Cost of living comparison
Freetown is 18.9% cheaper than Bamako.
If you lived in Freetown instead of Bamako, you would:
pay 33.0% more for restaurants
Bamako
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
F CFA4,869
|
$3.84
SLL80,480
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.83
F CFA2,941
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
F CFA541
|
$1.00
SLL20,970
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
F CFA348
|
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
|
pay 11.1% more for groceries
Bamako
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
F CFA528
|
$0.68
SLL14,157
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.81
F CFA4,756
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.20
F CFA4,991
|
$8.64
SLL181,119
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
F CFA1,154
|
$1.83
SLL38,299
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.43
F CFA2,089
|
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.57
SLL32,953
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
F CFA290
|
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
F CFA649
|
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA773
|
$1.83
SLL38,409
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
F CFA281
|
$1.03
SLL21,703
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA369
|
$0.68
SLL14,226
|
|
pay 50.0% less for transportation
Bamako
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
F CFA2,975
|
$3.91
SLL82,021
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$4.50
SLL94,363
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$50,000.00
F CFA30,428,205
|
$10,000.00
SLL209,695,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$5.00
SLL104,848
|
|
pay 22.4% more for housing
Bamako
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.94
F CFA21,872
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,000.00
F CFA608,564
|
$1,438.66
SLL30,168,063
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$538.39
F CFA327,645
|
$101.90
SLL2,136,862
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$204.36
F CFA124,367
|
$99.74
SLL2,091,408
|
|
pay 83.3% less for childcare
Bamako
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,000.00
F CFA7,302,769
|
$2,000.00
SLL41,939,000
|
|
pay 1.4% less for entertainment and sports
Bamako
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
F CFA1,217
|
$1.25
SLL26,212
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.01
F CFA1,226
|
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
F CFA913
|
$2.01
SLL42,205
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.94
F CFA42,564
|
$76.27
SLL1,599,321
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
F CFA3,651
|
$6.08
SLL127,400
|
|
pay 64.0% less for clothing
Bamako
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
F CFA15,214
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.00
F CFA76,071
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
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