Cost of living comparison
London is 2.0 times more expensive than Bamako.
If you lived in London instead of Bamako, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Bamako
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
CFA4,922
|
$21.12
£17.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.83
CFA2,973
|
$9.10
£7.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
CFA547
|
$2.30
£1.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
CFA352
|
$1.75
£1.42
|
|
pay 22.1% more for groceries
Bamako
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
CFA534
|
$1.57
£1.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.81
CFA4,807
|
$4.08
£3.30
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.20
CFA5,046
|
$5.80
£4.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
CFA1,167
|
$3.53
£2.85
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.43
CFA2,112
|
$3.80
£3.07
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.20
£0.97
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
CFA293
|
$0.71
£0.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
CFA656
|
$1.16
£0.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
CFA781
|
$1.47
£1.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
CFA284
|
$0.64
£0.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
CFA373
|
$0.66
£0.53
|
|
pay 15.4% more for transportation
Bamako
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
CFA3,008
|
$8.25
£6.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$198.74
£160.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$50,000.00
CFA30,760,001
|
$31,052.51
£25,105.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$22.83
£18.46
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Bamako
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.94
CFA22,111
|
$36.24
£29.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,000.00
CFA615,200
|
$2,575.57
£2,082.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$538.39
CFA331,218
|
$1,776.05
£1,435.89
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$204.36
CFA125,723
|
$286.24
£231.41
|
|
pay 76.1% more for childcare
Bamako
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$1,945.82
£1,573.14
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,000.00
CFA7,382,400
|
$21,135.46
£17,087.45
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Bamako
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
CFA1,230
|
$7.45
£6.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.01
CFA1,240
|
$4.25
£3.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
CFA923
|
$16.15
£13.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.94
CFA43,028
|
$56.73
£45.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
CFA3,691
|
$14.91
£12.05
|
|
pay 33.5% more for clothing
Bamako
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$92.70
£74.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
CFA15,380
|
$42.71
£34.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$92.09
£74.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.00
CFA76,900
|
$120.19
£97.17
|
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