Cost of living comparison
Latvia is 21.6% more expensive than Senegal.
If you lived in Latvia instead of Senegal, you would:
pay 1.9% more for restaurants
Senegal
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.38
CFA5,139
|
$8.99
€8.41
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.38
CFA5,139
|
$6.17
€5.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
CFA657
|
$1.20
€1.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
CFA587
|
$1.10
€1.02
|
|
pay 2.4% more for groceries
Senegal
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
CFA360
|
$1.19
€1.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
CFA3,803
|
$4.58
€4.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.61
CFA4,669
|
$4.83
€4.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
CFA1,364
|
$2.38
€2.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.84
CFA2,970
|
$3.23
€3.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
CFA626
|
$0.49
€0.46
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
CFA394
|
$0.73
€0.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
CFA556
|
$0.87
€0.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
CFA380
|
$1.31
€1.22
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
CFA315
|
$0.32
€0.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
CFA265
|
$0.35
€0.33
|
|
pay 8.4% more for transportation
Senegal
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.26
CFA3,223
|
$7.32
€6.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.95
CFA12,848
|
$38.37
€35.87
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,655.66
CFA16,959,683
|
$21,439.27
€20,043.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.63
CFA13,876
|
$7.64
€7.15
|
|
pay 6.5% less for housing
Senegal
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.86
CFA29,353
|
$16.90
€15.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$820.04
CFA502,883
|
$342.38
€320.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$465.09
CFA285,214
|
$247.16
€231.06
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$82.00
CFA50,283
|
$199.93
€186.91
|
|
pay 94.1% more for childcare
Senegal
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$246.76
CFA151,324
|
$261.48
€244.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,061.82
CFA3,104,136
|
$14,283.25
€13,353.20
|
|
pay 34.2% more for entertainment and sports
Senegal
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
CFA1,542
|
$2.94
€2.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.64
CFA2,230
|
$2.55
€2.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
CFA822
|
$4.55
€4.25
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.56
CFA42,656
|
$37.76
€35.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
CFA5,139
|
$7.56
€7.07
|
|
pay 16.5% more for clothing
Senegal
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.64
CFA32,892
|
$68.48
€64.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.32
CFA22,270
|
$40.46
€37.82
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.53
CFA51,222
|
$75.05
€70.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.26
CFA46,768
|
$104.60
€97.79
|
|
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