Cost of living comparison
France is 58.8% more expensive than Bamako.
If you lived in France instead of Bamako, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Bamako
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
F CFA4,902
|
$16.13
€15.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.83
F CFA2,961
|
$9.98
€9.32
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
F CFA545
|
$2.76
€2.58
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
F CFA350
|
$1.88
€1.76
|
|
pay 48.9% more for groceries
Bamako
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
F CFA532
|
$1.66
€1.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.81
F CFA4,788
|
$8.33
€7.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.20
F CFA5,025
|
$4.25
€3.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
F CFA1,162
|
$3.47
€3.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.43
F CFA2,103
|
$5.22
€4.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.30
€1.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
F CFA292
|
$0.98
€0.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
F CFA654
|
$1.29
€1.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA778
|
$1.51
€1.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
F CFA283
|
$0.87
€0.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA371
|
$1.03
€0.96
|
|
pay 6.3% more for transportation
Bamako
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
F CFA2,996
|
$7.84
€7.32
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$52.45
€48.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$50,000.00
F CFA30,636,655
|
$26,223.89
€24,495.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$18.05
€16.86
|
|
pay 14.6% less for housing
Bamako
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.94
F CFA22,022
|
$30.93
€28.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,000.00
F CFA612,733
|
$760.64
€710.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$538.39
F CFA329,890
|
$610.71
€570.47
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$204.36
F CFA125,219
|
$135.03
€126.14
|
|
pay 5.8% less for childcare
Bamako
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$674.24
€629.82
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,000.00
F CFA7,352,797
|
$11,309.03
€10,563.83
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Bamako
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
F CFA1,225
|
$6.24
€5.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.01
F CFA1,235
|
$2.93
€2.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
F CFA919
|
$11.11
€10.37
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.94
F CFA42,856
|
$37.98
€35.48
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
F CFA3,676
|
$11.22
€10.48
|
|
pay 26.9% more for clothing
Bamako
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$85.18
€79.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
F CFA15,318
|
$38.90
€36.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$90.98
€84.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.00
F CFA76,592
|
$122.71
€114.63
|
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