Cost of living comparison
Senegal is 8.5% cheaper than Finland.
If you lived in Senegal instead of Finland, you would:
pay 32.8% less for restaurants
Finland
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.85
€12.77
|
$8.26
F CFA4,991
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.97
€9.19
|
$8.26
F CFA4,991
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.57
€2.37
|
$1.45
F CFA877
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.92
€1.77
|
$1.34
F CFA811
|
|
pay 3.4% more for groceries
Finland
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.30
€2.12
|
$0.68
F CFA414
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.73
€3.44
|
$6.82
F CFA4,121
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.21
€3.88
|
$9.41
F CFA5,689
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.94
€2.71
|
$2.39
F CFA1,444
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.06
€4.66
|
$4.97
F CFA3,005
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.92
|
$1.00
F CFA606
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.78
F CFA469
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.85
|
$0.96
F CFA580
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.52
|
$0.78
F CFA472
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.51
|
$0.59
F CFA358
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.68
|
$0.51
F CFA306
|
|
pay 11.2% less for transportation
Finland
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.87
€7.26
|
$6.06
F CFA3,666
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.62
€55.88
|
$20.64
F CFA12,479
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,056.21
€27,705.39
|
$27,241.56
F CFA16,471,673
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.81
€17.34
|
$28.89
F CFA17,470
|
|
pay 22.7% more for housing
Finland
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.06
€20.34
|
$47.86
F CFA28,936
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$746.03
€687.68
|
$925.69
F CFA559,718
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$620.54
€572.00
|
$363.71
F CFA219,920
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.79
€91.99
|
$90.91
F CFA54,971
|
|
pay 0.4% more for childcare
Finland
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$310.89
€286.57
|
$251.78
F CFA152,238
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,564.54
€6,972.88
|
$9,059.27
F CFA5,477,711
|
|
pay 31.1% less for entertainment and sports
Finland
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.16
€6.60
|
$2.48
F CFA1,497
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
€3.92
|
$3.91
F CFA2,364
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.60
€9.77
|
$1.32
F CFA799
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.05
€39.68
|
$65.49
F CFA39,599
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.48
€14.27
|
$8.26
F CFA4,991
|
|
pay 11.2% less for clothing
Finland
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.46
€70.48
|
$59.44
F CFA35,938
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.66
€30.11
|
$35.77
F CFA21,629
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.52
€76.99
|
$82.22
F CFA49,715
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.88
€99.44
|
$75.12
F CFA45,422
|
|
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