Cost of living comparison
Senegal is 12.6% more expensive than Montenegro.
If you lived in Senegal instead of Montenegro, you would:
pay 9.5% less for restaurants
Montenegro
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.03
€9.22
|
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.98
€6.41
|
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
€1.90
|
$1.45
F CFA875
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
€1.35
|
$1.34
F CFA809
|
|
pay 25.1% more for groceries
Montenegro
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
€0.84
|
$0.68
F CFA412
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.20
€3.86
|
$6.82
F CFA4,110
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.15
€4.73
|
$9.41
F CFA5,673
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.91
€2.67
|
$2.39
F CFA1,439
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.08
€2.83
|
$4.97
F CFA2,997
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.50
|
$1.00
F CFA604
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.72
|
$0.78
F CFA468
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.60
|
$0.96
F CFA579
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.03
|
$0.78
F CFA471
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
€0.44
|
$0.59
F CFA357
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$0.51
F CFA305
|
|
pay 36.9% more for transportation
Montenegro
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.19
€5.69
|
$6.06
F CFA3,655
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.69
€32.80
|
$20.64
F CFA12,443
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,337.87
€23,289.30
|
$27,241.56
F CFA16,424,562
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.16
€9.34
|
$28.89
F CFA17,420
|
|
pay 24.8% more for housing
Montenegro
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.71
€25.47
|
$47.86
F CFA28,853
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$604.28
€555.43
|
$925.69
F CFA558,117
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$455.38
€418.56
|
$363.71
F CFA219,291
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.48
€89.60
|
$90.91
F CFA54,814
|
|
pay 0.5% less for childcare
Montenegro
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$317.80
€292.10
|
$251.78
F CFA151,803
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,564.83
€6,953.21
|
$9,059.27
F CFA5,462,044
|
|
pay 24.6% more for entertainment and sports
Montenegro
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.74
€2.52
|
$2.48
F CFA1,493
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
€1.92
|
$3.91
F CFA2,357
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.64
€3.35
|
$1.32
F CFA796
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.01
€36.77
|
$65.49
F CFA39,485
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.66
€5.20
|
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
|
pay 13.0% less for clothing
Montenegro
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.96
€66.15
|
$59.44
F CFA35,835
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.57
€28.10
|
$35.77
F CFA21,568
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.13
€88.36
|
$82.22
F CFA49,573
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.85
€110.16
|
$75.12
F CFA45,292
|
|
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