Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 87.8% more expensive than Senegal.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Senegal, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Senegal
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.38
CFA5,158
|
$17.84
kr2,506
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.38
CFA5,158
|
$14.27
kr2,005
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
CFA660
|
$2.32
kr326
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
CFA589
|
$2.12
kr298
|
|
pay 95.3% more for groceries
Senegal
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
CFA361
|
$3.42
kr481
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
CFA3,817
|
$5.98
kr841
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.61
CFA4,686
|
$5.33
kr748
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
CFA1,369
|
$5.66
kr795
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.84
CFA2,981
|
$7.09
kr997
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
CFA628
|
$1.16
kr163
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
CFA395
|
$0.98
kr138
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
CFA558
|
$1.17
kr165
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
CFA381
|
$1.84
kr258
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
CFA316
|
$0.96
kr134
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
CFA266
|
$0.51
kr72
|
|
pay 84.0% more for transportation
Senegal
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.26
CFA3,235
|
$8.03
kr1,129
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.95
CFA12,894
|
$77.40
kr10,876
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,655.66
CFA17,020,723
|
$29,836.83
kr4,192,672
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.63
CFA13,926
|
$23.97
kr3,368
|
|
pay 62.7% more for housing
Senegal
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.86
CFA29,458
|
$62.40
kr8,769
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$820.04
CFA504,692
|
$1,437.14
kr201,947
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$465.09
CFA286,240
|
$1,215.63
kr170,820
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$82.00
CFA50,464
|
$68.63
kr9,644
|
|
pay 20.3% less for childcare
Senegal
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$246.76
CFA151,868
|
$259.34
kr36,443
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,061.82
CFA3,115,308
|
$2,750.10
kr386,444
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Senegal
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
CFA1,547
|
$8.52
kr1,198
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.64
CFA2,238
|
$4.15
kr584
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
CFA825
|
$10.64
kr1,494
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.56
CFA42,810
|
$56.90
kr7,996
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
CFA5,158
|
$12.27
kr1,725
|
|
pay 92.4% more for clothing
Senegal
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.64
CFA33,010
|
$118.08
kr16,592
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.32
CFA22,350
|
$50.39
kr7,081
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.53
CFA51,407
|
$151.12
kr21,235
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.26
CFA46,936
|
$175.20
kr24,619
|
|
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