Cost of living comparison
Norway is 86.3% more expensive than Senegal.
If you lived in Norway instead of Senegal, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Senegal
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
$17.76
NOK193.12
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
$11.40
NOK123.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
F CFA653
|
$2.93
NOK31.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
F CFA583
|
$2.64
NOK28.74
|
|
pay 82.4% more for groceries
Senegal
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
F CFA357
|
$2.64
NOK28.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
F CFA3,778
|
$5.47
NOK59.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.61
F CFA4,638
|
$7.09
NOK77.11
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
F CFA1,355
|
$3.54
NOK38.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.84
F CFA2,950
|
$5.56
NOK60.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
F CFA622
|
$1.28
NOK13.91
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
F CFA391
|
$0.99
NOK10.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
F CFA552
|
$1.26
NOK13.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
F CFA377
|
$1.66
NOK18.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
F CFA313
|
$0.92
NOK10.00
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA263
|
$1.02
NOK11.04
|
|
pay 72.1% more for transportation
Senegal
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.26
F CFA3,202
|
$7.56
NOK82.27
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.95
F CFA12,763
|
$69.76
NOK758.57
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,655.66
F CFA16,846,570
|
$32,415.05
NOK352,500.71
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.63
F CFA13,784
|
$21.33
NOK231.95
|
|
pay 43.9% more for housing
Senegal
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.86
F CFA29,157
|
$50.38
NOK547.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$820.04
F CFA499,529
|
$954.57
NOK10,380.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$465.09
F CFA283,312
|
$754.37
NOK8,203.45
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$82.00
F CFA49,948
|
$157.28
NOK1,710.35
|
|
pay 12.4% more for childcare
Senegal
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$246.76
F CFA150,315
|
$315.96
NOK3,435.89
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,061.82
F CFA3,083,433
|
$4,907.04
NOK53,362.13
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Senegal
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
F CFA1,532
|
$8.74
NOK95.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.64
F CFA2,215
|
$4.01
NOK43.64
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
F CFA817
|
$13.22
NOK143.76
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.56
F CFA42,372
|
$41.00
NOK445.88
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
$12.96
NOK140.96
|
|
pay 37.4% more for clothing
Senegal
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.64
F CFA32,672
|
$78.39
NOK852.51
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.32
F CFA22,122
|
$42.70
NOK464.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.53
F CFA50,881
|
$99.39
NOK1,080.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.26
F CFA46,456
|
$127.08
NOK1,381.89
|
|
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