Cost of living comparison
Bamako is 49.2% cheaper than Hamilton.
If you lived in Bamako instead of Hamilton, you would:
pay 73.7% less for restaurants
Hamilton
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$36.50
BMD36.50
|
$8.00
F CFA4,869
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.00
BMD15.00
|
$4.83
F CFA2,941
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.00
BMD3.00
|
$0.89
F CFA541
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.64
BMD2.64
|
$0.57
F CFA348
|
|
pay 65.9% less for groceries
Hamilton
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$7.15
BMD7.15
|
$0.87
F CFA528
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.10
BMD7.10
|
$7.81
F CFA4,756
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$15.74
BMD15.74
|
$8.20
F CFA4,991
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.84
BMD6.84
|
$1.90
F CFA1,154
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$9.56
BMD9.56
|
$3.43
F CFA2,089
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$5.61
BMD5.61
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.10
BMD3.10
|
$0.48
F CFA290
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.74
BMD4.74
|
$1.07
F CFA649
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.03
BMD4.03
|
$1.27
F CFA773
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$3.84
BMD3.84
|
$0.46
F CFA281
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.84
BMD2.84
|
$0.61
F CFA369
|
|
pay 6.2% less for transportation
Hamilton
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.74
BMD8.74
|
$4.89
F CFA2,975
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$69.00
BMD69.00
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,000.00
BMD38,000.00
|
$50,000.00
F CFA30,428,205
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.25
BMD30.25
|
?? | |
pay 49.8% less for housing
Hamilton
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$128.22
BMD128.22
|
$35.94
F CFA21,872
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$3,125.00
BMD3,125.00
|
$1,000.00
F CFA608,564
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,042.86
BMD2,042.86
|
$538.39
F CFA327,645
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.50
BMD178.50
|
$204.36
F CFA124,367
|
|
pay 50.8% less for childcare
Hamilton
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,184.67
BMD1,184.67
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$24,375.00
BMD24,375.00
|
$12,000.00
F CFA7,302,769
|
|
pay 69.9% less for entertainment and sports
Hamilton
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.00
BMD10.00
|
$2.00
F CFA1,217
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.00
BMD6.00
|
$2.01
F CFA1,226
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.62
BMD17.62
|
$1.50
F CFA913
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$165.56
BMD165.56
|
$69.94
F CFA42,564
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.00
BMD13.00
|
$6.00
F CFA3,651
|
|
pay 27.9% less for clothing
Hamilton
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.75
BMD90.75
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.00
BMD57.00
|
$25.00
F CFA15,214
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$140.62
BMD140.62
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.75
BMD124.75
|
$125.00
F CFA76,071
|
|
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