Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 27.7% cheaper than Dakar.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Dakar, you would:
pay 37.1% less for restaurants
Dakar
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
$5.20
TRY168.08
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
$5.20
TRY168.08
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
F CFA653
|
$0.96
TRY30.98
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
F CFA583
|
$0.37
TRY11.87
|
|
pay 34.3% less for groceries
Dakar
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
F CFA357
|
$0.48
TRY15.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
F CFA3,778
|
$3.63
TRY117.59
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.61
F CFA4,638
|
$4.44
TRY143.54
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
F CFA1,355
|
$1.88
TRY60.80
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.84
F CFA2,950
|
$2.04
TRY65.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
F CFA622
|
$0.41
TRY13.29
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
F CFA391
|
$0.71
TRY22.98
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
F CFA552
|
$0.41
TRY13.34
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
F CFA377
|
$0.54
TRY17.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
F CFA313
|
$0.25
TRY8.24
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA263
|
$0.28
TRY9.10
|
|
pay 18.9% less for transportation
Dakar
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.26
F CFA3,202
|
$4.32
TRY139.73
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.95
F CFA12,763
|
$15.59
TRY504.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,655.66
F CFA16,846,570
|
$41,561.68
TRY1,344,674.01
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.63
F CFA13,784
|
$3.95
TRY127.74
|
|
pay 56.7% less for housing
Dakar
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.86
F CFA29,157
|
$9.64
TRY311.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$820.04
F CFA499,529
|
$347.65
TRY11,247.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$465.09
F CFA283,312
|
$232.27
TRY7,514.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$82.00
F CFA49,948
|
$49.91
TRY1,614.90
|
|
pay 9.3% less for childcare
Dakar
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$246.76
F CFA150,315
|
$226.70
TRY7,334.47
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,061.82
F CFA3,083,433
|
$4,524.41
TRY146,381.39
|
|
pay 25.6% less for entertainment and sports
Dakar
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
F CFA1,532
|
$2.60
TRY84.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.64
F CFA2,215
|
$2.16
TRY69.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
F CFA817
|
$1.82
TRY58.83
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.56
F CFA42,372
|
$23.38
TRY756.44
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
$3.35
TRY108.41
|
|
pay 11.7% less for clothing
Dakar
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.64
F CFA32,672
|
$44.25
TRY1,431.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.32
F CFA22,122
|
$33.47
TRY1,082.78
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.53
F CFA50,881
|
$76.89
TRY2,487.65
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.26
F CFA46,456
|
$65.82
TRY2,129.49
|
|
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