Cost of living comparison

Senegal

compared to

Romania

Romania vs. Senegal Cost of Living Summary

Romania is 30.5% cheaper than Senegal overall.

Restaurants: pay 27.5% more in Romania
Groceries: pay 29.8% less in Romania
Transportation: pay 43.7% less in Romania
Housing: pay 46.4% less in Romania
Childcare: pay 1.4% more in Romania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.6% less in Romania
Clothing: pay 9.7% less in Romania

The cost of restaurants and childcare in Romania are more expensive than in Senegal. Expenses including housing, transportation, groceries, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Romania.

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Romania vs. Senegal Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Romania instead of Senegal, you would:

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pay 27.5% more for restaurants

	Senegal	Romania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.12 F CFA2,990	$9.82 RON46.44	+91.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.10 F CFA6,478	$7.22 RON34.13	-35.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.22 F CFA715	$1.87 RON8.86	+52.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.87 F CFA511	$1.57 RON7.43	+79.5%
Average			+27.5%

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pay 29.8% less for groceries

	Senegal	Romania
Bread 1 loaf	$0.73 F CFA424	$1.10 RON5.19	+51.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.68 F CFA5,066	$3.76 RON17.78	-56.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.67 F CFA5,646	$5.36 RON25.36	-44.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.47 F CFA1,442	$2.91 RON13.77	+17.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.08 F CFA2,385	$2.69 RON12.72	-34.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.45 F CFA849	$0.51 RON2.42	-64.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.86 F CFA501	$0.67 RON3.18	-21.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.32 F CFA768	$0.65 RON3.08	-50.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.79 F CFA463	$0.89 RON4.19	+11.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.62 F CFA362	$0.35 RON1.66	-43.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 F CFA249	$0.36 RON1.70	-15.5%
Average			-29.8%

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pay 43.7% less for transportation

	Senegal	Romania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.27 F CFA3,659	$6.55 RON30.98	+4.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$76.82 F CFA44,847	$23.38 RON110.58	-69.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$50,357.24 F CFA29M	$27,083.66 RON128K	-46.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.20 F CFA11,212	$6.64 RON31.43	-65.4%
Average			-43.7%

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pay 46.4% less for housing

	Senegal	Romania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$46.36 F CFA27,068	$8.56 RON40.50	-81.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$810.84 F CFA473K	$371.73 RON1,758.50	-54.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$431.19 F CFA252K	$281.26 RON1,330.53	-34.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$155.27 F CFA90,649	$107.14 RON506.84	-31.0%
Average			-46.4%

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pay 1.4% more for childcare

	Senegal	Romania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$321.49 F CFA188K	$482.75 RON2,283.68	+50.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,398.32 F CFA6M	$7,125.14 RON33,706.19	-31.5%
Average			+1.4%

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pay 7.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Senegal	Romania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.56 F CFA1,495	$2.18 RON10.31	-14.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.37 F CFA1,968	$2.45 RON11.57	-27.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.13 F CFA1,246	$5.71 RON27.03	+167.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.81 F CFA26,161	$38.73 RON183.19	-13.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.54 F CFA4,983	$7.13 RON33.75	-16.4%
Average			-7.6%

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pay 9.7% less for clothing

	Senegal	Romania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.04 F CFA33,885	$62.00 RON293.30	+6.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.52 F CFA26,576	$35.53 RON168.09	-21.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.35 F CFA49,830	$77.18 RON365.11	-9.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$96.73 F CFA56,474	$85.19 RON402.98	-11.9%
Average			-9.7%

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