Cost of living comparison
Senegal is 1.2% more expensive than Sweden.
If you lived in Senegal instead of Sweden, you would:
pay 25.0% less for restaurants
Sweden
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.47
SEK114.65
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.27
SEK90.62
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
SEK19.68
|
$1.07
F CFA657
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
SEK17.81
|
$0.96
F CFA586
|
|
pay 14.2% less for groceries
Sweden
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.32
SEK25.44
|
$0.59
F CFA359
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.47
SEK49.01
|
$6.20
F CFA3,800
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.74
SEK51.93
|
$7.61
F CFA4,665
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
SEK32.99
|
$2.22
F CFA1,362
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.05
SEK44.40
|
$4.84
F CFA2,968
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
SEK13.13
|
$1.02
F CFA626
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
SEK10.91
|
$0.64
F CFA393
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
SEK12.57
|
$0.91
F CFA556
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
SEK17.17
|
$0.62
F CFA379
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SEK6.58
|
$0.51
F CFA314
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
SEK6.55
|
$0.43
F CFA265
|
|
pay 18.8% less for transportation
Sweden
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.21
SEK79.02
|
$5.26
F CFA3,221
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$69.67
SEK763.25
|
$20.95
F CFA12,838
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,170.07
SEK253,819.38
|
$27,655.66
F CFA16,945,539
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.12
SEK242.37
|
$22.63
F CFA13,865
|
|
pay 23.3% more for housing
Sweden
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.54
SEK312.68
|
$47.86
F CFA29,328
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$736.74
SEK8,070.68
|
$820.04
F CFA502,463
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$574.14
SEK6,289.44
|
$465.09
F CFA284,976
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.61
SEK674.90
|
$82.00
F CFA50,241
|
|
pay 74.6% more for childcare
Sweden
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$129.63
SEK1,420.02
|
$246.76
F CFA151,198
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,186.61
SEK34,908.08
|
$5,061.82
F CFA3,101,547
|
|
pay 16.9% less for entertainment and sports
Sweden
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.47
SEK70.84
|
$2.51
F CFA1,540
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.66
SEK40.08
|
$3.64
F CFA2,228
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
SEK68.03
|
$1.34
F CFA822
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.95
SEK404.82
|
$69.56
F CFA42,621
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.40
SEK135.84
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
|
pay 14.5% less for clothing
Sweden
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.79
SEK863.10
|
$53.64
F CFA32,864
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.00
SEK372.50
|
$36.32
F CFA22,252
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.12
SEK877.66
|
$83.53
F CFA51,180
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.88
SEK1,335.16
|
$76.26
F CFA46,729
|
|
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