Cost of living comparison
Germany is 64.7% more expensive than Senegal.
If you lived in Germany instead of Senegal, you would:
pay 90.2% more for restaurants
Senegal
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.38
CFA5,063
|
$12.84
€11.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.38
CFA5,063
|
$9.44
€8.69
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
CFA648
|
$2.65
€2.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
CFA578
|
$2.37
€2.19
|
|
pay 30.4% more for groceries
Senegal
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
CFA354
|
$2.00
€1.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
CFA3,746
|
$6.74
€6.21
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.61
CFA4,599
|
$4.22
€3.89
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
CFA1,343
|
$2.93
€2.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.84
CFA2,926
|
$3.90
€3.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
CFA617
|
$1.21
€1.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
CFA388
|
$0.80
€0.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
CFA548
|
$1.02
€0.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
CFA374
|
$0.61
€0.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
CFA310
|
$0.73
€0.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
CFA261
|
$0.52
€0.48
|
|
pay 75.9% more for transportation
Senegal
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.26
CFA3,175
|
$8.31
€7.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.95
CFA12,657
|
$73.47
€67.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,655.66
CFA16,706,885
|
$27,050.12
€24,911.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.63
CFA13,669
|
$21.90
€20.17
|
|
pay 35.7% more for housing
Senegal
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.86
CFA28,915
|
$37.93
€34.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$820.04
CFA495,387
|
$759.74
€699.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$465.09
CFA280,962
|
$577.93
€532.24
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$82.00
CFA49,534
|
$202.18
€186.20
|
|
pay 83.5% more for childcare
Senegal
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$246.76
CFA149,068
|
$325.78
€300.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,061.82
CFA3,057,866
|
$11,890.74
€10,950.78
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Senegal
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
CFA1,519
|
$4.05
€3.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.64
CFA2,196
|
$3.27
€3.01
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
CFA810
|
$8.03
€7.39
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.56
CFA42,020
|
$34.77
€32.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
CFA5,063
|
$12.08
€11.12
|
|
pay 28.6% more for clothing
Senegal
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.64
CFA32,401
|
$80.79
€74.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.32
CFA21,938
|
$39.60
€36.47
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.53
CFA50,459
|
$88.39
€81.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.26
CFA46,070
|
$113.48
€104.51
|
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