Cost of living comparison
Senegal is 4.2% more expensive than Sweden.
If you lived in Senegal instead of Sweden, you would:
pay 38.4% less for restaurants
|
Sweden
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.92
SEK131.48
|
$6.54
F CFA4,110
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.45
SEK104.30
|
$8.99
F CFA5,652
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
SEK22.52
|
$0.93
F CFA582
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
SEK21.27
|
$0.98
F CFA619
|
|
pay 11.1% less for groceries
|
Sweden
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.49
SEK27.43
|
$0.55
F CFA347
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.18
SEK57.20
|
$6.75
F CFA4,242
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.43
SEK59.96
|
$10.56
F CFA6,640
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.74
SEK41.26
|
$2.41
F CFA1,518
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.68
SEK51.59
|
$4.39
F CFA2,759
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
SEK13.14
|
$1.02
F CFA640
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.06
SEK11.65
|
$0.82
F CFA513
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
SEK12.52
|
$0.99
F CFA621
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.73
SEK19.08
|
$0.88
F CFA554
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
SEK7.43
|
$0.64
F CFA404
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
SEK7.74
|
$0.54
F CFA340
|
|
pay 13.3% less for transportation
|
Sweden
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.64
SEK73.21
|
$6.12
F CFA3,851
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$68.10
SEK751.36
|
$24.51
F CFA15,414
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,850.74
SEK296,233.44
|
$26,959.22
F CFA16,955,022
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.47
SEK236.82
|
$25.33
F CFA15,927
|
|
pay 12.7% more for housing
|
Sweden
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.29
SEK334.15
|
$48.58
F CFA30,553
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$821.73
SEK9,065.79
|
$932.62
F CFA586,535
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$641.62
SEK7,078.75
|
$326.78
F CFA205,515
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.37
SEK853.62
|
$97.46
F CFA61,292
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
Sweden
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$122.27
SEK1,349.01
|
$249.17
F CFA156,706
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,135.75
SEK34,595.46
|
$6,796.99
F CFA4,274,721
|
|
pay 20.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Sweden
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.64
SEK73.28
|
$2.45
F CFA1,541
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.78
SEK41.76
|
$4.23
F CFA2,661
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.41
SEK70.70
|
$1.47
F CFA925
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.70
SEK426.95
|
$64.81
F CFA40,761
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.24
SEK157.07
|
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
|
pay 10.3% less for clothing
|
Sweden
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$79.10
SEK872.64
|
$58.82
F CFA36,993
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.56
SEK392.32
|
$37.58
F CFA23,634
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.42
SEK931.40
|
$88.23
F CFA55,490
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.14
SEK1,380.61
|
$92.72
F CFA58,315
|
|
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