Cost of living comparison
Berlin is 61.2% more expensive than Bamako.
If you lived in Berlin instead of Bamako, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Bamako
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
CFA4,906
|
$13.19
€12.33
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.83
CFA2,964
|
$9.97
€9.32
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
CFA546
|
$2.90
€2.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
CFA351
|
$2.39
€2.24
|
|
pay 46.4% more for groceries
Bamako
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
CFA532
|
$1.97
€1.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.81
CFA4,792
|
$6.93
€6.48
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.20
CFA5,030
|
$5.11
€4.78
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
CFA1,163
|
$3.15
€2.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.43
CFA2,105
|
$4.93
€4.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.30
€1.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
CFA292
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
CFA654
|
$1.34
€1.25
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
CFA779
|
$1.60
€1.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
CFA283
|
$0.94
€0.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
CFA372
|
$0.83
€0.78
|
|
pay 15.6% more for transportation
Bamako
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
CFA2,998
|
$8.08
€7.55
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$93.45
€87.37
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$50,000.00
CFA30,662,227
|
$32,967.00
€30,820.35
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$22.98
€21.48
|
|
pay 43.2% more for housing
Bamako
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.94
CFA22,041
|
$42.65
€39.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,000.00
CFA613,245
|
$1,347.77
€1,260.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$538.39
CFA330,165
|
$999.06
€934.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$204.36
CFA125,324
|
$273.14
€255.35
|
|
pay 34.3% less for childcare
Bamako
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$210.36
€196.66
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,000.00
CFA7,358,934
|
$7,885.50
€7,372.03
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Bamako
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
CFA1,226
|
$4.40
€4.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.01
CFA1,236
|
$3.62
€3.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
CFA920
|
$8.80
€8.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.94
CFA42,892
|
$41.73
€39.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
CFA3,679
|
$13.19
€12.33
|
|
pay 25.2% more for clothing
Bamako
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$91.74
€85.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
CFA15,331
|
$38.98
€36.44
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$94.97
€88.79
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.00
CFA76,656
|
$118.23
€110.53
|
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