Cost of living comparison
Russia is 35.4% cheaper than Senegal.
If you lived in Russia instead of Senegal, you would:
pay 32.2% less for restaurants
Senegal
|
Russia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.54
F CFA4,115
|
$6.51
RUB679.03
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.99
F CFA5,658
|
$4.14
RUB432.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
F CFA583
|
$0.80
RUB83.22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
F CFA619
|
$0.38
RUB40.10
|
|
pay 43.4% less for groceries
Senegal
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
F CFA347
|
$0.47
RUB48.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.75
F CFA4,247
|
$3.72
RUB387.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.56
F CFA6,648
|
$3.07
RUB320.47
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.41
F CFA1,520
|
$1.21
RUB126.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.39
F CFA2,762
|
$1.66
RUB172.74
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
F CFA641
|
$0.54
RUB56.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
F CFA513
|
$0.55
RUB57.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
F CFA622
|
$0.71
RUB74.44
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
F CFA555
|
$0.89
RUB92.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
F CFA404
|
$0.22
RUB22.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
F CFA341
|
$0.21
RUB21.73
|
|
pay 44.5% less for transportation
Senegal
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.12
F CFA3,855
|
$2.12
RUB220.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.51
F CFA15,431
|
$17.67
RUB1,842.76
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,959.22
F CFA16,974,551
|
$26,642.44
RUB2,779,038.65
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.33
F CFA15,946
|
$4.15
RUB432.90
|
|
pay 56.0% less for housing
Senegal
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.58
F CFA30,588
|
$5.97
RUB623.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$932.62
F CFA587,211
|
$304.49
RUB31,761.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$326.78
F CFA205,752
|
$210.86
RUB21,994.08
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.46
F CFA61,363
|
$64.94
RUB6,773.65
|
|
pay 24.5% less for childcare
Senegal
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$249.17
F CFA156,886
|
$190.09
RUB19,828.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,796.99
F CFA4,279,644
|
$5,074.52
RUB529,316.72
|
|
pay 33.6% less for entertainment and sports
Senegal
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.45
F CFA1,543
|
$1.42
RUB148.40
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.23
F CFA2,664
|
$1.67
RUB174.27
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.47
F CFA926
|
$2.10
RUB218.81
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.81
F CFA40,808
|
$28.15
RUB2,936.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA5,144
|
$3.97
RUB414.45
|
|
pay 13.3% less for clothing
Senegal
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.82
F CFA37,035
|
$51.85
RUB5,408.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.58
F CFA23,662
|
$33.92
RUB3,538.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.23
F CFA55,554
|
$76.53
RUB7,982.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.72
F CFA58,382
|
$75.61
RUB7,886.95
|
|
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