Cost of living comparison
Ouagadougou is 22.9% more expensive than Ankara.
If you lived in Ouagadougou instead of Ankara, you would:
pay 29.9% less for restaurants
|
Ankara
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.72
TRY300.30
|
$1.23
F CFA762
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.27
TRY250.25
|
$7.35
F CFA4,574
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.27
TRY43.75
|
$0.76
F CFA474
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
TRY17.36
|
$0.53
F CFA330
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
Ankara
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
TRY28.72
|
$0.71
F CFA445
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.61
TRY158.64
|
$8.17
F CFA5,082
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.90
TRY134.30
|
$9.16
F CFA5,699
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
TRY57.87
|
$2.86
F CFA1,780
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
TRY92.92
|
$8.89
F CFA5,532
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.49
TRY16.75
|
$1.48
F CFA922
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
TRY30.34
|
$0.50
F CFA309
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
TRY15.63
|
$0.41
F CFA256
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
TRY18.64
|
$1.04
F CFA649
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TRY8.52
|
$1.20
F CFA743
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
TRY7.90
|
$0.61
F CFA382
|
|
pay 0.5% more for transportation
|
Ankara
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.81
TRY165.72
|
$4.84
F CFA3,011
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.72
TRY300.30
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,845.33
TRY1,543,531.51
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.40
TRY185.97
|
?? | |
pay 74.6% more for housing
|
Ankara
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.50
TRY395.89
|
$44.85
F CFA27,901
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$592.54
TRY20,394.49
|
$408.47
F CFA254,105
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$399.36
TRY13,745.62
|
$285.93
F CFA177,873
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.07
TRY1,826.74
|
$89.13
F CFA55,445
|
|
pay 15.3% less for childcare
|
Ankara
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$502.10
TRY17,281.81
|
$122.54
F CFA76,231
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,388.60
TRY357,565.31
|
$15,052.55
F CFA9,363,955
|
|
pay 9.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Ankara
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.49
TRY120.12
|
$1.14
F CFA711
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
TRY97.84
|
$1.63
F CFA1,016
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.04
TRY70.07
|
$1.63
F CFA1,016
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.91
TRY1,407.97
|
$57.19
F CFA35,575
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.82
TRY200.20
|
$8.17
F CFA5,082
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Ankara
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.66
TRY1,950.21
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.57
TRY1,568.42
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.18
TRY3,585.91
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.27
TRY3,210.33
|
?? |
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Ouagadougou or Ankara. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.