Cost of living comparison
Greece is 24.0% more expensive than Senegal.
If you lived in Greece instead of Senegal, you would:
pay 46.9% more for restaurants
|
Senegal
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.54
F CFA4,056
|
$13.17
€12.46
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.99
F CFA5,577
|
$9.11
€8.62
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
F CFA575
|
$2.07
€1.96
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
F CFA610
|
$0.60
€0.57
|
|
pay 8.0% more for groceries
|
Senegal
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
F CFA342
|
$1.33
€1.26
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.75
F CFA4,186
|
$6.30
€5.96
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.56
F CFA6,552
|
$5.99
€5.67
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.41
F CFA1,498
|
$4.02
€3.81
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.39
F CFA2,722
|
$4.23
€4.00
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
F CFA631
|
$0.88
€0.84
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
F CFA506
|
$0.85
€0.81
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
F CFA613
|
$0.58
€0.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
F CFA547
|
$0.87
€0.83
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
F CFA399
|
$0.51
€0.49
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
F CFA336
|
$0.57
€0.54
|
|
pay 11.8% more for transportation
|
Senegal
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.12
F CFA3,800
|
$7.55
€7.15
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.51
F CFA15,209
|
$40.19
€38.02
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,959.22
F CFA16,729,661
|
$28,316.80
€26,788.52
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.33
F CFA15,716
|
$13.82
€13.07
|
|
pay 6.0% more for housing
|
Senegal
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.58
F CFA30,147
|
$32.82
€31.05
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$932.62
F CFA578,739
|
$524.36
€496.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$326.78
F CFA202,784
|
$392.21
€371.04
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.46
F CFA60,477
|
$175.68
€166.19
|
|
pay 29.5% more for childcare
|
Senegal
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$249.17
F CFA154,623
|
$413.12
€390.82
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,796.99
F CFA4,217,902
|
$6,332.60
€5,990.82
|
|
pay 56.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Senegal
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.45
F CFA1,521
|
$4.40
€4.17
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.23
F CFA2,626
|
$3.49
€3.30
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.47
F CFA913
|
$4.94
€4.68
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.81
F CFA40,219
|
$48.72
€46.09
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA5,070
|
$8.82
€8.34
|
|
pay 9.5% more for clothing
|
Senegal
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.82
F CFA36,501
|
$83.64
€79.12
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.58
F CFA23,320
|
$37.83
€35.79
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.23
F CFA54,752
|
$83.15
€78.66
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.72
F CFA57,540
|
$93.42
€88.38
|
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