Cost of living comparison
Senegal is 15.8% more expensive than Latvia.
If you lived in Senegal instead of Latvia, you would:
pay 1.4% more for restaurants
|
Latvia
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.99
€8.40
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.17
€5.77
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
€1.12
|
$1.07
F CFA657
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
€1.02
|
$0.96
F CFA586
|
|
pay 19.8% more for groceries
|
Latvia
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
€1.11
|
$0.59
F CFA359
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.58
€4.27
|
$6.20
F CFA3,800
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.83
€4.52
|
$7.61
F CFA4,665
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.38
€2.23
|
$2.22
F CFA1,362
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
€3.01
|
$4.84
F CFA2,968
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.49
€0.46
|
$1.02
F CFA626
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.68
|
$0.64
F CFA393
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.82
|
$0.91
F CFA556
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.22
|
$0.62
F CFA379
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
€0.30
|
$0.51
F CFA314
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
€0.33
|
$0.43
F CFA265
|
|
pay 37.9% more for transportation
|
Latvia
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.32
€6.84
|
$5.26
F CFA3,221
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.37
€35.84
|
$20.95
F CFA12,838
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,439.27
€20,026.55
|
$27,655.66
F CFA16,945,539
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.64
€7.14
|
$22.63
F CFA13,865
|
|
pay 88.0% more for housing
|
Latvia
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.90
€15.79
|
$47.86
F CFA29,328
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$342.38
€319.82
|
$820.04
F CFA502,463
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.16
€230.87
|
$465.09
F CFA284,976
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$199.93
€186.75
|
$82.00
F CFA50,241
|
|
pay 35.1% less for childcare
|
Latvia
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$261.48
€244.25
|
$246.76
F CFA151,198
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,283.25
€13,342.07
|
$5,061.82
F CFA3,101,547
|
|
pay 10.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Latvia
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.94
€2.75
|
$2.51
F CFA1,540
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.55
€2.39
|
$3.64
F CFA2,228
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.55
€4.25
|
$1.34
F CFA822
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.76
€35.27
|
$69.56
F CFA42,621
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.56
€7.06
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
|
pay 11.9% less for clothing
|
Latvia
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.48
€63.97
|
$53.64
F CFA32,864
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.46
€37.79
|
$36.32
F CFA22,252
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.05
€70.10
|
$83.53
F CFA51,180
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.60
€97.71
|
$76.26
F CFA46,729
|
|
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