Cost of living comparison
Bamako is 16.5% more expensive than Port Louis.
If you lived in Bamako instead of Port Louis, you would:
pay 0.3% more for restaurants
Port Louis
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.96
MUR274.28
|
$4.91
F CFA2,966
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.31
MUR244.36
|
$6.59
F CFA3,982
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
MUR45.74
|
$0.78
F CFA469
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
MUR25.43
|
$0.64
F CFA389
|
|
pay 16.4% more for groceries
Port Louis
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
MUR31.17
|
$1.05
F CFA635
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.85
MUR269.29
|
$9.62
F CFA5,813
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.66
MUR260.51
|
$9.46
F CFA5,718
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
MUR93.09
|
$2.57
F CFA1,554
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.98
MUR137.23
|
$3.57
F CFA2,158
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
MUR37.78
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
MUR39.36
|
$0.50
F CFA302
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
MUR42.41
|
$1.00
F CFA604
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.41
MUR65.03
|
$1.27
F CFA767
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
MUR26.58
|
$0.46
F CFA279
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
MUR29.97
|
$0.61
F CFA366
|
|
pay 7.1% less for transportation
Port Louis
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.90
MUR271.69
|
$5.48
F CFA3,313
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.67
MUR997.38
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,669.56
MUR1,595,815.04
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.59
MUR947.52
|
?? | |
pay 59.0% more for housing
Port Louis
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.24
MUR1,668.00
|
$34.18
F CFA20,651
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$462.26
MUR21,277.53
|
$500.00
F CFA302,103
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$375.59
MUR17,288.00
|
$307.59
F CFA185,846
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.64
MUR1,502.53
|
$114.71
F CFA69,306
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Port Louis
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$221.74
MUR10,206.57
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,900.32
MUR179,529.19
|
?? |
pay 14.1% more for entertainment and sports
Port Louis
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.38
MUR109.71
|
$2.64
F CFA1,593
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.30
MUR105.93
|
$1.98
F CFA1,199
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.50
MUR299.22
|
$0.93
F CFA564
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.17
MUR1,296.60
|
$69.94
F CFA42,260
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.42
MUR249.35
|
$6.00
F CFA3,625
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Port Louis
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.50
MUR2,692.94
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.49
MUR2,047.96
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.73
MUR4,222.26
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.84
MUR3,490.85
|
?? |
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