Cost of living comparison
London is 3.1 times more expensive than Bamako.
If you lived in London instead of Bamako, you would:
pay 3.3 times more for restaurants
Bamako
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.91
F CFA2,987
|
$25.22
£20.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.59
F CFA4,011
|
$10.09
£8.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
F CFA472
|
$2.54
£2.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
F CFA392
|
$2.08
£1.66
|
|
pay 28.2% more for groceries
Bamako
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
F CFA640
|
$1.96
£1.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.62
F CFA5,855
|
$4.74
£3.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.46
F CFA5,759
|
$6.34
£5.06
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
F CFA1,566
|
$3.99
£3.19
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
F CFA2,174
|
$4.28
£3.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.47
£1.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA304
|
$0.75
£0.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA609
|
$1.48
£1.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA773
|
$1.76
£1.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
F CFA281
|
$0.73
£0.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA369
|
$0.67
£0.53
|
|
pay 31.2% more for transportation
Bamako
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
F CFA3,337
|
$7.20
£5.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$252.24
£201.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$34,406.00
£27,472.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$25.33
£20.22
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for housing
Bamako
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.18
F CFA20,800
|
$39.12
£31.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$500.00
F CFA304,282
|
$2,697.16
£2,153.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$307.59
F CFA187,186
|
$2,027.26
£1,618.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$114.71
F CFA69,806
|
$284.51
£227.17
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Bamako
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$2,321.07
£1,853.30
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$25,293.41
£20,195.95
|
pay 5.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Bamako
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.64
F CFA1,604
|
$8.20
£6.55
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.98
F CFA1,208
|
$4.56
£3.64
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.93
F CFA568
|
$18.92
£15.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.94
F CFA42,564
|
$58.95
£47.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
F CFA3,651
|
$18.92
£15.11
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Bamako
|
London
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$103.07
£82.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$49.65
£39.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$112.31
£89.68
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$123.32
£98.47
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