Cost of living comparison
Spain is 27.1% more expensive than Senegal.
If you lived in Spain instead of Senegal, you would:
pay 76.3% more for restaurants
|
Senegal
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.54
F CFA4,056
|
$13.87
€13.12
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.99
F CFA5,577
|
$9.22
€8.72
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
F CFA575
|
$2.13
€2.01
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
F CFA610
|
$1.58
€1.49
|
|
pay 12.0% more for groceries
|
Senegal
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
F CFA342
|
$1.30
€1.23
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.75
F CFA4,186
|
$6.37
€6.02
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.56
F CFA6,552
|
$4.16
€3.93
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.41
F CFA1,498
|
$2.66
€2.51
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.39
F CFA2,722
|
$3.36
€3.18
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
F CFA631
|
$0.99
€0.94
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
F CFA506
|
$0.81
€0.77
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
F CFA613
|
$0.87
€0.82
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
F CFA547
|
$1.13
€1.07
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
F CFA399
|
$0.72
€0.68
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
F CFA336
|
$0.81
€0.77
|
|
pay 6.6% more for transportation
|
Senegal
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.12
F CFA3,800
|
$6.38
€6.04
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.51
F CFA15,209
|
$34.26
€32.41
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,959.22
F CFA16,729,661
|
$33,643.92
€31,828.13
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.33
F CFA15,716
|
$14.57
€13.78
|
|
pay 19.4% more for housing
|
Senegal
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.58
F CFA30,147
|
$31.87
€30.15
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$932.62
F CFA578,739
|
$872.36
€825.28
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$326.78
F CFA202,784
|
$692.13
€654.78
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.46
F CFA60,477
|
$103.97
€98.36
|
|
pay 31.5% more for childcare
|
Senegal
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$249.17
F CFA154,623
|
$385.97
€365.14
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,796.99
F CFA4,217,902
|
$7,352.21
€6,955.40
|
|
pay 43.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Senegal
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.45
F CFA1,521
|
$2.84
€2.69
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.23
F CFA2,626
|
$1.98
€1.87
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.47
F CFA913
|
$5.66
€5.35
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.81
F CFA40,219
|
$42.87
€40.55
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA5,070
|
$8.63
€8.17
|
|
pay 0.4% more for clothing
|
Senegal
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.82
F CFA36,501
|
$75.89
€71.79
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.58
F CFA23,320
|
$32.12
€30.38
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.23
F CFA54,752
|
$77.96
€73.75
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.72
F CFA57,540
|
$91.38
€86.45
|
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