Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 89.3% more expensive than Senegal.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Senegal, you would:
pay 91.9% more for restaurants
Senegal
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.26
F CFA5,051
|
$19.51
ISK2,708
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.26
F CFA5,051
|
$16.45
ISK2,283
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
F CFA888
|
$2.70
ISK375
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
F CFA821
|
$1.95
ISK271
|
|
pay 76.3% more for groceries
Senegal
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
F CFA419
|
$3.16
ISK438
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.82
F CFA4,171
|
$6.72
ISK932
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.41
F CFA5,757
|
$6.27
ISK870
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
F CFA1,461
|
$6.03
ISK837
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.97
F CFA3,041
|
$7.60
ISK1,055
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA613
|
$1.13
ISK156
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
F CFA475
|
$1.01
ISK140
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
F CFA587
|
$1.15
ISK160
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
F CFA478
|
$1.71
ISK238
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA363
|
$1.13
ISK157
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
F CFA309
|
$0.68
ISK95
|
|
pay 74.0% more for transportation
Senegal
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.06
F CFA3,709
|
$8.42
ISK1,169
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.64
F CFA12,628
|
$68.29
ISK9,478
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,241.56
F CFA16,668,856
|
$39,714.69
ISK5,511,605
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.89
F CFA17,679
|
$23.23
ISK3,224
|
|
pay 89.4% more for housing
Senegal
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.86
F CFA29,282
|
$74.47
ISK10,335
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$925.69
F CFA566,419
|
$1,518.94
ISK210,798
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$363.71
F CFA222,552
|
$1,325.48
ISK183,950
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.91
F CFA55,629
|
$66.99
ISK9,297
|
|
pay 16.2% less for childcare
Senegal
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$251.78
F CFA154,061
|
$254.97
ISK35,384
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,059.27
F CFA5,543,285
|
$5,993.83
ISK831,823
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Senegal
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
F CFA1,515
|
$9.37
ISK1,301
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.91
F CFA2,392
|
$4.61
ISK640
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.32
F CFA808
|
$11.22
ISK1,557
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.49
F CFA40,073
|
$60.00
ISK8,327
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA5,051
|
$13.94
ISK1,935
|
|
pay 88.3% more for clothing
Senegal
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.44
F CFA36,368
|
$108.23
ISK15,020
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.77
F CFA21,888
|
$59.73
ISK8,290
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.22
F CFA50,310
|
$146.94
ISK20,392
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.12
F CFA45,966
|
$169.24
ISK23,487
|
|
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