Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 46.0% cheaper than Bangui.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Bangui, you would:
pay 53.0% less for restaurants
Bangui
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.38
FCFA5,135
|
$5.20
TRY168.53
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.64
FCFA5,905
|
$5.20
TRY168.53
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
FCFA1,369
|
$0.96
TRY31.06
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
FCFA770
|
$0.37
TRY11.90
|
|
pay 29.2% less for groceries
Bangui
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
FCFA822
|
$0.48
TRY15.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.10
FCFA1,284
|
$3.63
TRY117.90
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$15.86
FCFA9,719
|
$4.44
TRY143.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
FCFA1,746
|
$1.88
TRY60.96
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.56
FCFA2,795
|
$2.04
TRY66.09
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.76
FCFA466
|
$0.41
TRY13.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
FCFA466
|
$0.71
TRY23.04
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.41
TRY13.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.54
TRY17.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.25
TRY8.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.28
TRY9.12
|
|
pay 38.9% less for transportation
Bangui
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
FCFA3,495
|
$4.32
TRY140.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.52
FCFA20,540
|
$15.59
TRY505.59
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$41,561.68
TRY1,348,227.70
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$3.95
TRY128.08
|
|
pay 86.6% less for housing
Bangui
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$9.64
TRY312.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,014.78
FCFA1,234,521
|
$347.65
TRY11,277.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,420.70
FCFA1,483,241
|
$232.27
TRY7,534.63
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$49.91
TRY1,619.17
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Bangui
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$226.70
TRY7,353.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$4,524.41
TRY146,768.25
|
pay 22.5% less for entertainment and sports
Bangui
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
FCFA1,540
|
$2.60
TRY84.26
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.51
FCFA1,540
|
$2.16
TRY69.97
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.19
FCFA2,568
|
$1.82
TRY58.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$23.38
TRY758.44
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$3.35
TRY108.70
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Bangui
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$44.25
TRY1,435.34
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$33.47
TRY1,085.64
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$76.89
TRY2,494.22
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$65.82
TRY2,135.12
|
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