
€3.96
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.81
F CFA40,808
|
$58.84
€56.48
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA5,144
|
$5.48
€5.26
|
|
pay 39.3% more for clothing
|
Senegal
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.82
F CFA37,035
|
$83.30
€79.96
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.58
F CFA23,662
|
$45.33
€43.51
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.23
F CFA55,554
|
$104.82
€100.61
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.72
F CFA58,382
|
$163.37
€156.82
|
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