Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 57.3% more expensive than Ouagadougou.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Ouagadougou, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
|
Ouagadougou
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.83
F CFA498
|
$6.22
TRY213.49
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.15
F CFA1,295
|
$6.22
TRY213.49
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
F CFA465
|
$1.05
TRY35.92
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
F CFA249
|
$0.42
TRY14.27
|
|
pay 32.7% less for groceries
|
Ouagadougou
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.89
F CFA534
|
$0.63
TRY21.49
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.70
TRY126.98
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.20
F CFA5,550
|
$3.76
TRY129.14
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
F CFA1,524
|
$1.73
TRY59.23
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.58
TRY88.67
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA482
|
$0.47
TRY16.24
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA302
|
$0.66
TRY22.64
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA257
|
$0.46
TRY15.75
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
F CFA409
|
$0.49
TRY16.81
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
F CFA818
|
$0.28
TRY9.47
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
F CFA348
|
$0.20
TRY6.87
|
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pay 6.1% more for transportation
|
Ouagadougou
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
F CFA2,761
|
$4.74
TRY162.88
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.95
F CFA2,988
|
$8.55
TRY293.55
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$46,646.14
TRY1,601,198.75
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.70
F CFA8,266
|
$5.75
TRY197.48
|
|
pay 2.7% more for housing
|
Ouagadougou
|
Ankara
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.19
F CFA24,848
|
$10.93
TRY375.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$412.75
F CFA248,974
|
$534.79
TRY18,357.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$206.38
F CFA124,487
|
$366.77
TRY12,589.82
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.44
F CFA41,886
|
$53.48
TRY1,835.70
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
Ouagadougou
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.83
F CFA74,692
|
$446.32
TRY15,320.56
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,210.19
F CFA9,174,888
|
$7,966.43
TRY273,459.63
|
|
pay 41.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ouagadougou
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
F CFA697
|
$3.03
TRY104.08
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
F CFA747
|
$2.34
TRY80.38
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.65
F CFA996
|
$1.80
TRY61.91
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.28
F CFA24,897
|
$36.76
TRY1,262.01
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA4,979
|
$4.66
TRY160.12
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Ouagadougou
|
Ankara
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$48.03
TRY1,648.67
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$44.31
TRY1,521.14
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$92.67
TRY3,181.05
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$82.89
TRY2,845.21
|
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