Cost of living comparison
Luxembourg is 87.4% more expensive than Bamako.
If you lived in Luxembourg instead of Bamako, you would:
pay 3.5 times more for restaurants
Bamako
|
Luxembourg
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
F CFA4,873
|
$21.99
€20.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.83
F CFA2,944
|
$10.99
€10.21
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
F CFA542
|
$3.06
€2.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
F CFA348
|
$3.26
€3.03
|
|
pay 69.3% more for groceries
Bamako
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
F CFA528
|
$3.24
€3.01
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.81
F CFA4,760
|
$10.86
€10.08
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.20
F CFA4,996
|
$5.35
€4.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
F CFA1,155
|
$3.77
€3.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.43
F CFA2,091
|
$5.60
€5.20
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.29
€1.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
F CFA290
|
$0.75
€0.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
F CFA650
|
$1.19
€1.10
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA774
|
$1.96
€1.82
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
F CFA281
|
$0.75
€0.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA369
|
$1.02
€0.95
|
|
pay 3.2% less for transportation
Bamako
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
F CFA2,978
|
$6.74
€6.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$50,000.00
F CFA30,457,723
|
$27,893.04
€25,902.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$31.06
€28.84
|
|
pay 76.3% more for housing
Bamako
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.94
F CFA21,894
|
$55.71
€51.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,000.00
F CFA609,154
|
$1,774.61
€1,648.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$538.39
F CFA327,963
|
$1,468.68
€1,363.89
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$204.36
F CFA124,488
|
$204.06
€189.50
|
|
pay 55.3% more for childcare
Bamako
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$854.36
€793.41
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,000.00
F CFA7,309,854
|
$18,641.72
€17,311.63
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Bamako
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
F CFA1,218
|
$5.50
€5.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.01
F CFA1,227
|
$3.94
€3.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
F CFA914
|
$5.94
€5.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.94
F CFA42,606
|
$47.17
€43.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
F CFA3,655
|
$13.19
€12.25
|
|
pay 29.0% more for clothing
Bamako
|
Luxembourg
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$75.61
€70.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
F CFA15,229
|
$39.58
€36.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$107.51
€99.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.00
F CFA76,144
|
$124.74
€115.84
|
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