Cost of living comparison
Senegal is 47.4% more expensive than Romania.
If you lived in Senegal instead of Romania, you would:
pay 1.2% more for restaurants
|
Romania
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.50
RON39.54
|
$8.26
F CFA5,052
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.39
RON29.72
|
$8.26
F CFA5,052
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
RON8.03
|
$1.45
F CFA888
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.42
RON6.62
|
$1.34
F CFA821
|
|
pay 38.7% more for groceries
|
Romania
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
RON5.06
|
$0.68
F CFA419
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
RON17.51
|
$6.82
F CFA4,172
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.57
RON25.91
|
$9.41
F CFA5,759
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.98
RON13.86
|
$2.39
F CFA1,461
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
RON12.72
|
$4.97
F CFA3,042
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
RON2.20
|
$1.00
F CFA613
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
RON3.12
|
$0.78
F CFA475
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
RON2.97
|
$0.96
F CFA587
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
RON3.91
|
$0.78
F CFA478
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
RON1.74
|
$0.59
F CFA363
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
RON1.93
|
$0.51
F CFA309
|
|
pay 95.0% more for transportation
|
Romania
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.68
RON26.42
|
$6.06
F CFA3,710
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$19.80
RON92.14
|
$20.64
F CFA12,631
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,308.53
RON117,760.58
|
$27,241.56
F CFA16,673,006
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.26
RON29.14
|
$28.89
F CFA17,683
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
|
Romania
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.81
RON40.98
|
$47.86
F CFA29,290
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$370.46
RON1,723.75
|
$925.69
F CFA566,560
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$263.66
RON1,226.81
|
$363.71
F CFA222,608
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.60
RON472.75
|
$90.91
F CFA55,643
|
|
pay 10.7% more for childcare
|
Romania
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$363.62
RON1,691.93
|
$251.78
F CFA154,099
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,956.82
RON27,717.06
|
$9,059.27
F CFA5,544,665
|
|
pay 27.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Romania
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.02
RON9.39
|
$2.48
F CFA1,516
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
RON10.08
|
$3.91
F CFA2,393
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.28
RON24.57
|
$1.32
F CFA808
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.57
RON174.82
|
$65.49
F CFA40,083
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.14
RON28.58
|
$8.26
F CFA5,052
|
|
pay 3.7% more for clothing
|
Romania
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.54
RON277.05
|
$59.44
F CFA36,377
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.40
RON160.06
|
$35.77
F CFA21,894
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.71
RON324.36
|
$82.22
F CFA50,323
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.78
RON375.86
|
$75.12
F CFA45,977
|
|
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