Cost of living comparison
Bamako is 35.5% more expensive than Havana.
If you lived in Bamako instead of Havana, you would:
pay 46.4% less for restaurants
|
Havana
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.00
CUC9.00
|
$8.00
F CFA4,869
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
CUC7.00
|
$4.83
F CFA2,941
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
CUC2.78
|
$0.89
F CFA541
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.34
CUC2.34
|
$0.57
F CFA348
|
|
pay 22.2% more for groceries
|
Havana
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.15
CUC1.15
|
$0.87
F CFA528
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.43
CUC2.43
|
$7.81
F CFA4,756
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.01
CUC13.01
|
$8.20
F CFA4,991
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
CUC2.11
|
$1.90
F CFA1,154
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.75
CUC2.75
|
$3.43
F CFA2,089
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.54
CUC2.54
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
CUC0.54
|
$0.48
F CFA290
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
CUC0.55
|
$1.07
F CFA649
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
CUC0.85
|
$1.27
F CFA773
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
CUC0.83
|
$0.46
F CFA281
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
CUC1.00
|
$0.61
F CFA369
|
|
pay 13.9% less for transportation
|
Havana
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
CUC4.46
|
$4.89
F CFA2,975
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.50
CUC22.50
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$80,000.00
CUC80,000.00
|
$50,000.00
F CFA30,428,205
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.10
CUC6.10
|
?? | |
pay 2.7 times more for housing
|
Havana
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$165.00
CUC165.00
|
$35.94
F CFA21,872
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$596.67
CUC596.67
|
$1,000.00
F CFA608,564
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$222.50
CUC222.50
|
$538.39
F CFA327,645
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.59
CUC30.59
|
$204.36
F CFA124,367
|
|
pay 20.9% less for childcare
|
Havana
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$86.67
CUC86.67
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,166.67
CUC15,166.67
|
$12,000.00
F CFA7,302,769
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Havana
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
CUC2.50
|
$2.00
F CFA1,217
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.07
CUC2.07
|
$2.01
F CFA1,226
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.50
CUC3.50
|
$1.50
F CFA913
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$16.67
CUC16.67
|
$69.94
F CFA42,564
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.25
CUC1.25
|
$6.00
F CFA3,651
|
|
pay 8.3% more for clothing
|
Havana
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.50
CUC55.50
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.33
CUC44.33
|
$25.00
F CFA15,214
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.17
CUC79.17
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.00
CUC78.00
|
$125.00
F CFA76,071
|
|
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