Cost of living comparison
Manila is 7.0% cheaper than Bamako.
If you lived in Manila instead of Bamako, you would:
pay 17.8% less for restaurants
Bamako
|
Manila
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
CFA4,906
|
$4.59
₱264.48
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.83
CFA2,964
|
$3.67
₱211.58
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
CFA546
|
$1.03
₱59.27
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
CFA351
|
$0.46
₱26.45
|
|
pay 12.1% more for groceries
Bamako
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
CFA532
|
$1.32
₱76.37
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.81
CFA4,792
|
$3.43
₱197.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.20
CFA5,030
|
$6.66
₱384.13
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
CFA1,163
|
$1.88
₱108.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.43
CFA2,105
|
$2.10
₱121.27
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.31
₱75.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
CFA292
|
$0.69
₱39.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
CFA654
|
$1.39
₱79.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
CFA779
|
$0.66
₱38.28
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
CFA283
|
$0.88
₱50.73
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
CFA372
|
$1.00
₱57.43
|
|
pay 20.4% less for transportation
Bamako
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
CFA2,998
|
$5.45
₱314.30
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$12.48
₱719.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$50,000.00
CFA30,662,227
|
$23,857.59
₱1,375,294.45
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$2.76
₱159.22
|
|
pay 34.9% less for housing
Bamako
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.94
CFA22,041
|
$38.58
₱2,223.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,000.00
CFA613,245
|
$559.30
₱32,241.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$538.39
CFA330,165
|
$299.03
₱17,237.85
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$204.36
CFA125,324
|
$85.53
₱4,930.23
|
|
pay 7.1% more for childcare
Bamako
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$388.89
₱22,417.80
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,000.00
CFA7,358,934
|
$12,846.39
₱740,543.16
|
|
pay 16.7% more for entertainment and sports
Bamako
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
CFA1,226
|
$1.43
₱82.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.01
CFA1,236
|
$3.13
₱180.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
CFA920
|
$2.75
₱158.69
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.94
CFA42,892
|
$48.28
₱2,783.14
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
CFA3,679
|
$6.24
₱359.69
|
|
pay 11.9% less for clothing
Bamako
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$38.44
₱2,215.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
CFA15,331
|
$30.87
₱1,779.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$74.18
₱4,276.22
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.00
CFA76,656
|
$65.74
₱3,789.62
|
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