Cost of living comparison
Dakar is 13.0% cheaper than Ljubljana.
If you lived in Dakar instead of Ljubljana, you would:
pay 42.1% less for restaurants
|
Ljubljana
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.00
€14.39
|
$6.54
F CFA4,110
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.57
€8.22
|
$8.99
F CFA5,652
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.91
€2.79
|
$0.93
F CFA582
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.91
€1.83
|
$0.98
F CFA619
|
|
pay 1.2% less for groceries
|
Ljubljana
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.85
€1.78
|
$0.55
F CFA347
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.52
€6.25
|
$6.75
F CFA4,242
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.13
€4.92
|
$10.56
F CFA6,640
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.48
€3.34
|
$2.41
F CFA1,518
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.94
€4.74
|
$4.39
F CFA2,759
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.84
|
$1.02
F CFA640
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.74
|
$0.82
F CFA513
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.90
|
$0.99
F CFA621
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
€1.43
|
$0.88
F CFA554
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.50
|
$0.64
F CFA404
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.64
|
$0.54
F CFA340
|
|
pay 20.1% more for transportation
|
Ljubljana
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.03
€5.78
|
$6.12
F CFA3,851
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.66
€38.02
|
$24.51
F CFA15,414
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,865.84
€26,717.02
|
$26,959.22
F CFA16,955,022
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.49
€11.02
|
$25.33
F CFA15,927
|
|
pay 15.8% less for housing
|
Ljubljana
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.52
€32.14
|
$48.58
F CFA30,553
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$942.82
€903.95
|
$932.62
F CFA586,535
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$774.26
€742.34
|
$326.78
F CFA205,515
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.52
€184.58
|
$97.46
F CFA61,292
|
|
pay 34.7% less for childcare
|
Ljubljana
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$485.78
€465.75
|
$249.17
F CFA156,706
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,574.10
€8,220.62
|
$6,796.99
F CFA4,274,721
|
|
pay 4.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ljubljana
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.22
€3.08
|
$2.45
F CFA1,541
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
€2.22
|
$4.23
F CFA2,661
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.36
€5.14
|
$1.47
F CFA925
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.17
€44.27
|
$64.81
F CFA40,761
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.57
€8.22
|
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
|
pay 21.8% less for clothing
|
Ljubljana
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.79
€85.13
|
$58.82
F CFA36,993
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.55
€40.80
|
$37.58
F CFA23,634
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.31
€99.05
|
$88.23
F CFA55,490
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.18
€121.94
|
$92.72
F CFA58,315
|
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