Cost of living comparison
Dakar is 4.2% cheaper than Zagreb.
If you lived in Dakar instead of Zagreb, you would:
pay 37.8% less for restaurants
|
Zagreb
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.72
HRK76.62
|
$6.54
F CFA4,066
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.57
HRK61.29
|
$8.99
F CFA5,590
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.85
HRK20.39
|
$0.93
F CFA576
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
HRK13.93
|
$0.98
F CFA612
|
|
pay 14.3% more for groceries
|
Zagreb
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.61
HRK11.47
|
$0.55
F CFA343
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
HRK33.65
|
$6.75
F CFA4,196
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.56
HRK32.58
|
$10.56
F CFA6,568
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.37
HRK24.12
|
$2.41
F CFA1,502
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.94
HRK28.15
|
$4.39
F CFA2,729
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.72
HRK5.16
|
$1.02
F CFA633
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
HRK5.11
|
$0.82
F CFA507
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
HRK5.90
|
$0.99
F CFA614
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
HRK8.22
|
$0.88
F CFA548
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
HRK3.86
|
$0.64
F CFA400
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
HRK4.10
|
$0.54
F CFA337
|
|
pay 22.6% more for transportation
|
Zagreb
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.05
HRK43.26
|
$6.12
F CFA3,809
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$53.59
HRK383.08
|
$24.51
F CFA15,246
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,081.13
HRK222,185.01
|
$26,959.22
F CFA16,770,912
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.86
HRK70.49
|
$25.33
F CFA15,754
|
|
pay 5.3% more for housing
|
Zagreb
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.12
HRK201.01
|
$48.58
F CFA30,222
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$731.00
HRK5,225.57
|
$932.62
F CFA580,166
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$583.46
HRK4,170.87
|
$326.78
F CFA203,284
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$150.51
HRK1,075.90
|
$97.46
F CFA60,626
|
|
pay 31.2% less for childcare
|
Zagreb
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$345.73
HRK2,471.48
|
$249.17
F CFA155,004
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,391.04
HRK74,280.84
|
$6,796.99
F CFA4,228,303
|
|
pay 12.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Zagreb
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.22
HRK22.98
|
$2.45
F CFA1,525
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.08
HRK14.90
|
$4.23
F CFA2,632
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.25
HRK37.54
|
$1.47
F CFA915
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.11
HRK315.32
|
$64.81
F CFA40,318
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.50
HRK53.63
|
$8.17
F CFA5,082
|
|
pay 15.5% less for clothing
|
Zagreb
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.59
HRK654.75
|
$58.82
F CFA36,591
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.67
HRK283.57
|
$37.58
F CFA23,378
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.12
HRK637.09
|
$88.23
F CFA54,887
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.08
HRK829.84
|
$92.72
F CFA57,682
|
|
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