Cost of living comparison

Romania

compared to

Senegal

Senegal vs. Romania Cost of Living Summary

Senegal is 43.8% more expensive than Romania overall.

Restaurants: pay 21.6% less in Senegal
Groceries: pay 42.4% more in Senegal
Transportation: pay 77.6% more in Senegal
Housing: pay 86.4% more in Senegal
Childcare: pay 1.4% less in Senegal
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.2% more in Senegal
Clothing: pay 10.8% more in Senegal

The cost of housing, transportation, groceries, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Senegal are more expensive than in Romania. Expenses including restaurants and childcare are lower in Senegal. Notably, housing and transportation are significantly more expensive in Senegal.

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Senegal vs. Romania Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Senegal instead of Romania, you would:

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pay 21.6% less for restaurants

	Romania	Senegal
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.82 RON46.44	$5.12 F CFA2,990	-47.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.22 RON34.13	$11.10 F CFA6,478	+53.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.87 RON8.86	$1.22 F CFA715	-34.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.57 RON7.43	$0.87 F CFA511	-44.3%
Average			-21.6%

Romania vs. Senegal - Cost of restaurants

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pay 42.4% more for groceries

	Romania	Senegal
Bread 1 loaf	$1.10 RON5.19	$0.73 F CFA424	-33.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.76 RON17.78	$8.68 F CFA5,066	+130.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.36 RON25.36	$9.67 F CFA5,646	+80.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.91 RON13.77	$2.47 F CFA1,442	-15.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.69 RON12.72	$4.08 F CFA2,385	+51.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.51 RON2.42	$1.45 F CFA849	+184.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 RON3.18	$0.86 F CFA501	+27.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.65 RON3.08	$1.32 F CFA768	+102.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.89 RON4.19	$0.79 F CFA463	-10.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 RON1.66	$0.62 F CFA362	+76.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.36 RON1.70	$0.43 F CFA249	+18.4%
Average			+42.4%

Romania vs. Senegal - Cost of groceries

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pay 77.6% more for transportation

	Romania	Senegal
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.55 RON30.98	$6.27 F CFA3,659	-4.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.38 RON110.58	$76.82 F CFA44,847	+228.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,083.66 RON128K	$50,357.24 F CFA29M	+85.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.64 RON31.43	$19.20 F CFA11,212	+189.1%
Average			+77.6%

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pay 86.4% more for housing

	Romania	Senegal
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.56 RON40.50	$46.36 F CFA27,068	+441.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$371.73 RON1,758.50	$810.84 F CFA473K	+118.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$281.26 RON1,330.53	$431.19 F CFA252K	+53.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$107.14 RON506.84	$155.27 F CFA90,649	+44.9%
Average			+86.4%

Romania vs. Senegal - Cost of housing

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pay 1.4% less for childcare

	Romania	Senegal
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$482.75 RON2,283.68	$321.49 F CFA188K	-33.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,125.14 RON33,706.19	$10,398.32 F CFA6M	+45.9%
Average			-1.4%

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pay 8.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Romania	Senegal
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.18 RON10.31	$2.56 F CFA1,495	+17.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.45 RON11.57	$3.37 F CFA1,968	+37.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.71 RON27.03	$2.13 F CFA1,246	-62.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.73 RON183.19	$44.81 F CFA26,161	+15.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.13 RON33.75	$8.54 F CFA4,983	+19.6%
Average			+8.2%

Romania vs. Senegal - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 10.8% more for clothing

	Romania	Senegal
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.00 RON293.30	$58.04 F CFA33,885	-6.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.53 RON168.09	$45.52 F CFA26,576	+28.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.18 RON365.11	$85.35 F CFA49,830	+10.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$85.19 RON402.98	$96.73 F CFA56,474	+13.6%
Average			+10.8%

Romania vs. Senegal - Cost of clothing

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