Cost of living comparison
Kuala Lumpur is 13.6% cheaper than Bamako.
If you lived in Kuala Lumpur instead of Bamako, you would:
pay 21.2% less for restaurants
Bamako
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.91
F CFA2,987
|
$4.20
MYR19.90
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.59
F CFA4,011
|
$4.25
MYR20.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
F CFA472
|
$0.73
MYR3.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
F CFA392
|
$0.46
MYR2.16
|
|
pay 20.1% less for groceries
Bamako
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
F CFA640
|
$0.89
MYR4.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.62
F CFA5,855
|
$6.43
MYR30.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.46
F CFA5,759
|
$6.41
MYR30.36
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
F CFA1,566
|
$1.97
MYR9.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
F CFA2,174
|
$1.97
MYR9.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.14
MYR5.42
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA304
|
$0.62
MYR2.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA609
|
$1.13
MYR5.36
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA773
|
$0.64
MYR3.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
F CFA281
|
$0.43
MYR2.03
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA369
|
$0.41
MYR1.96
|
|
pay 69.9% less for transportation
Bamako
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
F CFA3,337
|
$1.65
MYR7.83
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$10.63
MYR50.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$34,017.22
MYR161,207.61
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$9.57
MYR45.34
|
|
pay 18.2% less for housing
Bamako
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.18
F CFA20,800
|
$25.19
MYR119.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$500.00
F CFA304,282
|
$508.04
MYR2,407.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$307.59
F CFA187,186
|
$345.27
MYR1,636.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$114.71
F CFA69,806
|
$45.24
MYR214.37
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Bamako
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$224.12
MYR1,062.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$6,851.76
MYR32,470.51
|
pay 61.5% more for entertainment and sports
Bamako
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.64
F CFA1,604
|
$3.30
MYR15.62
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.98
F CFA1,208
|
$2.76
MYR13.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.93
F CFA568
|
$3.83
MYR18.14
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.94
F CFA42,564
|
$43.84
MYR207.77
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
F CFA3,651
|
$4.25
MYR20.15
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Bamako
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$49.79
MYR235.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$32.50
MYR154.01
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$68.97
MYR326.86
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$65.29
MYR309.40
|
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