Cost of living comparison
Saudi Arabia is 14.1% more expensive than Senegal.
If you lived in Saudi Arabia instead of Senegal, you would:
pay 35.6% less for restaurants
Senegal
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
$6.42
SAR24.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
$6.76
SAR25.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
F CFA653
|
$0.74
SAR2.77
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
F CFA583
|
$0.30
SAR1.13
|
|
pay 1.4% less for groceries
Senegal
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
F CFA357
|
$0.77
SAR2.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
F CFA3,778
|
$3.60
SAR13.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.61
F CFA4,638
|
$6.27
SAR23.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
F CFA1,355
|
$2.60
SAR9.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.84
F CFA2,950
|
$3.28
SAR12.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
F CFA622
|
$0.95
SAR3.58
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
F CFA391
|
$0.71
SAR2.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
F CFA552
|
$0.70
SAR2.64
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
F CFA377
|
$0.72
SAR2.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
F CFA313
|
$0.55
SAR2.07
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA263
|
$0.53
SAR1.98
|
|
pay 5.5% more for transportation
Senegal
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.26
F CFA3,202
|
$2.23
SAR8.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.95
F CFA12,763
|
$47.48
SAR178.09
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,655.66
F CFA16,846,570
|
$22,812.24
SAR85,558.22
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.63
F CFA13,784
|
$15.96
SAR59.86
|
|
pay 12.4% less for housing
Senegal
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.86
F CFA29,157
|
$67.28
SAR252.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$820.04
F CFA499,529
|
$371.46
SAR1,393.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$465.09
F CFA283,312
|
$285.86
SAR1,072.13
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$82.00
F CFA49,948
|
$84.36
SAR316.40
|
|
pay 18.9% more for childcare
Senegal
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$246.76
F CFA150,315
|
$283.92
SAR1,064.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,061.82
F CFA3,083,433
|
$6,207.10
SAR23,279.97
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Senegal
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
F CFA1,532
|
$1.56
SAR5.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.64
F CFA2,215
|
$3.57
SAR13.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
F CFA817
|
$7.17
SAR26.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.56
F CFA42,372
|
$98.93
SAR371.03
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
$16.00
SAR59.99
|
|
pay 17.7% more for clothing
Senegal
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.64
F CFA32,672
|
$40.71
SAR152.69
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.32
F CFA22,122
|
$65.80
SAR246.80
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.53
F CFA50,881
|
$92.30
SAR346.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.26
F CFA46,456
|
$78.69
SAR295.13
|
|
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