Cost of living comparison
Italy is 73.9% more expensive than Bamako.
If you lived in Italy instead of Bamako, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Bamako
|
Italy
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.91
F CFA2,960
|
$15.81
€14.53
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.59
F CFA3,974
|
$10.17
€9.35
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
F CFA468
|
$2.51
€2.30
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
F CFA388
|
$1.21
€1.11
|
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pay 25.1% more for groceries
Bamako
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
F CFA634
|
$2.05
€1.89
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.62
F CFA5,801
|
$6.81
€6.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.46
F CFA5,706
|
$5.59
€5.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
F CFA1,551
|
$3.41
€3.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
F CFA2,153
|
$5.01
€4.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.96
€0.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA301
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA603
|
$1.00
€0.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA766
|
$1.28
€1.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
F CFA279
|
$0.76
€0.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA365
|
$0.70
€0.64
|
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pay 33.7% more for transportation
Bamako
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
F CFA3,306
|
$7.33
€6.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$38.24
€35.14
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$26,985.59
€24,803.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$19.55
€17.97
|
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pay 30.6% more for housing
Bamako
|
Italy
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.18
F CFA20,607
|
$29.86
€27.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$500.00
F CFA301,461
|
$660.64
€607.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$307.59
F CFA185,451
|
$504.89
€464.07
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$114.71
F CFA69,159
|
$158.99
€146.13
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Bamako
|
Italy
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$519.28
€477.30
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$9,615.09
€8,837.71
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Bamako
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.64
F CFA1,589
|
$4.97
€4.56
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.98
F CFA1,197
|
$1.67
€1.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.93
F CFA563
|
$6.16
€5.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.94
F CFA42,170
|
$52.41
€48.18
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
F CFA3,618
|
$9.51
€8.74
|
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pay (unknown) more for clothing
Bamako
|
Italy
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$76.74
€70.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$34.05
€31.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$84.06
€77.26
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$115.51
€106.17
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