Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 52.5% cheaper than Bamako.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Bamako, you would:
pay 54.4% less for restaurants
Bamako
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
CFA4,906
|
$3.25
E£155.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.83
CFA2,964
|
$4.23
E£202.46
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
CFA546
|
$0.25
E£12.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
CFA351
|
$0.15
E£7.01
|
|
pay 59.0% less for groceries
Bamako
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
CFA532
|
$0.59
E£28.01
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.81
CFA4,792
|
$1.73
E£83.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.20
CFA5,030
|
$3.44
E£164.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
CFA1,163
|
$1.46
E£70.04
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.43
CFA2,105
|
$2.41
E£115.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.53
E£25.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
CFA292
|
$0.24
E£11.34
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
CFA654
|
$0.16
E£7.56
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
CFA779
|
$0.14
E£6.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
CFA283
|
$0.15
E£7.20
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
CFA372
|
$0.14
E£6.81
|
|
pay 60.8% less for transportation
Bamako
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
CFA2,998
|
$1.24
E£59.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$11.39
E£545.07
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$50,000.00
CFA30,662,227
|
$26,600.33
E£1,273,132.15
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$1.37
E£65.41
|
|
pay 78.7% less for housing
Bamako
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.94
CFA22,041
|
$14.42
E£690.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,000.00
CFA613,245
|
$173.02
E£8,281.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$538.39
CFA330,165
|
$100.76
E£4,822.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$204.36
CFA125,324
|
$18.76
E£897.88
|
|
pay 79.5% less for childcare
Bamako
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$113.41
E£5,428.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,000.00
CFA7,358,934
|
$2,460.81
E£117,778.27
|
|
pay 24.1% less for entertainment and sports
Bamako
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
CFA1,226
|
$1.63
E£77.87
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.01
CFA1,236
|
$1.71
E£82.04
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
CFA920
|
$1.79
E£85.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.94
CFA42,892
|
$19.91
E£953.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
CFA3,679
|
$3.90
E£186.88
|
|
pay 10.7% less for clothing
Bamako
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$38.38
E£1,837.07
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
CFA15,331
|
$36.15
E£1,730.41
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$88.16
E£4,219.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.00
CFA76,656
|
$42.66
E£2,042.01
|
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