Cost of living comparison
Bamako is 84.4% more expensive than Ankara.
If you lived in Bamako instead of Ankara, you would:
pay 23.9% more for restaurants
Ankara
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.20
TRY168.08
|
$8.00
F CFA4,873
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.20
TRY168.08
|
$4.83
F CFA2,944
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
TRY30.98
|
$0.89
F CFA542
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
TRY11.87
|
$0.57
F CFA348
|
|
pay 80.9% more for groceries
Ankara
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
TRY15.49
|
$0.87
F CFA528
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.63
TRY117.59
|
$7.81
F CFA4,760
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.44
TRY143.54
|
$8.20
F CFA4,996
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
TRY60.80
|
$1.90
F CFA1,155
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
TRY65.92
|
$3.43
F CFA2,091
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.41
TRY13.29
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
TRY22.98
|
$0.48
F CFA290
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
TRY13.34
|
$1.07
F CFA650
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
TRY17.42
|
$1.27
F CFA774
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TRY8.24
|
$0.46
F CFA281
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
TRY9.10
|
$0.61
F CFA369
|
|
pay 16.8% more for transportation
Ankara
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.32
TRY139.73
|
$4.89
F CFA2,978
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.59
TRY504.25
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,561.68
TRY1,344,674.01
|
$50,000.00
F CFA30,457,723
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.95
TRY127.74
|
?? | |
pay 3.3 times more for housing
Ankara
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.64
TRY311.89
|
$35.94
F CFA21,894
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$347.65
TRY11,247.64
|
$1,000.00
F CFA609,154
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$232.27
TRY7,514.77
|
$538.39
F CFA327,963
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.91
TRY1,614.90
|
$204.36
F CFA124,488
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Ankara
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.70
TRY7,334.47
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,524.41
TRY146,381.39
|
$12,000.00
F CFA7,309,854
|
|
pay 46.2% more for entertainment and sports
Ankara
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
TRY84.04
|
$2.00
F CFA1,218
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.16
TRY69.78
|
$2.01
F CFA1,227
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.82
TRY58.83
|
$1.50
F CFA914
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.38
TRY756.44
|
$69.94
F CFA42,606
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
TRY108.41
|
$6.00
F CFA3,655
|
|
pay 32.3% more for clothing
Ankara
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.25
TRY1,431.56
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.47
TRY1,082.78
|
$25.00
F CFA15,229
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.89
TRY2,487.65
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.82
TRY2,129.49
|
$125.00
F CFA76,144
|
|
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