Cost of living comparison
Belgium is 70.1% more expensive than Senegal.
If you lived in Belgium instead of Senegal, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Senegal
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
$18.43
€17.21
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
$10.18
€9.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
F CFA657
|
$2.64
€2.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
F CFA586
|
$2.36
€2.20
|
|
pay 36.0% more for groceries
Senegal
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
F CFA359
|
$1.91
€1.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
F CFA3,800
|
$6.70
€6.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.61
F CFA4,665
|
$3.76
€3.51
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
F CFA1,362
|
$2.74
€2.56
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.84
F CFA2,968
|
$4.52
€4.22
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
F CFA626
|
$1.05
€0.98
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
F CFA393
|
$0.79
€0.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
F CFA556
|
$1.07
€1.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
F CFA379
|
$1.14
€1.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
F CFA314
|
$0.71
€0.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA265
|
$0.56
€0.52
|
|
pay 44.1% more for transportation
Senegal
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.26
F CFA3,221
|
$7.59
€7.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.95
F CFA12,838
|
$48.84
€45.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,655.66
F CFA16,945,539
|
$25,847.12
€24,143.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.63
F CFA13,865
|
$23.82
€22.25
|
|
pay 33.7% more for housing
Senegal
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.86
F CFA29,328
|
$52.54
€49.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$820.04
F CFA502,463
|
$812.75
€759.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$465.09
F CFA284,976
|
$677.61
€632.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$82.00
F CFA50,241
|
$147.81
€138.07
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Senegal
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$246.76
F CFA151,198
|
$446.94
€417.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,061.82
F CFA3,101,547
|
$13,799.70
€12,890.38
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Senegal
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
F CFA1,540
|
$4.38
€4.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.64
F CFA2,228
|
$3.23
€3.01
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
F CFA822
|
$8.08
€7.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.56
F CFA42,621
|
$31.77
€29.68
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
$11.38
€10.63
|
|
pay 32.6% more for clothing
Senegal
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.64
F CFA32,864
|
$84.51
€78.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.32
F CFA22,252
|
$39.84
€37.22
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.53
F CFA51,180
|
$89.20
€83.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.26
F CFA46,729
|
$119.38
€111.51
|
|
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