Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 2.1 times more expensive than Senegal.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Senegal, you would:
pay 47.1% more for restaurants
Senegal
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.26
F CFA4,948
|
$18.07
£13.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.26
F CFA4,948
|
$8.96
£6.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
F CFA870
|
$2.14
£1.63
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
F CFA804
|
$1.52
£1.17
|
|
pay 18.4% more for groceries
Senegal
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
F CFA410
|
$1.46
£1.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.82
F CFA4,086
|
$4.24
£3.24
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.41
F CFA5,640
|
$5.75
£4.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
F CFA1,431
|
$3.68
£2.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.97
F CFA2,979
|
$3.66
£2.80
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA600
|
$1.20
£0.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
F CFA465
|
$0.67
£0.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
F CFA575
|
$1.22
£0.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
F CFA468
|
$1.40
£1.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA355
|
$0.63
£0.48
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
F CFA303
|
$0.60
£0.46
|
|
pay 89.8% more for transportation
Senegal
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.06
F CFA3,634
|
$7.22
£5.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.64
F CFA12,371
|
$94.64
£72.42
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,241.56
F CFA16,329,269
|
$33,464.66
£25,606.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.89
F CFA17,319
|
$16.98
£12.99
|
|
pay 84.2% more for housing
Senegal
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.86
F CFA28,686
|
$37.59
£28.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$925.69
F CFA554,879
|
$1,224.35
£936.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$363.71
F CFA218,018
|
$974.65
£745.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.91
F CFA54,496
|
$234.45
£179.39
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for childcare
Senegal
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$251.78
F CFA150,922
|
$1,426.61
£1,091.60
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,059.27
F CFA5,430,354
|
$18,036.83
£13,801.23
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Senegal
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
F CFA1,484
|
$5.42
£4.15
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.91
F CFA2,343
|
$3.93
£3.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.32
F CFA792
|
$16.35
£12.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.49
F CFA39,256
|
$43.82
£33.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA4,948
|
$12.87
£9.85
|
|
pay 18.9% more for clothing
Senegal
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.44
F CFA35,628
|
$76.61
£58.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.77
F CFA21,442
|
$39.64
£30.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.22
F CFA49,285
|
$90.51
£69.25
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.12
F CFA45,029
|
$94.66
£72.43
|
|
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