Cost of living comparison
Bamako is 3.9 times more expensive than Asmara.
If you lived in Bamako instead of Asmara, you would:
pay 1.2% more for restaurants
Asmara
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.40
ERN171.02
|
$8.00
F CFA4,869
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
$4.83
F CFA2,941
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
ERN23.44
|
$0.89
F CFA541
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
ERN23.62
|
$0.57
F CFA348
|
|
pay 23.2% more for groceries
Asmara
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
$0.87
F CFA528
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$7.81
F CFA4,756
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.47
ERN82.08
|
$8.20
F CFA4,991
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.80
ERN72.00
|
$1.90
F CFA1,154
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$3.43
F CFA2,089
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.97
ERN29.48
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.45
ERN6.80
|
$0.48
F CFA290
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
ERN12.85
|
$1.07
F CFA649
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
ERN9.83
|
$1.27
F CFA773
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
ERN10.58
|
$0.46
F CFA281
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
ERN6.80
|
$0.61
F CFA369
|
|
pay 40.4% less for transportation
Asmara
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.20
ERN123.03
|
$4.89
F CFA2,975
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$50,000.00
F CFA30,428,205
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.00
ERN89.99
|
?? | |
pay 3.8 times more for housing
Asmara
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$35.94
F CFA21,872
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$650.00
ERN9,750.00
|
$1,000.00
F CFA608,564
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$600.00
ERN9,000.00
|
$538.39
F CFA327,645
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.94
ERN344.12
|
$204.36
F CFA124,367
|
|
pay 16.0 times more for childcare
Asmara
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$750.00
ERN11,250.00
|
$12,000.00
F CFA7,302,769
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Asmara
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
$2.00
F CFA1,217
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.84
ERN12.58
|
$2.01
F CFA1,226
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
ERN37.50
|
$1.50
F CFA913
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$69.94
F CFA42,564
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
$6.00
F CFA3,651
|
|
pay 97.9% more for clothing
Asmara
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$30.00
ERN450.00
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.00
ERN450.00
|
$25.00
F CFA15,214
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? | ?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.00
ERN600.00
|
$125.00
F CFA76,071
|
|
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