Cost of living comparison
Senegal is 6.2% cheaper than Spain.
If you lived in Senegal instead of Spain, you would:
pay 27.9% less for restaurants
Spain
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.45
€11.68
|
$8.38
CFA5,156
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.47
€7.94
|
$8.38
CFA5,156
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.87
|
$1.07
CFA660
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.40
€1.32
|
$0.96
CFA589
|
|
pay 5.1% more for groceries
Spain
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
$0.59
CFA361
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.73
€5.38
|
$6.20
CFA3,815
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.55
€3.33
|
$7.61
CFA4,684
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
€2.21
|
$2.22
CFA1,368
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
€2.92
|
$4.84
CFA2,980
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.83
|
$1.02
CFA628
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.78
|
$0.64
CFA395
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.69
|
$0.91
CFA558
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.86
|
$0.62
CFA381
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
€0.59
|
$0.51
CFA316
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.61
|
$0.43
CFA266
|
|
pay 1.2% more for transportation
Spain
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.67
€6.26
|
$5.26
CFA3,234
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.84
€37.37
|
$20.95
CFA12,889
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,357.72
€22,844.28
|
$27,655.66
CFA17,013,763
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.14
€13.26
|
$22.63
CFA13,920
|
|
pay 1.6% less for housing
Spain
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.62
€38.10
|
$47.86
CFA29,446
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$697.48
€654.14
|
$820.04
CFA504,486
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$570.67
€535.21
|
$465.09
CFA286,123
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.79
€100.16
|
$82.00
CFA50,444
|
|
pay 29.6% less for childcare
Spain
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.46
€321.18
|
$246.76
CFA151,806
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,368.05
€6,910.24
|
$5,061.82
CFA3,114,034
|
|
pay 15.0% more for entertainment and sports
Spain
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.66
€2.50
|
$2.51
CFA1,547
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
€1.74
|
$3.64
CFA2,237
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.55
€5.20
|
$1.34
CFA825
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.33
€40.64
|
$69.56
CFA42,792
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.42
€7.89
|
$8.38
CFA5,156
|
|
pay 5.3% less for clothing
Spain
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.58
€69.01
|
$53.64
CFA32,996
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.02
€30.97
|
$36.32
CFA22,341
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.35
€69.73
|
$83.53
CFA51,386
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.35
€85.67
|
$76.26
CFA46,917
|
|
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