Cost of living comparison
Bamako is 45.4% cheaper than Amsterdam.
If you lived in Bamako instead of Amsterdam, you would:
pay 70.2% less for restaurants
Amsterdam
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.77
€19.62
|
$4.91
F CFA2,902
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.06
€11.77
|
$6.59
F CFA3,896
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.31
€2.98
|
$0.78
F CFA459
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.81
€2.53
|
$0.64
F CFA380
|
|
pay 13.7% less for groceries
Amsterdam
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.11
€1.90
|
$1.05
F CFA621
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.59
€5.94
|
$9.62
F CFA5,687
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.10
€4.60
|
$9.46
F CFA5,594
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.45
€4.01
|
$2.57
F CFA1,521
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.95
€5.36
|
$3.57
F CFA2,111
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
€0.85
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.90
|
$0.50
F CFA296
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.85
|
$1.00
F CFA591
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.55
€1.40
|
$1.27
F CFA751
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.78
|
$0.46
F CFA273
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.75
|
$0.61
F CFA358
|
|
pay 33.0% less for transportation
Amsterdam
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.18
€7.37
|
$5.48
F CFA3,241
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$88.71
€79.94
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,110.45
€28,935.69
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.25
€22.76
|
?? | |
pay 58.2% less for housing
Amsterdam
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.09
€45.14
|
$34.18
F CFA20,203
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,059.29
€1,855.69
|
$500.00
F CFA295,551
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,685.95
€1,519.26
|
$307.59
F CFA181,815
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$203.74
€183.60
|
$114.71
F CFA67,803
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Amsterdam
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,119.81
€1,910.23
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,765.02
€10,601.81
|
?? |
pay 51.7% less for entertainment and sports
Amsterdam
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.08
€6.38
|
$2.64
F CFA1,558
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.28
€3.85
|
$1.98
F CFA1,173
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.34
€9.32
|
$0.93
F CFA552
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.30
€56.14
|
$69.94
F CFA41,343
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.33
€14.71
|
$6.00
F CFA3,547
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Amsterdam
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.06
€80.25
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.70
€30.37
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.07
€84.77
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.42
€99.50
|
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