Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 1.2% cheaper than Dakar.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Dakar, you would:
pay 0.7% more for restaurants
|
Dakar
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.54
F CFA4,066
|
$8.72
TRY300.30
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.99
F CFA5,590
|
$7.27
TRY250.25
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
F CFA576
|
$1.27
TRY43.75
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
F CFA612
|
$0.50
TRY17.36
|
|
pay 33.5% less for groceries
|
Dakar
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
F CFA343
|
$0.83
TRY28.72
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.75
F CFA4,196
|
$4.61
TRY158.64
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.56
F CFA6,568
|
$3.90
TRY134.30
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.41
F CFA1,502
|
$1.68
TRY57.87
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.39
F CFA2,729
|
$2.70
TRY92.92
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
F CFA633
|
$0.49
TRY16.75
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
F CFA507
|
$0.88
TRY30.34
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
F CFA614
|
$0.45
TRY15.63
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
F CFA548
|
$0.54
TRY18.64
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
F CFA400
|
$0.25
TRY8.52
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
F CFA337
|
$0.23
TRY7.90
|
|
pay 24.6% less for transportation
|
Dakar
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.12
F CFA3,809
|
$4.81
TRY165.72
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.51
F CFA15,246
|
$8.72
TRY300.30
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,959.22
F CFA16,770,912
|
$44,845.33
TRY1,543,531.51
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.33
F CFA15,754
|
$5.40
TRY185.97
|
|
pay 34.0% less for housing
|
Dakar
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.58
F CFA30,222
|
$11.50
TRY395.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$932.62
F CFA580,166
|
$592.54
TRY20,394.49
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$326.78
F CFA203,284
|
$399.36
TRY13,745.62
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.46
F CFA60,626
|
$53.07
TRY1,826.74
|
|
pay 77.2% more for childcare
|
Dakar
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$249.17
F CFA155,004
|
$502.10
TRY17,281.81
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,796.99
F CFA4,228,303
|
$10,388.60
TRY357,565.31
|
|
pay 3.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Dakar
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.45
F CFA1,525
|
$3.49
TRY120.12
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.23
F CFA2,632
|
$2.84
TRY97.84
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.47
F CFA915
|
$2.04
TRY70.07
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.81
F CFA40,318
|
$40.91
TRY1,407.97
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA5,082
|
$5.82
TRY200.20
|
|
pay 9.1% more for clothing
|
Dakar
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.82
F CFA36,591
|
$56.66
TRY1,950.21
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.58
F CFA23,378
|
$45.57
TRY1,568.42
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.23
F CFA54,887
|
$104.18
TRY3,585.91
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.72
F CFA57,682
|
$93.27
TRY3,210.33
|
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