Dakar vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dakar	Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1114	$796
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2994	$1933
🏠 One person rent	$529	$368
🏘️ Family rent	$1249	$658
🍽️ Food expenses	$363	$296
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$363	$794
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	29	47
😀 Quality of life	47	62
🏙️ Population	1.44M	276K

The cost of living in Dakar is 40% more expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 4757th and 6461st ($1114 vs $796) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Senegal and Bosnia and Herzegovina, respectively. Check Senegal vs Bosnia and Herzegovina comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Dakar compared to 1 months in Sarajevo. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 6427th and 4897th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dakar vs Sarajevo

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	Dakar	Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.31	$7.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.3	$26.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$7.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.46	$2.22
☕ Cappuccino	$3.9	$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$1.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$750	$320
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$313	$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1999	$640
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$846	$438
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.4	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.4	$22.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.12%	3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2214	$3005
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1304	$1953
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.1	$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$7.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.49	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.53	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.47	$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$9.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.71	$6.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.62	$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$7.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.43	$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.56	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$2.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.72	$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55	$28.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.09	$5.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.3	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.67	$3.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$86.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.5	$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$246	$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6669	$2856

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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 Sarajevo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zenica	$559
75 km or 47 mi	Mostar	$693
77 km or 48 mi	Tuzla	$636
99 km or 61 mi	Doboj	$603
117 km or 73 mi	Bijeljina	$661
125 km or 78 mi	Valjevo	$776
138 km or 86 mi	Mojkovac	$1070
139 km or 86 mi	Dubrovnik	$1227
140 km or 87 mi	Banja Luka	$803
144 km or 89 mi	Cavtat	$1187
147 km or 91 mi	Slavonski Brod	$847
155 km or 96 mi	Cacak	$759
163 km or 101 mi	Kotor	$1150
163 km or 101 mi	Split	$1337
163 km or 101 mi	Berane	$1070
169 km or 105 mi	Cetinje	$816
171 km or 106 mi	Kastela	$1266
171 km or 107 mi	Sanski Most	$558
173 km or 107 mi	Podgorica	$975
177 km or 110 mi	Hvar	$1274
179 km or 111 mi	Budva	$1117
183 km or 114 mi	Prijedor	$659
187 km or 116 mi	Novi Pazar	$662
188 km or 117 mi	Plav	$1030
189 km or 118 mi	Osijek	$958
192 km or 119 mi	Novi Sad	$1012
194 km or 121 mi	Belgrade	$1160
203 km or 126 mi	Kragujevac	$807
203 km or 126 mi	Sibenik	$1053
204 km or 127 mi	Bar	$972
219 km or 136 mi	Shkoder	$679
225 km or 140 mi	Ulcinj	$965
226 km or 141 mi	Mitrovica	$463
229 km or 142 mi	Bihac	$556
246 km or 153 mi	Pecs	$848
257 km or 160 mi	Zadar	$1122
258 km or 160 mi	Bjelovar	$1008
260 km or 161 mi	Pristina	$595
261 km or 162 mi	Baja	$692
267 km or 166 mi	Subotica	$768