Cost of living comparison
Dakar is 13.0% cheaper than Ljubljana.
- Restaurants
-
pay 42.1% less in Dakar
- Groceries
-
pay 1.2% less in Dakar
- Transportation
-
pay 20.1% more in Dakar
- Housing
-
pay 15.8% less in Dakar
- Childcare
-
pay 34.7% less in Dakar
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 4.4% more in Dakar
- Clothing
-
pay 21.8% less in Dakar
The cost of transportation and entertainment and sports in Dakar are more expensive than in Ljubljana. Expenses including restaurants, childcare, clothing, housing, and groceries are lower in Dakar.
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
€13.20
|
$6.54
F CFA3,771
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.57
€7.54
|
$8.99
F CFA5,185
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.91
€2.56
|
$0.93
F CFA534
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.91
€1.68
|
$0.98
F CFA567
|
|
pay 1.2% less for groceries
|
Ljubljana
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.85
€1.63
|
$0.55
F CFA318
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.52
€5.74
|
$6.75
F CFA3,892
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.13
€4.51
|
$10.56
F CFA6,092
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.48
€3.06
|
$2.41
F CFA1,393
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.94
€4.35
|
$4.39
F CFA2,531
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.77
|
$1.02
F CFA587
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.68
|
$0.82
F CFA470
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.82
|
$0.99
F CFA570
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
€1.31
|
$0.88
F CFA508
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.46
|
$0.64
F CFA371
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.58
|
$0.54
F CFA312
|
|
pay 20.1% more for transportation
|
Ljubljana
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.03
€5.30
|
$6.12
F CFA3,533
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.66
€34.88
|
$24.51
F CFA14,140
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,865.84
€24,508.65
|
$26,959.22
F CFA15,553,563
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.49
€10.11
|
$25.33
F CFA14,611
|
|
pay 15.8% less for housing
|
Ljubljana
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.52
€29.48
|
$48.58
F CFA28,028
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$942.82
€829.23
|
$932.62
F CFA538,054
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$774.26
€680.98
|
$326.78
F CFA188,528
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.52
€169.33
|
$97.46
F CFA56,226
|
|
pay 34.7% less for childcare
|
Ljubljana
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$485.78
€427.25
|
$249.17
F CFA143,753
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,574.10
€7,541.12
|
$6,796.99
F CFA3,921,383
|
|
pay 4.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ljubljana
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.22
€2.83
|
$2.45
F CFA1,414
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
€2.04
|
$4.23
F CFA2,441
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.36
€4.71
|
$1.47
F CFA848
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.17
€40.61
|
$64.81
F CFA37,391
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.57
€7.54
|
$8.17
F CFA4,713
|
|
pay 21.8% less for clothing
|
Ljubljana
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.79
€78.09
|
$58.82
F CFA33,935
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.55
€37.43
|
$37.58
F CFA21,681
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.31
€90.86
|
$88.23
F CFA50,903
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.18
€111.86
|
$92.72
F CFA53,495
|
|
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