Cost of living comparison
Copenhagen is 2.7 times more expensive than Bamako.
If you lived in Copenhagen instead of Bamako, you would:
pay 4.0 times more for restaurants
Bamako
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.91
F CFA2,960
|
$21.77
DKK149.45
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.59
F CFA3,974
|
$14.51
DKK99.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
F CFA468
|
$3.75
DKK25.74
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
F CFA388
|
$2.90
DKK19.93
|
|
pay 72.8% more for groceries
Bamako
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
F CFA634
|
$3.54
DKK24.32
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.62
F CFA5,801
|
$6.17
DKK42.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.46
F CFA5,706
|
$7.50
DKK51.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
F CFA1,551
|
$4.72
DKK32.42
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
F CFA2,153
|
$5.08
DKK34.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.38
DKK9.49
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA301
|
$1.30
DKK8.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA603
|
$1.47
DKK10.10
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA766
|
$2.00
DKK13.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
F CFA279
|
$0.99
DKK6.78
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA365
|
$0.87
DKK5.96
|
|
pay 42.1% more for transportation
Bamako
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
F CFA3,306
|
$7.79
DKK53.47
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$94.34
DKK647.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$47,149.09
DKK323,659.61
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$26.42
DKK181.33
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Bamako
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.18
F CFA20,607
|
$37.16
DKK255.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$500.00
F CFA301,461
|
$1,741.81
DKK11,956.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$307.59
F CFA185,451
|
$1,268.50
DKK8,707.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$114.71
F CFA69,159
|
$161.03
DKK1,105.39
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Bamako
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$551.78
DKK3,787.77
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$9,343.23
DKK64,137.56
|
pay 4.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Bamako
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.64
F CFA1,589
|
$8.71
DKK59.78
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.98
F CFA1,197
|
$6.34
DKK43.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.93
F CFA563
|
$9.00
DKK61.77
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.94
F CFA42,170
|
$42.82
DKK293.95
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
F CFA3,618
|
$18.87
DKK129.52
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Bamako
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$106.73
DKK732.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$44.45
DKK305.12
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$115.59
DKK793.46
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$166.32
DKK1,141.72
|
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