Cost of living comparison
Warsaw is 61.9% more expensive than Bamako.
If you lived in Warsaw instead of Bamako, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Bamako
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.91
F CFA2,960
|
$10.16
PLN39.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.59
F CFA3,974
|
$8.38
PLN32.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
F CFA468
|
$1.81
PLN7.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
F CFA388
|
$1.70
PLN6.65
|
|
pay 9.7% less for groceries
Bamako
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
F CFA634
|
$1.10
PLN4.29
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.62
F CFA5,801
|
$4.61
PLN18.08
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.46
F CFA5,706
|
$3.88
PLN15.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
F CFA1,551
|
$3.08
PLN12.08
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
F CFA2,153
|
$2.68
PLN10.49
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.43
PLN1.69
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA301
|
$0.74
PLN2.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA603
|
$0.85
PLN3.33
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA766
|
$1.38
PLN5.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
F CFA279
|
$0.39
PLN1.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA365
|
$0.54
PLN2.10
|
|
pay 16.7% more for transportation
Bamako
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
F CFA3,306
|
$6.40
PLN25.07
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$27.94
PLN109.47
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$31,011.90
PLN121,508.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$8.13
PLN31.84
|
|
pay 86.3% more for housing
Bamako
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.18
F CFA20,607
|
$16.13
PLN63.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$500.00
F CFA301,461
|
$1,108.48
PLN4,343.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$307.59
F CFA185,451
|
$848.90
PLN3,326.08
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$114.71
F CFA69,159
|
$229.74
PLN900.16
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Bamako
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$527.99
PLN2,068.73
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$13,833.43
PLN54,200.88
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Bamako
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.64
F CFA1,589
|
$4.06
PLN15.92
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.98
F CFA1,197
|
$3.66
PLN14.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.93
F CFA563
|
$4.83
PLN18.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.94
F CFA42,170
|
$42.12
PLN165.04
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
F CFA3,618
|
$7.62
PLN29.85
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Bamako
|
Warsaw
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$93.42
PLN366.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$42.56
PLN166.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$90.76
PLN355.60
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$105.66
PLN413.98
|
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