Cost of living comparison
Bamako is 32.5% more expensive than Addis Ababa.
If you lived in Bamako instead of Addis Ababa, you would:
pay 18.9% more for restaurants
Addis Ababa
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.66
ETB439.44
|
$8.00
F CFA4,869
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.60
ETB321.26
|
$4.83
F CFA2,941
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
ETB36.43
|
$0.89
F CFA541
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
ETB22.63
|
$0.57
F CFA348
|
|
pay 82.3% more for groceries
Addis Ababa
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
ETB34.04
|
$0.87
F CFA528
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
ETB245.41
|
$7.81
F CFA4,756
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
ETB221.02
|
$8.20
F CFA4,991
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
ETB127.82
|
$1.90
F CFA1,154
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.58
ETB205.34
|
$3.43
F CFA2,089
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.87
ETB107.35
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
ETB24.25
|
$0.48
F CFA290
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
ETB50.57
|
$1.07
F CFA649
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB17.71
|
$1.27
F CFA773
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
ETB11.19
|
$0.46
F CFA281
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
ETB15.92
|
$0.61
F CFA369
|
|
pay 73.8% more for transportation
Addis Ababa
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.15
ETB180.48
|
$4.89
F CFA2,975
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.00
ETB631.04
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,000.00
ETB1,491,559.08
|
$50,000.00
F CFA30,428,205
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.10
ETB235.21
|
?? | |
pay 57.2% more for housing
Addis Ababa
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$202.38
ETB11,610.21
|
$35.94
F CFA21,872
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$496.62
ETB28,489.74
|
$1,000.00
F CFA608,564
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$259.10
ETB14,864.01
|
$538.39
F CFA327,645
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.32
ETB5,812.69
|
$204.36
F CFA124,367
|
|
pay 73.9% less for childcare
Addis Ababa
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.57
ETB4,278.15
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$46,000.00
ETB2,638,912.22
|
$12,000.00
F CFA7,302,769
|
|
pay 66.9% more for entertainment and sports
Addis Ababa
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
ETB43.03
|
$2.00
F CFA1,217
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.73
ETB41.94
|
$2.01
F CFA1,226
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB229.47
|
$1.50
F CFA913
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.88
ETB3,836.46
|
$69.94
F CFA42,564
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
ETB229.47
|
$6.00
F CFA3,651
|
|
pay 2.6% more for clothing
Addis Ababa
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.92
ETB1,544.08
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.82
ETB3,087.81
|
$25.00
F CFA15,214
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.59
ETB3,705.17
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.66
ETB4,512.35
|
$125.00
F CFA76,071
|
|
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