Cost of living comparison
Jerusalem is 2.2 times more expensive than Bamako.
If you lived in Jerusalem instead of Bamako, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
Bamako
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.91
F CFA2,987
|
$19.00
₪70.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.59
F CFA4,011
|
$13.57
₪50.59
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
F CFA472
|
$2.42
₪9.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
F CFA392
|
$1.87
₪6.96
|
|
pay 19.0% more for groceries
Bamako
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
F CFA640
|
$2.46
₪9.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.62
F CFA5,855
|
$6.58
₪24.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.46
F CFA5,759
|
$6.91
₪25.77
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
F CFA1,566
|
$3.76
₪14.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
F CFA2,174
|
$4.71
₪17.58
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.35
₪5.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA304
|
$0.90
₪3.35
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA609
|
$0.75
₪2.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA773
|
$0.86
₪3.20
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
F CFA281
|
$0.57
₪2.14
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA369
|
$0.54
₪2.03
|
|
pay 34.5% more for transportation
Bamako
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
F CFA3,337
|
$7.37
₪27.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$61.07
₪227.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$36,639.14
₪136,579.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$10.20
₪38.04
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Bamako
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.18
F CFA20,800
|
$24.22
₪90.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$500.00
F CFA304,282
|
$1,522.86
₪5,676.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$307.59
F CFA187,186
|
$1,068.33
₪3,982.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$114.71
F CFA69,806
|
$113.43
₪422.85
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Bamako
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$754.83
₪2,813.80
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$9,851.86
₪36,724.77
|
pay 3.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Bamako
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.64
F CFA1,604
|
$7.60
₪28.33
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.98
F CFA1,208
|
$3.74
₪13.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.93
F CFA568
|
$9.36
₪34.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.94
F CFA42,564
|
$82.87
₪308.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
F CFA3,651
|
$12.21
₪45.53
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Bamako
|
Jerusalem
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$91.11
₪339.64
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$63.33
₪236.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$114.38
₪426.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$114.38
₪426.36
|
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