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 51.8% more for restaurants
Senegal
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.38
CFA5,156
|
$17.09
£13.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.38
CFA5,156
|
$7.46
£6.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
CFA660
|
$1.84
£1.49
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
CFA589
|
$1.36
£1.10
|
|
pay 15.4% more for groceries
Senegal
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
CFA361
|
$1.25
£1.01
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
CFA3,815
|
$3.60
£2.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.61
CFA4,684
|
$4.68
£3.78
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
CFA1,368
|
$2.58
£2.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.84
CFA2,980
|
$3.16
£2.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
CFA628
|
$1.05
£0.85
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
CFA395
|
$0.63
£0.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
CFA558
|
$0.99
£0.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
CFA381
|
$1.17
£0.95
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
CFA316
|
$0.63
£0.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
CFA266
|
$0.58
£0.47
|
|
pay 85.2% more for transportation
Senegal
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.26
CFA3,234
|
$7.31
£5.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.95
CFA12,889
|
$91.63
£74.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,655.66
CFA17,013,763
|
$25,486.21
£20,604.92
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.63
CFA13,920
|
$16.30
£13.18
|
|
pay 52.6% more for housing
Senegal
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.86
CFA29,446
|
$37.72
£30.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$820.04
CFA504,486
|
$1,053.04
£851.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$465.09
CFA286,123
|
$836.18
£676.03
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$82.00
CFA50,444
|
$183.29
£148.19
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for childcare
Senegal
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$246.76
CFA151,806
|
$1,186.33
£959.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,061.82
CFA3,114,034
|
$16,551.73
£13,381.62
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Senegal
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
CFA1,547
|
$4.95
£4.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.64
CFA2,237
|
$3.59
£2.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
CFA825
|
$14.82
£11.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.56
CFA42,792
|
$41.78
£33.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
CFA5,156
|
$11.97
£9.68
|
|
pay 10.8% more for clothing
Senegal
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.64
CFA32,996
|
$73.74
£59.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.32
CFA22,341
|
$38.00
£30.72
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.53
CFA51,386
|
$79.51
£64.28
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.26
CFA46,917
|
$80.83
£65.35
|
|
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