Dakar vs Ljubljana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dakar	Ljubljana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1114	$1468
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2994	$3437
🏠 One person rent	$529	$859
🏘️ Family rent	$1249	$1506
🍽️ Food expenses	$363	$427
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$60.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$363	$1669
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	29	40
😀 Quality of life	47	79
🏙️ Population	1.44M	284K

The cost of living in Dakar is 24% less expensive than in Ljubljana. Cities ranked 4757th and 3558th ($1114 vs $1468) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Senegal and Slovenia, respectively. Check Senegal vs Slovenia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Dakar compared to 1.1 months in Ljubljana. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Ljubljana ranked 1st in Slovenia, while ranked 6427th and 615th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dakar vs Ljubljana

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	Dakar	Ljubljana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.31	$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.3	$54
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$8.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.46	$3.51
☕ Cappuccino	$3.9	$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$2.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$750	$788
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$313	$643
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1999	$1572
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$846	$1151
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.4	$156
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$241
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.4	$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.12%	3.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2214	$5385
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1304	$4113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$1.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.1	$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.49	$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.53	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.47	$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.71	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.62	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$7.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.43	$5.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.56	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.72	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55	$45.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.09	$7.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.3	$53
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.67	$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$92.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.5	$98
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$246	$478
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6669	$12510

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Dakar

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Rufisque	$1046
58 km or 36 mi	Thies	$1052
121 km or 75 mi	Fatick	$998
163 km or 101 mi	Kaolack	$1000
166 km or 103 mi	Louga	$970
171 km or 106 mi	Banjul	$477
174 km or 108 mi	Lamin	$507
177 km or 110 mi	Saint-Louis	$960
185 km or 115 mi	Brikama	$552
266 km or 165 mi	Rosso	$647
271 km or 169 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
340 km or 211 mi	Kolda	$964
378 km or 235 mi	Bissau	$827
404 km or 251 mi	Nouakchott	$675
416 km or 258 mi	Bafata	$804
629 km or 391 mi	Boffa	$998
651 km or 404 mi	Praia	$840
668 km or 415 mi	Assomada	$838
709 km or 441 mi	Conakry	$1061
727 km or 452 mi	Forecariah	$998
757 km or 471 mi	Mamou	$1019
833 km or 518 mi	Freetown	$1346
841 km or 522 mi	Mindelo	$865
978 km or 607 mi	Bo	$1278
1009 km or 627 mi	Kankan	$1007
1023 km or 636 mi	Kenema	$1272
1048 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$569
1051 km or 653 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
1087 km or 675 mi	Banamba	$491
1088 km or 676 mi	Koulikoro	$490
1141 km or 709 mi	Bougouni	$489
1185 km or 736 mi	Monrovia	$523
1197 km or 744 mi	Kakata	$487
1215 km or 755 mi	Segou	$490
1220 km or 758 mi	Nzerekore	$999
1232 km or 766 mi	Markala	$489
1256 km or 781 mi	Yekepa	$487
1258 km or 782 mi	Sanniquellie	$487
1332 km or 828 mi	Sikasso	$499
1413 km or 878 mi	Korhogo	$916

Cities near Ljubljana

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Kranj	$1261
57 km or 36 mi	Novo Mesto	$1080
58 km or 36 mi	Velenje	$1157
61 km or 38 mi	Celje	$1116
65 km or 40 mi	Klagenfurt	$1653
68 km or 42 mi	Nova Gorica	$985
70 km or 44 mi	Gorizia	$1223
72 km or 45 mi	Trieste	$1421
80 km or 50 mi	Rijeka	$1152
82 km or 51 mi	Villach	$1582
87 km or 54 mi	Izola	$1263
91 km or 57 mi	Wolfsberg	$1303
94 km or 58 mi	Piran	$1247
99 km or 62 mi	Udine	$1307
102 km or 63 mi	Karlovac	$912
102 km or 64 mi	Maribor	$1082
114 km or 71 mi	Zagreb	$1253
126 km or 78 mi	Velika Gorica	$1101
133 km or 83 mi	Graz	$1594
142 km or 88 mi	Pula	$941
143 km or 89 mi	Murska Sobota	$842
144 km or 89 mi	Pordenone	$1272
155 km or 96 mi	Leoben	$1263
158 km or 98 mi	San Dona di Piave	$1403
165 km or 103 mi	Kapfenberg	$1323
173 km or 107 mi	Bihac	$556
178 km or 110 mi	Belluno	$1284
180 km or 112 mi	Bjelovar	$1008
181 km or 113 mi	Treviso	$1502
183 km or 113 mi	Venice	$1522
187 km or 116 mi	Mestre	$1450
196 km or 122 mi	Nagykanizsa	$711
197 km or 122 mi	Mirano	$1375
199 km or 124 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$750
208 km or 129 mi	Szombathely	$701
208 km or 130 mi	Prijedor	$659
210 km or 131 mi	Hallein	$1692
217 km or 135 mi	Padua	$1581
220 km or 137 mi	Sanski Most	$558
222 km or 138 mi	Zadar	$1122