Cost of living comparison
Senegal is 37.9% more expensive than Poland.
If you lived in Senegal instead of Poland, you would:
pay 7.2% more for restaurants
|
Poland
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.88
zł27.73
|
$8.38
CFA5,158
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.95
zł23.97
|
$8.38
CFA5,158
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
zł5.23
|
$1.07
CFA660
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
zł4.63
|
$0.96
CFA589
|
|
pay 54.7% more for groceries
|
Poland
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
zł3.78
|
$0.59
CFA361
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.34
zł13.46
|
$6.20
CFA3,817
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.82
zł11.35
|
$7.61
CFA4,686
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
zł10.02
|
$2.22
CFA1,369
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
zł8.85
|
$4.84
CFA2,981
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
zł1.54
|
$1.02
CFA628
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
zł2.21
|
$0.64
CFA395
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
zł2.53
|
$0.91
CFA558
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
zł4.63
|
$0.62
CFA381
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
zł1.18
|
$0.51
CFA316
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
zł1.50
|
$0.43
CFA266
|
|
pay 69.6% more for transportation
|
Poland
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.68
zł22.90
|
$5.26
CFA3,235
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.91
zł96.36
|
$20.95
CFA12,894
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,787.24
zł79,742.26
|
$27,655.66
CFA17,020,723
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.31
zł25.45
|
$22.63
CFA13,926
|
|
pay 77.5% more for housing
|
Poland
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.94
zł52.15
|
$47.86
CFA29,458
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.05
zł1,934.59
|
$820.04
CFA504,692
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.85
zł1,639.59
|
$465.09
CFA286,240
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.56
zł598.69
|
$82.00
CFA50,464
|
|
pay 10.7% more for childcare
|
Poland
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$228.50
zł920.87
|
$246.76
CFA151,868
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,467.72
zł18,004.82
|
$5,061.82
CFA3,115,308
|
|
pay 38.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Poland
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.34
zł9.42
|
$2.51
CFA1,547
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
zł9.87
|
$3.64
CFA2,238
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.13
zł16.64
|
$1.34
CFA825
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.45
zł110.63
|
$69.56
CFA42,810
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
zł22.68
|
$8.38
CFA5,158
|
|
pay 7.5% more for clothing
|
Poland
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.65
zł260.54
|
$53.64
CFA33,010
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.33
zł122.23
|
$36.32
CFA22,350
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.37
zł267.49
|
$83.53
CFA51,407
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.24
zł303.20
|
$76.26
CFA46,936
|
|
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