Cost of living comparison
Caracas is 8.1% more expensive than Bamako.
If you lived in Caracas instead of Bamako, you would:
pay 72.3% more for restaurants
Bamako
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.91
F CFA2,960
|
$10.00
VEF99.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.59
F CFA3,974
|
$11.00
VEF109.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
F CFA468
|
$1.30
VEF13.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
F CFA388
|
$0.97
VEF9.66
|
|
pay 11.4% more for groceries
Bamako
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
F CFA634
|
$2.21
VEF22.04
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.62
F CFA5,801
|
$3.80
VEF37.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.46
F CFA5,706
|
$7.44
VEF74.25
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
F CFA1,551
|
$2.56
VEF25.55
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
F CFA2,153
|
$2.89
VEF28.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.15
VEF21.41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA301
|
$0.62
VEF6.23
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA603
|
$0.93
VEF9.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA766
|
$0.79
VEF7.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
F CFA279
|
$0.86
VEF8.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA365
|
$0.85
VEF8.43
|
|
pay 65.5% less for transportation
Bamako
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
F CFA3,306
|
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$30.00
VEF299.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$33,500.00
VEF334,145.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$21.00
VEF209.46
|
|
pay 18.6% less for housing
Bamako
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.18
F CFA20,607
|
$41.67
VEF415.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$500.00
F CFA301,461
|
$375.00
VEF3,740.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$307.59
F CFA185,451
|
$370.00
VEF3,690.57
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$114.71
F CFA69,159
|
$9.51
VEF94.81
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Bamako
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$94.79
VEF945.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$4,720.00
VEF47,079.64
|
pay 40.7% more for entertainment and sports
Bamako
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.64
F CFA1,589
|
$1.50
VEF14.96
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.98
F CFA1,197
|
$2.36
VEF23.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.93
F CFA563
|
$3.25
VEF32.42
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.94
F CFA42,170
|
$61.25
VEF610.94
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
F CFA3,618
|
$5.50
VEF54.86
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Bamako
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$49.58
VEF494.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$42.67
VEF425.58
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$98.85
VEF985.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$71.30
VEF711.18
|
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