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 CFA5,051
|
$18.07
£14.28
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.26
F CFA5,051
|
$8.96
£7.08
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
F CFA888
|
$2.14
£1.69
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
F CFA821
|
$1.52
£1.20
|
|
pay 18.4% more for groceries
Senegal
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
F CFA419
|
$1.46
£1.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.82
F CFA4,171
|
$4.24
£3.35
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.41
F CFA5,757
|
$5.75
£4.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
F CFA1,461
|
$3.68
£2.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.97
F CFA3,041
|
$3.66
£2.89
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA613
|
$1.20
£0.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
F CFA475
|
$0.67
£0.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
F CFA587
|
$1.22
£0.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
F CFA478
|
$1.40
£1.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA363
|
$0.63
£0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
F CFA309
|
$0.60
£0.48
|
|
pay 89.8% more for transportation
Senegal
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.06
F CFA3,709
|
$7.22
£5.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.64
F CFA12,628
|
$94.64
£74.82
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,241.56
F CFA16,668,856
|
$33,464.66
£26,456.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.89
F CFA17,679
|
$16.98
£13.43
|
|
pay 84.2% more for housing
Senegal
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.86
F CFA29,282
|
$37.59
£29.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$925.69
F CFA566,419
|
$1,224.35
£967.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$363.71
F CFA222,552
|
$974.65
£770.53
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.91
F CFA55,629
|
$234.45
£185.35
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for childcare
Senegal
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$251.78
F CFA154,061
|
$1,426.61
£1,127.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,059.27
F CFA5,543,285
|
$18,036.83
£14,259.49
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Senegal
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
F CFA1,515
|
$5.42
£4.28
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.91
F CFA2,392
|
$3.93
£3.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.32
F CFA808
|
$16.35
£12.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.49
F CFA40,073
|
$43.82
£34.64
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA5,051
|
$12.87
£10.18
|
|
pay 18.9% more for clothing
Senegal
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.44
F CFA36,368
|
$76.61
£60.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.77
F CFA21,888
|
$39.64
£31.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.22
F CFA50,310
|
$90.51
£71.55
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.12
F CFA45,966
|
$94.66
£74.84
|
|
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