Cost of living comparison
Buenos Aires is 6.3% cheaper than Bamako.
If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Bamako, you would:
pay 46.9% more for restaurants
Bamako
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.91
F CFA2,960
|
$8.50
ARS7,527.41
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.59
F CFA3,974
|
$6.00
ARS5,313.47
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
F CFA468
|
$1.33
ARS1,181.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
F CFA388
|
$0.97
ARS861.63
|
|
pay 14.9% less for groceries
Bamako
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
F CFA634
|
$2.02
ARS1,791.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.62
F CFA5,801
|
$4.64
ARS4,108.80
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.46
F CFA5,706
|
$4.08
ARS3,610.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
F CFA1,551
|
$2.08
ARS1,843.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
F CFA2,153
|
$2.06
ARS1,826.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.83
ARS731.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA301
|
$0.81
ARS713.98
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA603
|
$0.57
ARS505.26
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA766
|
$0.75
ARS666.65
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
F CFA279
|
$0.39
ARS345.07
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA365
|
$0.40
ARS354.45
|
|
pay 37.0% less for transportation
Bamako
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
F CFA3,306
|
$3.45
ARS3,056.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$9.00
ARS7,970.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$20,000.00
ARS17,711,563.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$7.66
ARS6,783.53
|
|
pay 24.1% less for housing
Bamako
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.18
F CFA20,607
|
$20.18
ARS17,867.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$500.00
F CFA301,461
|
$491.75
ARS435,483.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$307.59
F CFA185,451
|
$356.25
ARS315,487.22
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$114.71
F CFA69,159
|
$35.17
ARS31,149.03
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Bamako
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$219.88
ARS194,716.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$5,225.19
ARS4,627,313.57
|
pay 2.4% less for entertainment and sports
Bamako
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.64
F CFA1,589
|
$1.50
ARS1,328.37
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.98
F CFA1,197
|
$2.28
ARS2,018.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.93
F CFA563
|
$2.00
ARS1,771.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.94
F CFA42,170
|
$21.45
ARS18,999.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
F CFA3,618
|
$4.27
ARS3,780.34
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Bamako
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$81.61
ARS72,268.49
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$65.79
ARS58,262.90
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$116.21
ARS102,909.04
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$104.11
ARS92,198.75
|
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