Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 52.6% more expensive than Ouagadougou.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Ouagadougou, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
|
Ouagadougou
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.23
F CFA772
|
$8.72
TRY301.46
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
F CFA4,629
|
$7.27
TRY251.22
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
F CFA480
|
$1.27
TRY43.92
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
F CFA334
|
$0.50
TRY17.43
|
|
pay 33.2% less for groceries
|
Ouagadougou
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
F CFA450
|
$0.83
TRY28.83
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.17
F CFA5,144
|
$4.61
TRY159.25
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.16
F CFA5,769
|
$3.90
TRY134.83
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.86
F CFA1,802
|
$1.68
TRY58.09
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.89
F CFA5,600
|
$2.70
TRY93.28
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
F CFA933
|
$0.49
TRY16.81
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA313
|
$0.88
TRY30.45
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
F CFA260
|
$0.45
TRY15.69
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
F CFA657
|
$0.54
TRY18.71
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
F CFA752
|
$0.25
TRY8.55
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA386
|
$0.23
TRY7.93
|
|
pay 0.5% less for transportation
|
Ouagadougou
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
F CFA3,047
|
$4.81
TRY166.37
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$8.72
TRY301.46
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$44,845.33
TRY1,549,518.41
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$5.40
TRY186.69
|
|
pay 7.5% less for housing
|
Ouagadougou
|
Ankara
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.85
F CFA28,239
|
$11.50
TRY397.43
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$408.47
F CFA257,190
|
$592.54
TRY20,473.59
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$285.93
F CFA180,033
|
$399.36
TRY13,798.94
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.13
F CFA56,118
|
$53.07
TRY1,833.82
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
|
Ouagadougou
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$122.54
F CFA77,157
|
$502.10
TRY17,348.84
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,052.55
F CFA9,477,657
|
$10,388.60
TRY358,952.20
|
|
pay 49.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ouagadougou
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.14
F CFA720
|
$3.49
TRY120.59
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
F CFA1,029
|
$2.84
TRY98.22
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.63
F CFA1,029
|
$2.04
TRY70.34
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.19
F CFA36,007
|
$40.91
TRY1,413.44
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA5,144
|
$5.82
TRY200.98
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Ouagadougou
|
Ankara
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$56.66
TRY1,957.78
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$45.57
TRY1,574.50
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$104.18
TRY3,599.82
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$93.27
TRY3,222.78
|
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