Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 23.9% more expensive than Bamako.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Bamako, you would:
pay 26.8% less for restaurants
Bamako
|
Beijing
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
F CFA4,902
|
$4.37
CN¥31.63
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.83
F CFA2,961
|
$5.82
CN¥42.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
F CFA545
|
$0.53
CN¥3.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
F CFA350
|
$0.33
CN¥2.42
|
|
pay 7.7% more for groceries
Bamako
|
Beijing
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
F CFA532
|
$2.04
CN¥14.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.81
F CFA4,788
|
$6.63
CN¥48.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.20
F CFA5,025
|
$7.67
CN¥55.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
F CFA1,162
|
$1.89
CN¥13.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.43
F CFA2,103
|
$1.80
CN¥13.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.00
CN¥7.25
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
F CFA292
|
$0.92
CN¥6.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
F CFA654
|
$0.97
CN¥7.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA778
|
$0.70
CN¥5.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
F CFA283
|
$0.43
CN¥3.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA371
|
$0.48
CN¥3.51
|
|
pay 26.8% less for transportation
Bamako
|
Beijing
|
||
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
F CFA2,996
|
$4.79
CN¥34.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$43.66
CN¥316.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$50,000.00
F CFA30,636,655
|
$24,196.95
CN¥175,256.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$5.53
CN¥40.06
|
|
pay 22.2% less for housing
Bamako
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.94
F CFA22,022
|
$20.10
CN¥145.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,000.00
F CFA612,733
|
$1,154.95
CN¥8,365.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$538.39
F CFA329,890
|
$634.84
CN¥4,598.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$204.36
F CFA125,219
|
$44.96
CN¥325.61
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Bamako
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$951.31
CN¥6,890.27
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,000.00
F CFA7,352,797
|
$27,770.10
CN¥201,136.03
|
|
pay 66.6% more for entertainment and sports
Bamako
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
F CFA1,225
|
$1.46
CN¥10.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.01
F CFA1,235
|
$4.37
CN¥31.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
F CFA919
|
$4.37
CN¥31.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.94
F CFA42,856
|
$58.33
CN¥422.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
F CFA3,676
|
$10.12
CN¥73.26
|
|
pay 37.6% more for clothing
Bamako
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$69.18
CN¥501.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
F CFA15,318
|
$43.88
CN¥317.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$89.48
CN¥648.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.00
F CFA76,592
|
$124.62
CN¥902.63
|
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