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Buenos Aires vs. Bamako Cost of Living Summary

Buenos Aires is 80.5% more expensive than Bamako.

Restaurants: pay 2.4 times more in Buenos Aires
Groceries: pay 12.5% less in Buenos Aires
Transportation: pay 2.3% less in Buenos Aires
Housing: pay 2.7 times more in Buenos Aires
Entertainment and Sports: pay 99.1% more in Buenos Aires

The cost of housing, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Buenos Aires are more expensive than in Bamako. Expenses including groceries and transportation are lower in Buenos Aires. Notably, housing, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Buenos Aires.

Buenos Aires vs. Bamako Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Bamako, you would:

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pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

	Bamako	Buenos Aires
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.70 F CFA3,792	$18.00 ARS26,034.72	+168.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.42 F CFA3,633	$12.00 ARS17,356.48	+86.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.77 F CFA437	$2.18 ARS3,154.71	+182.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.58 F CFA328	$1.39 ARS2,007.74	+139.5%
Average			+144.3%

Bamako vs. Buenos Aires - Cost of restaurants

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pay 12.5% less for groceries

	Bamako	Buenos Aires
Bread 1 loaf	$3.84 F CFA2,170	$2.89 ARS4,181.15	-24.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.91 F CFA5,040	$6.13 ARS8,871.09	-31.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.86 F CFA5,011	$5.84 ARS8,442.80	-34.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.50 F CFA3,111	$3.29 ARS4,757.11	-40.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$7.08 F CFA4,006	$3.92 ARS5,669.05	-44.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 F CFA1,026	$1.15 ARS1,664.69	-36.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 F CFA270	$0.96 ARS1,390.37	+101.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.28 F CFA726	$0.57 ARS819.15	-55.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.95 F CFA539	$1.14 ARS1,648.30	+19.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 F CFA316	$0.66 ARS952.66	+17.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.64 F CFA360	$0.58 ARS837.26	-9.1%
Average			-12.5%

Bamako vs. Buenos Aires - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.3% less for transportation

	Bamako	Buenos Aires
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.41 F CFA2,496	$4.31 ARS6,237.99	-2.3%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$20.00 ARS28,927.47
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$25,000.00 ARS36,159,331.25
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$9.51 ARS13,762.18
Average			-2.3%

Bamako vs. Buenos Aires - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.7 times more for housing

	Bamako	Buenos Aires
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$57.51 F CFA32,531	$29.42 ARS42,555.70	-48.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$175.00 F CFA98,989	$659.06 ARS953,253.26	+276.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$80.00 F CFA45,252	$463.75 ARS670,751.66	+479.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$114.71 F CFA64,883	$100.98 ARS146,052.25	-12.0%
Average			+173.9%

Bamako vs. Buenos Aires - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Bamako	Buenos Aires
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$367.39 ARS531,384.95
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$5,496.25 ARS7,949,628.98

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pay 99.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Bamako	Buenos Aires
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.39 F CFA1,350	$3.80 ARS5,496.22	+59.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.89 F CFA1,069	$4.13 ARS5,967.15	+118.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$0.93 F CFA528	$3.68 ARS5,322.65	+294.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$67.41 F CFA38,132	$43.59 ARS63,042.89	-35.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.67 F CFA3,209	$9.00 ARS13,017.36	+58.7%
Average			+99.1%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Bamako	Buenos Aires
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$112.87 ARS163,247.52
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$91.59 ARS132,477.95
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$129.33 ARS187,064.27
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$134.94 ARS195,167.49

Bamako vs. Buenos Aires - Cost of clothing

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