Cost of living comparison
Berlin is 2.3 times more expensive than Bamako.
If you lived in Berlin instead of Bamako, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
Bamako
|
Berlin
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.91
F CFA2,960
|
$15.24
€14.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.59
F CFA3,974
|
$10.88
€10.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
F CFA468
|
$3.08
€2.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
F CFA388
|
$2.74
€2.52
|
|
pay 34.9% more for groceries
Bamako
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
F CFA634
|
$2.14
€1.97
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.62
F CFA5,801
|
$6.94
€6.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.46
F CFA5,706
|
$4.68
€4.30
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
F CFA1,551
|
$3.49
€3.21
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
F CFA2,153
|
$6.38
€5.87
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.31
€1.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA301
|
$0.78
€0.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA603
|
$1.06
€0.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA766
|
$1.65
€1.51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
F CFA279
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA365
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
pay 35.5% more for transportation
Bamako
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
F CFA3,306
|
$7.43
€6.83
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$53.34
€49.02
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$32,415.23
€29,794.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$25.46
€23.40
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Bamako
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.18
F CFA20,607
|
$42.52
€39.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$500.00
F CFA301,461
|
$1,392.07
€1,279.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$307.59
F CFA185,451
|
$988.74
€908.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$114.71
F CFA69,159
|
$278.35
€255.84
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Bamako
|
Berlin
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$209.09
€192.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$9,427.53
€8,665.32
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Bamako
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.64
F CFA1,589
|
$4.90
€4.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.98
F CFA1,197
|
$4.05
€3.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.93
F CFA563
|
$8.93
€8.20
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.94
F CFA42,170
|
$37.56
€34.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
F CFA3,618
|
$13.33
€12.26
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Bamako
|
Berlin
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$88.82
€81.64
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$41.27
€37.93
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$96.51
€88.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$144.43
€132.76
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