Cost of living comparison
Mexico City is 0.4% more expensive than Bamako.
If you lived in Mexico City instead of Bamako, you would:
pay 25.6% more for restaurants
Bamako
|
Mexico City
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
CFA4,922
|
$8.28
MX$141.52
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.83
CFA2,973
|
$6.95
MX$118.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
CFA547
|
$1.06
MX$18.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
CFA352
|
$0.78
MX$13.26
|
|
pay 11.7% more for groceries
Bamako
|
Mexico City
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
CFA534
|
$2.09
MX$35.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.81
CFA4,807
|
$4.43
MX$75.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.20
CFA5,046
|
$5.45
MX$93.13
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
CFA1,167
|
$2.15
MX$36.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.43
CFA2,112
|
$3.19
MX$54.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.21
MX$20.68
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
CFA293
|
$0.62
MX$10.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
CFA656
|
$0.71
MX$12.12
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
CFA781
|
$0.76
MX$13.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
CFA284
|
$0.78
MX$13.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
CFA373
|
$0.73
MX$12.55
|
|
pay 27.6% less for transportation
Bamako
|
Mexico City
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
CFA3,008
|
$4.92
MX$84.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$17.77
MX$303.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$50,000.00
CFA30,760,001
|
$22,067.99
MX$377,373.69
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$5.52
MX$94.34
|
|
pay 32.6% less for housing
Bamako
|
Mexico City
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.94
CFA22,111
|
$28.01
MX$478.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,000.00
CFA615,200
|
$826.42
MX$14,132.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$538.39
CFA331,218
|
$480.11
MX$8,210.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$204.36
CFA125,723
|
$40.24
MX$688.13
|
|
pay 26.1% less for childcare
Bamako
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$377.91
MX$6,462.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,000.00
CFA7,382,400
|
$8,870.11
MX$151,683.26
|
|
pay 38.6% more for entertainment and sports
Bamako
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
CFA1,230
|
$2.76
MX$47.17
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.01
CFA1,240
|
$2.89
MX$49.37
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
CFA923
|
$3.86
MX$66.04
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.94
CFA43,028
|
$49.94
MX$854.04
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
CFA3,691
|
$4.97
MX$84.91
|
|
pay 13.1% more for clothing
Bamako
|
Mexico City
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$56.86
MX$972.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
CFA15,380
|
$37.51
MX$641.46
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$92.48
MX$1,581.48
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.00
CFA76,900
|
$95.13
MX$1,626.70
|
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