Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 63.6% more expensive than Bamako.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Bamako, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Bamako
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
F CFA4,902
|
$16.63
€15.54
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.83
F CFA2,961
|
$9.41
€8.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
F CFA545
|
$2.04
€1.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
F CFA350
|
$1.60
€1.50
|
|
pay 24.9% more for groceries
Bamako
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
F CFA532
|
$1.68
€1.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.81
F CFA4,788
|
$4.31
€4.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.20
F CFA5,025
|
$4.75
€4.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
F CFA1,162
|
$3.01
€2.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.43
F CFA2,103
|
$3.87
€3.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.17
€1.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
F CFA292
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
F CFA654
|
$1.15
€1.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA778
|
$1.22
€1.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
F CFA283
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA371
|
$0.59
€0.55
|
|
pay 10.5% more for transportation
Bamako
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
F CFA2,996
|
$7.64
€7.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$113.76
€106.27
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$50,000.00
F CFA30,636,655
|
$32,407.58
€30,272.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$17.14
€16.01
|
|
pay 41.5% more for housing
Bamako
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.94
F CFA22,022
|
$52.84
€49.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,000.00
F CFA612,733
|
$1,291.60
€1,206.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$538.39
F CFA329,890
|
$1,147.51
€1,071.90
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$204.36
F CFA125,219
|
$156.48
€146.17
|
|
pay 27.7% less for childcare
Bamako
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$893.73
€834.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,000.00
F CFA7,352,797
|
$8,678.25
€8,106.41
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Bamako
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
F CFA1,225
|
$5.53
€5.17
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.01
F CFA1,235
|
$3.60
€3.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
F CFA919
|
$15.83
€14.79
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.94
F CFA42,856
|
$59.94
€55.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
F CFA3,676
|
$11.50
€10.74
|
|
pay 10.7% more for clothing
Bamako
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$76.22
€71.20
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
F CFA15,318
|
$37.26
€34.80
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$85.01
€79.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.00
F CFA76,592
|
$90.50
€84.54
|
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