Cost of living comparison
Senegal is 22.2% cheaper than Germany.
If you lived in Senegal instead of Germany, you would:
pay 41.3% less for restaurants
|
Germany
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.84
€11.93
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.44
€8.77
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.65
€2.46
|
$1.07
F CFA653
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.37
€2.20
|
$0.96
F CFA583
|
|
pay 8.2% less for groceries
|
Germany
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
€1.85
|
$0.59
F CFA357
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.74
€6.26
|
$6.20
F CFA3,778
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
€3.92
|
$7.61
F CFA4,638
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.93
€2.72
|
$2.22
F CFA1,355
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.90
€3.63
|
$4.84
F CFA2,950
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.12
|
$1.02
F CFA622
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.74
|
$0.64
F CFA391
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.95
|
$0.91
F CFA552
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.57
|
$0.62
F CFA377
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.68
|
$0.51
F CFA313
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.49
|
$0.43
F CFA263
|
|
pay 25.7% less for transportation
|
Germany
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.31
€7.72
|
$5.26
F CFA3,202
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$73.47
€68.23
|
$20.95
F CFA12,763
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,050.12
€25,120.09
|
$27,655.66
F CFA16,846,570
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.90
€20.34
|
$22.63
F CFA13,784
|
|
pay 11.2% less for housing
|
Germany
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.93
€35.23
|
$47.86
F CFA29,157
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$759.74
€705.53
|
$820.04
F CFA499,529
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$577.93
€536.69
|
$465.09
F CFA283,312
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$202.18
€187.75
|
$82.00
F CFA49,948
|
|
pay 40.9% less for childcare
|
Germany
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$325.78
€302.54
|
$246.76
F CFA150,315
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,890.74
€11,042.33
|
$5,061.82
F CFA3,083,433
|
|
pay 8.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Germany
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.05
€3.77
|
$2.51
F CFA1,532
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.27
€3.04
|
$3.64
F CFA2,215
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.03
€7.46
|
$1.34
F CFA817
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.77
€32.29
|
$69.56
F CFA42,372
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.08
€11.22
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
|
pay 20.1% less for clothing
|
Germany
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.79
€75.03
|
$53.64
F CFA32,672
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.60
€36.78
|
$36.32
F CFA22,122
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.39
€82.09
|
$83.53
F CFA50,881
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.48
€105.38
|
$76.26
F CFA46,456
|
|
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