Cost of living comparison
Senegal is 25.7% cheaper than Iceland.
If you lived in Senegal instead of Iceland, you would:
pay 50.7% less for restaurants
Iceland
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.84
kr2,519
|
$8.38
CFA5,156
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.27
kr2,015
|
$8.38
CFA5,156
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
kr327
|
$1.07
CFA660
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
kr300
|
$0.96
CFA589
|
|
pay 29.7% less for groceries
Iceland
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.42
kr484
|
$0.59
CFA361
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.98
kr845
|
$6.20
CFA3,815
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.33
kr752
|
$7.61
CFA4,684
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.66
kr799
|
$2.22
CFA1,368
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.09
kr1,002
|
$4.84
CFA2,980
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
kr164
|
$1.02
CFA628
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
kr139
|
$0.64
CFA395
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
kr166
|
$0.91
CFA558
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
kr259
|
$0.62
CFA381
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
kr135
|
$0.51
CFA316
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
kr72
|
$0.43
CFA266
|
|
pay 30.1% less for transportation
Iceland
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.03
kr1,135
|
$5.26
CFA3,234
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.40
kr10,932
|
$20.95
CFA12,889
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,836.83
kr4,214,452
|
$27,655.66
CFA17,013,763
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.97
kr3,385
|
$22.63
CFA13,920
|
|
pay 27.1% less for housing
Iceland
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.40
kr8,814
|
$47.86
CFA29,446
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,437.14
kr202,996
|
$820.04
CFA504,486
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,215.63
kr171,707
|
$465.09
CFA286,123
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.63
kr9,694
|
$82.00
CFA50,444
|
|
pay 39.6% more for childcare
Iceland
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$259.34
kr36,632
|
$246.76
CFA151,806
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,750.10
kr388,451
|
$5,061.82
CFA3,114,034
|
|
pay 36.0% less for entertainment and sports
Iceland
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.52
kr1,204
|
$2.51
CFA1,547
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.15
kr587
|
$3.64
CFA2,237
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.64
kr1,502
|
$1.34
CFA825
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.90
kr8,037
|
$69.56
CFA42,792
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.27
kr1,734
|
$8.38
CFA5,156
|
|
pay 45.9% less for clothing
Iceland
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$118.08
kr16,678
|
$53.64
CFA32,996
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.39
kr7,117
|
$36.32
CFA22,341
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$151.12
kr21,345
|
$83.53
CFA51,386
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$175.20
kr24,747
|
$76.26
CFA46,917
|
|
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