Cost of living comparison
Khartoum is 16.5% cheaper than Bamako.
If you lived in Khartoum instead of Bamako, you would:
pay 14.3% less for restaurants
Bamako
|
Khartoum
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
F CFA4,869
|
$5.00
SDG3,005.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.83
F CFA2,941
|
$8.00
SDG4,808.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
F CFA541
|
$0.52
SDG312.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
F CFA348
|
$0.32
SDG193.05
|
|
pay 12.5% less for groceries
Bamako
|
Khartoum
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
F CFA528
|
$0.94
SDG564.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.81
F CFA4,756
|
$3.05
SDG1,833.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.20
F CFA4,991
|
$5.72
SDG3,439.12
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
F CFA1,154
|
$2.40
SDG1,440.02
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.43
F CFA2,089
|
$2.65
SDG1,594.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.24
SDG1,343.99
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
F CFA290
|
$0.38
SDG229.01
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
F CFA649
|
$0.82
SDG495.56
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA773
|
$0.79
SDG474.57
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
F CFA281
|
$0.68
SDG407.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA369
|
$0.53
SDG320.72
|
|
pay 23.8% less for transportation
Bamako
|
Khartoum
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
F CFA2,975
|
$4.23
SDG2,541.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$20.00
SDG12,020.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$50,000.00
F CFA30,428,205
|
$33,000.00
SDG19,833,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$10.74
SDG6,453.31
|
|
pay 18.6% less for housing
Bamako
|
Khartoum
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.94
F CFA21,872
|
$76.50
SDG45,977.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,000.00
F CFA608,564
|
$520.00
SDG312,520.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$538.39
F CFA327,645
|
$233.60
SDG140,394.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$204.36
F CFA124,367
|
$35.43
SDG21,292.14
|
|
pay 80.5% less for childcare
Bamako
|
Khartoum
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$69.33
SDG41,665.63
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,000.00
F CFA7,302,769
|
$2,334.96
SDG1,403,312.76
|
|
pay 22.9% less for entertainment and sports
Bamako
|
Khartoum
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
F CFA1,217
|
$2.00
SDG1,202.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.01
F CFA1,226
|
$2.32
SDG1,396.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
F CFA913
|
$1.80
SDG1,081.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.94
F CFA42,564
|
$27.75
SDG16,677.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
F CFA3,651
|
$2.00
SDG1,202.00
|
|
pay 57.3% more for clothing
Bamako
|
Khartoum
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$17.06
SDG10,251.28
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
F CFA15,214
|
$70.57
SDG42,409.57
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$56.76
SDG34,114.43
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.00
F CFA76,071
|
$40.36
SDG24,258.58
|
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