Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 4.7% cheaper than Bissau.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Bissau, you would:
pay 21.8% more for restaurants
Bissau
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
CFA2,062
|
$5.20
₺168.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.27
CFA1,394
|
$5.20
₺168.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
CFA757
|
$0.96
₺31.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
CFA894
|
$0.37
₺11.92
|
|
pay 31.3% less for groceries
Bissau
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
CFA361
|
$0.48
₺15.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.63
₺118.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.34
CFA3,903
|
$4.44
₺144.12
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.18
CFA1,959
|
$1.88
₺61.05
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.91
CFA1,793
|
$2.04
₺66.18
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
CFA643
|
$0.41
₺13.34
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
CFA491
|
$0.71
₺23.08
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
CFA292
|
$0.41
₺13.40
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
CFA702
|
$0.54
₺17.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
CFA222
|
$0.25
₺8.27
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
CFA234
|
$0.28
₺9.13
|
|
pay 25.7% less for transportation
Bissau
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
CFA2,852
|
$4.32
₺140.30
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$15.59
₺506.31
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$41,561.68
₺1,350,156.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.12
CFA4,382
|
$3.95
₺128.26
|
|
pay 3.8% less for housing
Bissau
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$9.64
₺313.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$445.17
CFA273,866
|
$347.65
₺11,293.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$231.30
CFA142,293
|
$232.27
₺7,545.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.32
CFA27,880
|
$49.91
₺1,621.49
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Bissau
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$226.70
₺7,364.37
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$4,524.41
₺146,978.18
|
pay 46.5% more for entertainment and sports
Bissau
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.92
CFA568
|
$2.60
₺84.38
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.10
CFA1,289
|
$2.16
₺70.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
CFA1,031
|
$1.82
₺59.07
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.66
CFA36,090
|
$23.38
₺759.52
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.68
CFA1,031
|
$3.35
₺108.86
|
|
pay 35.7% less for clothing
Bissau
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.19
CFA56,713
|
$44.25
₺1,437.39
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.66
CFA36,090
|
$33.47
₺1,087.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.81
CFA51,557
|
$76.89
₺2,497.79
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.95
CFA67,024
|
$65.82
₺2,138.17
|
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