Cost of living comparison
Denmark is 85.5% more expensive than Senegal.
If you lived in Denmark instead of Senegal, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Senegal
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
$19.31
DKK133.80
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
$12.00
DKK83.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
F CFA653
|
$3.60
DKK24.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
F CFA583
|
$2.73
DKK18.92
|
|
pay 84.7% more for groceries
Senegal
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
F CFA357
|
$2.59
DKK17.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
F CFA3,778
|
$5.70
DKK39.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.61
F CFA4,638
|
$6.51
DKK45.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
F CFA1,355
|
$4.07
DKK28.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.84
F CFA2,950
|
$4.95
DKK34.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
F CFA622
|
$1.31
DKK9.11
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
F CFA391
|
$1.38
DKK9.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
F CFA552
|
$1.40
DKK9.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
F CFA377
|
$1.76
DKK12.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
F CFA313
|
$0.84
DKK5.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA263
|
$0.78
DKK5.40
|
|
pay 95.0% more for transportation
Senegal
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.26
F CFA3,202
|
$8.13
DKK56.33
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.95
F CFA12,763
|
$79.32
DKK549.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,655.66
F CFA16,846,570
|
$39,887.40
DKK276,415.70
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.63
F CFA13,784
|
$23.16
DKK160.51
|
|
pay 30.7% more for housing
Senegal
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.86
F CFA29,157
|
$32.80
DKK227.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$820.04
F CFA499,529
|
$904.62
DKK6,268.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$465.09
F CFA283,312
|
$690.34
DKK4,783.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$82.00
F CFA49,948
|
$160.35
DKK1,111.18
|
|
pay 32.8% more for childcare
Senegal
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$246.76
F CFA150,315
|
$419.05
DKK2,903.95
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,061.82
F CFA3,083,433
|
$4,842.90
DKK33,560.81
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Senegal
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
F CFA1,532
|
$6.81
DKK47.18
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.64
F CFA2,215
|
$5.17
DKK35.81
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
F CFA817
|
$8.52
DKK59.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.56
F CFA42,372
|
$36.38
DKK252.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
$15.61
DKK108.21
|
|
pay 49.2% more for clothing
Senegal
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.64
F CFA32,672
|
$97.12
DKK673.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.32
F CFA22,122
|
$42.49
DKK294.44
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.53
F CFA50,881
|
$98.35
DKK681.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.26
F CFA46,456
|
$137.97
DKK956.14
|
|
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