Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 30.1% cheaper than Bamako.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Bamako, you would:
pay 13.9% less for restaurants
Bamako
|
Ankara
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
CFA4,906
|
$5.20
₺168.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.83
CFA2,964
|
$5.20
₺168.89
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
CFA546
|
$0.96
₺31.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
CFA351
|
$0.37
₺11.93
|
|
pay 35.4% less for groceries
Bamako
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
CFA532
|
$0.48
₺15.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.81
CFA4,792
|
$3.63
₺118.15
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.20
CFA5,030
|
$4.44
₺144.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
CFA1,163
|
$1.88
₺61.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.43
CFA2,105
|
$2.04
₺66.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.41
₺13.35
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
CFA292
|
$0.71
₺23.09
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
CFA654
|
$0.41
₺13.41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
CFA779
|
$0.54
₺17.51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
CFA283
|
$0.25
₺8.28
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
CFA372
|
$0.28
₺9.14
|
|
pay 14.3% less for transportation
Bamako
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
CFA2,998
|
$4.32
₺140.40
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$15.59
₺506.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$50,000.00
CFA30,662,227
|
$41,561.68
₺1,351,087.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$3.95
₺128.35
|
|
pay 67.7% less for housing
Bamako
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.94
CFA22,041
|
$9.64
₺313.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,000.00
CFA613,245
|
$347.65
₺11,301.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$538.39
CFA330,165
|
$232.27
₺7,550.61
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$204.36
CFA125,324
|
$49.91
₺1,622.61
|
|
pay 62.3% less for childcare
Bamako
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$226.70
₺7,369.45
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,000.00
CFA7,358,934
|
$4,524.41
₺147,079.52
|
|
pay 10.5% less for entertainment and sports
Bamako
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
CFA1,226
|
$2.60
₺84.44
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.01
CFA1,236
|
$2.16
₺70.12
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
CFA920
|
$1.82
₺59.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.94
CFA42,892
|
$23.38
₺760.05
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
CFA3,679
|
$3.35
₺108.93
|
|
pay 6.7% less for clothing
Bamako
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$44.25
₺1,438.38
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
CFA15,331
|
$33.47
₺1,087.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$76.89
₺2,499.51
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.00
CFA76,656
|
$65.82
₺2,139.65
|
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