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Beau Bassin vs. Ankara Cost of Living Summary

Beau Bassin is 19.7% more expensive than Ankara.

Restaurants: pay 9.2% less in Beau Bassin
Groceries: pay 30.2% more in Beau Bassin
Transportation: pay 3.0 times more in Beau Bassin
Housing: pay 10.8% more in Beau Bassin
Childcare: pay 69.6% less in Beau Bassin
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.1% more in Beau Bassin
Clothing: pay 40.0% less in Beau Bassin

The cost of transportation, groceries, entertainment and sports, and housing in Beau Bassin are more expensive than in Ankara. Expenses including childcare, clothing, and restaurants are lower in Beau Bassin. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Beau Bassin.

Beau Bassin vs. Ankara Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Beau Bassin instead of Ankara, you would:

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pay 9.2% less for restaurants

	Ankara	Beau Bassin
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.62 TRY409.29	$7.15 MUR329.22	-25.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.42 TRY358.13	$5.50 MUR253.24	-34.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 TRY51.39	$0.99 MUR45.58	-18.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.41 TRY17.42	$0.58 MUR26.77	+41.8%
Average			-9.2%

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pay 30.2% more for groceries

	Ankara	Beau Bassin
Bread 1 loaf	$0.69 TRY29.36	$0.75 MUR34.69	+9.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.81 TRY204.56	$6.38 MUR293.92	+32.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.67 TRY156.04	$5.10 MUR234.86	+38.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 TRY98.68	$2.21 MUR101.80	-4.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.55 TRY108.32	$2.37 MUR109.21	-6.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.70 TRY29.65	$0.92 MUR42.27	+31.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 TRY44.70	$0.90 MUR41.35	-14.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.60 TRY25.52	$0.67 MUR30.78	+11.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 TRY27.05	$1.22 MUR56.06	+91.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 TRY12.55	$0.47 MUR21.44	+57.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 TRY10.63	$0.47 MUR21.44	+86.2%
Average			+30.2%

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pay 3.0 times more for transportation

	Ankara	Beau Bassin
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.41 TRY187.55	$5.42 MUR249.55	+22.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.02 TRY383.71	$57.36 MUR2,642.54	+535.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$48,122.27 TRY2,046,447.66	$34,080.91 MUR1,570,107.70	-29.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.74 TRY286.50	$24.63 MUR1,134.53	+265.5%
Average			+198.7%

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pay 10.8% more for housing

	Ankara	Beau Bassin
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.72 TRY583.66	$32.98 MUR1,519.46	+140.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$717.46 TRY30,510.67	$491.06 MUR22,623.06	-31.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$512.73 TRY21,804.41	$410.44 MUR18,908.82	-20.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$62.15 TRY2,643.06	$33.73 MUR1,554.03	-45.7%
Average			+10.8%

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pay 69.6% less for childcare

	Ankara	Beau Bassin
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$600.60 TRY25,541.24	$159.41 MUR7,344.05	-73.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,110.57 TRY600,066.10	$4,837.29 MUR222,854.00	-65.7%
Average			-69.6%

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pay 17.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Ankara	Beau Bassin
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.61 TRY153.48	$2.20 MUR101.30	-39.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.22 TRY137.05	$2.42 MUR111.43	-24.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.17 TRY92.09	$6.60 MUR303.89	+204.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.91 TRY2,377.78	$28.58 MUR1,316.86	-48.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.44 TRY273.71	$6.05 MUR278.57	-6.1%
Average			+17.1%

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pay 40.0% less for clothing

	Ankara	Beau Bassin
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.32 TRY2,437.66	$36.65 MUR1,688.29	-36.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.55 TRY1,937.12	$27.12 MUR1,249.33	-40.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.18 TRY4,430.56	$69.63 MUR3,207.75	-33.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.96 TRY4,080.86	$47.64 MUR2,194.77	-50.4%
Average			-40.0%

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