Cost of living comparison
Bamako is 55.4% more expensive than China.
If you lived in Bamako instead of China, you would:
pay 65.9% more for restaurants
China
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.04
CN¥21.62
|
$4.91
F CFA2,966
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.19
CN¥36.90
|
$6.59
F CFA3,982
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
CN¥3.47
|
$0.78
F CFA469
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
CN¥2.12
|
$0.64
F CFA389
|
|
pay 50.7% more for groceries
China
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.65
CN¥11.69
|
$1.05
F CFA635
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.98
CN¥42.50
|
$9.62
F CFA5,813
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.16
CN¥50.88
|
$9.46
F CFA5,718
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
CN¥11.72
|
$2.57
F CFA1,554
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
CN¥11.20
|
$3.57
F CFA2,158
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.76
CN¥5.42
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
CN¥4.09
|
$0.50
F CFA302
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
CN¥4.70
|
$1.00
F CFA604
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
CN¥3.74
|
$1.27
F CFA767
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
CN¥2.34
|
$0.46
F CFA279
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
CN¥2.91
|
$0.61
F CFA366
|
|
pay 23.3% more for transportation
China
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.45
CN¥31.60
|
$5.48
F CFA3,313
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.24
CN¥158.05
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,593.81
CN¥139,231.67
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.91
CN¥27.78
|
?? | |
pay 2.2 times more for housing
China
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.06
CN¥85.70
|
$34.18
F CFA20,651
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$335.80
CN¥2,386.16
|
$500.00
F CFA302,103
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$208.96
CN¥1,484.87
|
$307.59
F CFA185,846
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.78
CN¥282.66
|
$114.71
F CFA69,306
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
China
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$483.22
CN¥3,433.71
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,043.44
CN¥128,214.85
|
?? |
pay 20.3% more for entertainment and sports
China
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
CN¥7.66
|
$2.64
F CFA1,593
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.20
CN¥22.77
|
$1.98
F CFA1,199
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.22
CN¥22.86
|
$0.93
F CFA564
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.07
CN¥298.93
|
$69.94
F CFA42,260
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.01
CN¥42.69
|
$6.00
F CFA3,625
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
China
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.74
CN¥346.37
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.37
CN¥222.90
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.58
CN¥522.87
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.83
CN¥545.92
|
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