Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 30.6% cheaper than Bamako.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of Bamako, you would:
pay 26.9% less for restaurants
Bamako
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
F CFA4,873
|
$4.49
KES593.18
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.83
F CFA2,944
|
$5.24
KES692.04
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
F CFA542
|
$0.50
KES65.89
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
F CFA348
|
$0.41
KES54.31
|
|
pay 36.9% less for groceries
Bamako
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
F CFA528
|
$0.48
KES62.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.81
F CFA4,760
|
$5.31
KES701.29
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.20
F CFA4,996
|
$3.40
KES449.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
F CFA1,155
|
$1.37
KES181.44
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.43
F CFA2,091
|
$2.61
KES344.68
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.92
KES121.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
F CFA290
|
$0.37
KES49.13
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
F CFA650
|
$0.71
KES94.46
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA774
|
$0.39
KES51.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
F CFA281
|
$0.37
KES48.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA369
|
$0.38
KES50.78
|
|
pay 36.4% less for transportation
Bamako
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
F CFA2,978
|
$4.72
KES623.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$33.03
KES4,363.71
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$50,000.00
F CFA30,457,723
|
$15,338.57
KES2,026,681.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$10.74
KES1,418.68
|
|
pay 48.9% less for housing
Bamako
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.94
F CFA21,894
|
$45.12
KES5,961.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,000.00
F CFA609,154
|
$370.90
KES49,007.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$538.39
F CFA327,963
|
$174.44
KES23,049.09
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$204.36
F CFA124,488
|
$19.29
KES2,548.78
|
|
pay 36.3% less for childcare
Bamako
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$128.41
KES16,967.06
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,000.00
F CFA7,309,854
|
$7,645.08
KES1,010,142.24
|
|
pay 7.0% more for entertainment and sports
Bamako
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
F CFA1,218
|
$1.87
KES247.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.01
F CFA1,227
|
$2.13
KES281.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
F CFA914
|
$2.62
KES346.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.94
F CFA42,606
|
$42.98
KES5,678.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
F CFA3,655
|
$5.99
KES790.90
|
|
pay 35.6% less for clothing
Bamako
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$16.15
KES2,134.53
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
F CFA15,229
|
$23.44
KES3,097.69
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$40.37
KES5,334.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.00
F CFA76,144
|
$43.70
KES5,774.47
|
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