Cost of living comparison
Montevideo is 77.0% more expensive than Bamako.
If you lived in Montevideo instead of Bamako, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Bamako
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.91
F CFA2,987
|
$14.27
UYU549.36
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.59
F CFA4,011
|
$10.38
UYU399.54
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
F CFA472
|
$2.24
UYU86.30
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
F CFA392
|
$1.68
UYU64.84
|
|
pay 42.9% more for groceries
Bamako
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
F CFA640
|
$2.92
UYU112.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.62
F CFA5,855
|
$6.16
UYU237.31
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.46
F CFA5,759
|
$4.38
UYU168.82
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
F CFA1,566
|
$4.58
UYU176.38
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
F CFA2,174
|
$4.51
UYU173.69
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.08
UYU41.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA304
|
$1.18
UYU45.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA609
|
$0.73
UYU28.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA773
|
$1.36
UYU52.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
F CFA281
|
$0.86
UYU32.93
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA369
|
$0.82
UYU31.46
|
|
pay 36.8% more for transportation
Bamako
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
F CFA3,337
|
$7.50
UYU288.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$46.69
UYU1,797.92
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$41,469.18
UYU1,596,769.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$22.44
UYU864.00
|
|
pay 23.8% more for housing
Bamako
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.18
F CFA20,800
|
$43.70
UYU1,682.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$500.00
F CFA304,282
|
$610.68
UYU23,514.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$307.59
F CFA187,186
|
$460.50
UYU17,731.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$114.71
F CFA69,806
|
$109.30
UYU4,208.51
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Bamako
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$391.27
UYU15,065.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$8,590.90
UYU330,792.38
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Bamako
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.64
F CFA1,604
|
$3.37
UYU129.85
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.98
F CFA1,208
|
$4.18
UYU161.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.93
F CFA568
|
$5.19
UYU199.77
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.94
F CFA42,564
|
$61.70
UYU2,375.58
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
F CFA3,651
|
$10.64
UYU409.53
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Bamako
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$101.17
UYU3,895.49
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$44.13
UYU1,699.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$115.51
UYU4,447.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$119.30
UYU4,593.71
|
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