Cost of living comparison
Denmark is 79.5% more expensive than Senegal.
If you lived in Denmark instead of Senegal, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Senegal
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.26
F CFA5,024
|
$20.33
DKK140.78
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.26
F CFA5,024
|
$12.43
DKK86.09
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
F CFA883
|
$3.60
DKK24.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
F CFA816
|
$2.70
DKK18.70
|
|
pay 66.7% more for groceries
Senegal
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
F CFA416
|
$2.82
DKK19.54
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.82
F CFA4,148
|
$5.62
DKK38.94
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.41
F CFA5,726
|
$7.34
DKK50.85
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
F CFA1,453
|
$4.30
DKK29.78
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.97
F CFA3,025
|
$4.87
DKK33.75
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA610
|
$1.28
DKK8.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
F CFA472
|
$1.35
DKK9.32
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
F CFA584
|
$1.40
DKK9.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
F CFA475
|
$1.87
DKK12.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA361
|
$0.87
DKK6.02
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
F CFA308
|
$0.76
DKK5.25
|
|
pay 90.4% more for transportation
Senegal
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.06
F CFA3,689
|
$7.79
DKK53.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.64
F CFA12,559
|
$81.04
DKK561.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,241.56
F CFA16,578,238
|
$42,527.90
DKK294,505.69
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.89
F CFA17,583
|
$24.34
DKK168.54
|
|
pay 37.4% more for housing
Senegal
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.86
F CFA29,123
|
$33.82
DKK234.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$925.69
F CFA563,339
|
$983.28
DKK6,809.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$363.71
F CFA221,342
|
$707.32
DKK4,898.20
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.91
F CFA55,327
|
$162.10
DKK1,122.55
|
|
pay 32.2% more for childcare
Senegal
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$251.78
F CFA153,223
|
$478.97
DKK3,316.89
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,059.27
F CFA5,513,149
|
$6,720.13
DKK46,536.89
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Senegal
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
F CFA1,507
|
$7.38
DKK51.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.91
F CFA2,379
|
$5.48
DKK37.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.32
F CFA804
|
$8.73
DKK60.44
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.49
F CFA39,855
|
$38.46
DKK266.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA5,024
|
$16.97
DKK117.53
|
|
pay 45.3% more for clothing
Senegal
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.44
F CFA36,171
|
$92.71
DKK641.99
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.77
F CFA21,769
|
$37.82
DKK261.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.22
F CFA50,037
|
$103.89
DKK719.43
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.12
F CFA45,716
|
$145.14
DKK1,005.06
|
|
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