Cost of living comparison
Senegal is 37.7% cheaper than Luxembourg.
If you lived in Senegal instead of Luxembourg, you would:
pay 53.8% less for restaurants
|
Luxembourg
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.47
€17.15
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.80
€11.89
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.82
€2.62
|
$1.07
F CFA653
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.66
€2.47
|
$0.96
F CFA583
|
|
pay 33.6% less for groceries
|
Luxembourg
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.85
€2.64
|
$0.59
F CFA357
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.44
€6.91
|
$6.20
F CFA3,778
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.75
€5.34
|
$7.61
F CFA4,638
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.67
€3.41
|
$2.22
F CFA1,355
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.92
€5.50
|
$4.84
F CFA2,950
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
€1.18
|
$1.02
F CFA622
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$0.64
F CFA391
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
€1.37
|
$0.91
F CFA552
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.72
€1.59
|
$0.62
F CFA377
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.78
|
$0.51
F CFA313
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$0.43
F CFA263
|
|
pay 12.2% less for transportation
|
Luxembourg
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.08
€5.65
|
$5.26
F CFA3,202
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.74
€22.97
|
$20.95
F CFA12,763
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,288.34
€25,341.32
|
$27,655.66
F CFA16,846,570
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.68
€26.63
|
$22.63
F CFA13,784
|
|
pay 46.6% less for housing
|
Luxembourg
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.88
€51.89
|
$47.86
F CFA29,157
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,700.62
€1,579.28
|
$820.04
F CFA499,529
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,513.73
€1,405.72
|
$465.09
F CFA283,312
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$166.86
€154.96
|
$82.00
F CFA49,948
|
|
pay 65.2% less for childcare
|
Luxembourg
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$865.49
€803.74
|
$246.76
F CFA150,315
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,306.85
€11,428.75
|
$5,061.82
F CFA3,083,433
|
|
pay 28.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Luxembourg
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.03
€4.67
|
$2.51
F CFA1,532
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
€3.08
|
$3.64
F CFA2,215
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.68
€7.13
|
$1.34
F CFA817
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.31
€55.08
|
$69.56
F CFA42,372
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.50
€12.54
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
|
pay 24.1% less for clothing
|
Luxembourg
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.15
€72.57
|
$53.64
F CFA32,672
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.32
€40.23
|
$36.32
F CFA22,122
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.14
€91.14
|
$83.53
F CFA50,881
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.79
€107.53
|
$76.26
F CFA46,456
|
|
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