Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 2.5 times more expensive than Bamako.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Bamako, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Bamako
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.91
F CFA2,960
|
$17.10
€15.72
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.59
F CFA3,974
|
$9.80
€9.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
F CFA468
|
$2.19
€2.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
F CFA388
|
$1.73
€1.59
|
|
pay 25.0% more for groceries
Bamako
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
F CFA634
|
$1.77
€1.63
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.62
F CFA5,801
|
$4.27
€3.93
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.46
F CFA5,706
|
$4.97
€4.57
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
F CFA1,551
|
$3.80
€3.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
F CFA2,153
|
$4.34
€3.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.26
€1.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA301
|
$0.93
€0.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA603
|
$1.26
€1.16
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA766
|
$1.51
€1.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
F CFA279
|
$0.85
€0.78
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA365
|
$0.60
€0.55
|
|
pay 31.9% more for transportation
Bamako
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
F CFA3,306
|
$7.23
€6.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$118.73
€109.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$36,966.92
€33,978.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$18.66
€17.15
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Bamako
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.18
F CFA20,607
|
$49.22
€45.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$500.00
F CFA301,461
|
$1,390.35
€1,277.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$307.59
F CFA185,451
|
$1,168.86
€1,074.36
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$114.71
F CFA69,159
|
$162.61
€149.46
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Bamako
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$1,101.52
€1,012.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$7,468.96
€6,865.09
|
pay 4.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Bamako
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.64
F CFA1,589
|
$6.02
€5.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.98
F CFA1,197
|
$3.78
€3.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.93
F CFA563
|
$16.48
€15.15
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.94
F CFA42,170
|
$58.33
€53.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
F CFA3,618
|
$12.21
€11.23
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Bamako
|
Ireland
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$84.67
€77.82
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$40.37
€37.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$91.93
€84.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$90.97
€83.61
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