Cost of living comparison
Senegal is 17.7% cheaper than Malta.
If you lived in Senegal instead of Malta, you would:
pay 34.7% less for restaurants
Malta
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.74
€14.60
|
$8.38
F CFA5,100
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.42
€8.74
|
$8.38
F CFA5,100
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
€1.94
|
$1.07
F CFA652
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
€1.31
|
$0.96
F CFA582
|
|
pay 11.5% less for groceries
Malta
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.18
€1.10
|
$0.59
F CFA357
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.02
€4.66
|
$6.20
F CFA3,774
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
€3.92
|
$7.61
F CFA4,633
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.62
€2.43
|
$2.22
F CFA1,353
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.54
€3.28
|
$4.84
F CFA2,948
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.11
|
$1.02
F CFA621
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$0.64
F CFA391
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.00
|
$0.91
F CFA552
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
€1.19
|
$0.62
F CFA377
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.51
F CFA312
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.84
|
$0.43
F CFA263
|
|
pay 4.4% less for transportation
Malta
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
€5.29
|
$5.26
F CFA3,199
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.21
€27.10
|
$20.95
F CFA12,750
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,036.28
€22,299.66
|
$27,655.66
F CFA16,830,243
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.88
€20.30
|
$22.63
F CFA13,770
|
|
pay 2.4% less for housing
Malta
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.69
€33.11
|
$47.86
F CFA29,129
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$914.55
€848.47
|
$820.04
F CFA499,044
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$729.88
€677.15
|
$465.09
F CFA283,037
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.58
€73.83
|
$82.00
F CFA49,899
|
|
pay 38.2% less for childcare
Malta
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$395.67
€367.08
|
$246.76
F CFA150,169
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,258.81
€7,662.11
|
$5,061.82
F CFA3,080,444
|
|
pay 12.1% less for entertainment and sports
Malta
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
€2.87
|
$2.51
F CFA1,530
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.48
€2.30
|
$3.64
F CFA2,213
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.18
€5.74
|
$1.34
F CFA816
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.27
€59.63
|
$69.56
F CFA42,331
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.29
€9.55
|
$8.38
F CFA5,100
|
|
pay 20.3% less for clothing
Malta
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.26
€76.32
|
$53.64
F CFA32,640
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.09
€37.20
|
$36.32
F CFA22,100
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.90
€80.62
|
$83.53
F CFA50,831
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.30
€106.04
|
$76.26
F CFA46,411
|
|
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