Cost of living comparison
Austria is 46.7% more expensive than Bamako.
If you lived in Austria instead of Bamako, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Bamako
|
Austria
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
F CFA4,902
|
$15.13
€14.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.83
F CFA2,961
|
$9.01
€8.42
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
F CFA545
|
$2.84
€2.65
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
F CFA350
|
$2.40
€2.24
|
|
pay 45.8% more for groceries
Bamako
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
F CFA532
|
$2.29
€2.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.81
F CFA4,788
|
$7.30
€6.82
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.20
F CFA5,025
|
$5.02
€4.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
F CFA1,162
|
$3.54
€3.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.43
F CFA2,103
|
$5.30
€4.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.10
€1.02
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
F CFA292
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
F CFA654
|
$1.13
€1.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA778
|
$1.53
€1.43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
F CFA283
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA371
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
|
pay 0.2% less for transportation
Bamako
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
F CFA2,996
|
$7.22
€6.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$48.12
€44.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$50,000.00
F CFA30,636,655
|
$25,940.65
€24,231.31
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$19.81
€18.50
|
|
pay 0.7% more for housing
Bamako
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.94
F CFA22,022
|
$37.53
€35.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,000.00
F CFA612,733
|
$743.38
€694.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$538.39
F CFA329,890
|
$621.91
€580.93
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$204.36
F CFA125,219
|
$222.11
€207.48
|
|
pay 31.6% less for childcare
Bamako
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$416.59
€389.14
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,000.00
F CFA7,352,797
|
$8,210.34
€7,669.33
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Bamako
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
F CFA1,225
|
$4.19
€3.92
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.01
F CFA1,235
|
$3.32
€3.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
F CFA919
|
$6.20
€5.79
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.94
F CFA42,856
|
$41.56
€38.82
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
F CFA3,676
|
$12.77
€11.92
|
|
pay 21.5% more for clothing
Bamako
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$75.76
€70.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
F CFA15,318
|
$38.64
€36.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$85.33
€79.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.00
F CFA76,592
|
$110.53
€103.24
|
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