Cost of living comparison
Amsterdam is 68.5% more expensive than Bamako.
If you lived in Amsterdam instead of Bamako, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
Bamako
|
Amsterdam
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
F CFA4,873
|
$16.49
€15.32
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.83
F CFA2,944
|
$10.99
€10.21
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
F CFA542
|
$2.71
€2.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
F CFA348
|
$2.47
€2.29
|
|
pay 31.9% more for groceries
Bamako
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
F CFA528
|
$1.77
€1.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.81
F CFA4,760
|
$6.91
€6.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.20
F CFA4,996
|
$4.71
€4.37
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
F CFA1,155
|
$3.93
€3.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.43
F CFA2,091
|
$4.87
€4.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.11
€1.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
F CFA290
|
$0.82
€0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
F CFA650
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA774
|
$1.46
€1.36
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
F CFA281
|
$0.75
€0.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA369
|
$0.53
€0.49
|
|
pay 12.8% more for transportation
Bamako
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
F CFA2,978
|
$8.20
€7.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$97.85
€90.87
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$50,000.00
F CFA30,457,723
|
$28,969.95
€26,902.94
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$25.51
€23.69
|
|
pay 72.8% more for housing
Bamako
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.94
F CFA21,894
|
$45.90
€42.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,000.00
F CFA609,154
|
$1,796.60
€1,668.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$538.39
F CFA327,963
|
$1,576.07
€1,463.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$204.36
F CFA124,488
|
$186.48
€173.17
|
|
pay 4.3% less for childcare
Bamako
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$1,725.51
€1,602.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,000.00
F CFA7,309,854
|
$11,482.44
€10,663.17
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Bamako
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
F CFA1,218
|
$5.50
€5.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.01
F CFA1,227
|
$3.49
€3.24
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
F CFA914
|
$9.02
€8.37
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.94
F CFA42,606
|
$39.59
€36.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
F CFA3,655
|
$14.29
€13.27
|
|
pay 5.1% more for clothing
Bamako
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$77.95
€72.39
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
F CFA15,229
|
$30.57
€28.39
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$90.96
€84.47
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.00
F CFA76,144
|
$109.87
€102.03
|
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