Cost of living comparison
Bamako is 0.4% cheaper than Athens.
If you lived in Bamako instead of Athens, you would:
pay 34.1% less for restaurants
Athens
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.24
|
$8.00
F CFA4,869
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.80
€8.16
|
$4.83
F CFA2,941
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
€1.87
|
$0.89
F CFA541
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
€0.51
|
$0.57
F CFA348
|
|
pay 1.7% more for groceries
Athens
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.20
|
$0.87
F CFA528
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.55
€6.07
|
$7.81
F CFA4,756
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.06
€6.55
|
$8.20
F CFA4,991
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.44
€4.11
|
$1.90
F CFA1,154
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.44
€4.12
|
$3.43
F CFA2,089
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.84
|
$0.48
F CFA290
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$1.07
F CFA649
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$1.27
F CFA773
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.50
|
$0.46
F CFA281
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
€0.44
|
$0.61
F CFA369
|
|
pay 29.4% more for transportation
Athens
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.01
€7.44
|
$4.89
F CFA2,975
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.98
€30.60
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,287.34
€23,460.33
|
$50,000.00
F CFA30,428,205
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.43
€10.61
|
?? | |
pay 22.7% more for housing
Athens
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.96
€31.50
|
$35.94
F CFA21,872
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$553.55
€513.56
|
$1,000.00
F CFA608,564
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$521.82
€484.11
|
$538.39
F CFA327,645
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$202.27
€187.66
|
$204.36
F CFA124,367
|
|
pay 19.4% more for childcare
Athens
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$488.12
€452.86
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,050.80
€9,324.63
|
$12,000.00
F CFA7,302,769
|
|
pay 30.6% less for entertainment and sports
Athens
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.67
€4.34
|
$2.00
F CFA1,217
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.68
€3.41
|
$2.01
F CFA1,226
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.28
€4.90
|
$1.50
F CFA913
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.80
€42.50
|
$69.94
F CFA42,564
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.80
€8.16
|
$6.00
F CFA3,651
|
|
pay 11.0% less for clothing
Athens
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.84
€78.71
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.04
€35.29
|
$25.00
F CFA15,214
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.00
€83.50
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.33
€103.29
|
$125.00
F CFA76,071
|
|
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