Cost of living comparison
Prague is 69.4% more expensive than Bamako.
If you lived in Prague instead of Bamako, you would:
pay 94.5% more for restaurants
Bamako
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.91
F CFA2,987
|
$9.61
CZK222.32
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.59
F CFA4,011
|
$8.74
CZK202.11
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
F CFA472
|
$1.67
CZK38.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
F CFA392
|
$1.51
CZK34.84
|
|
pay 4.9% more for groceries
Bamako
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
F CFA640
|
$1.55
CZK35.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.62
F CFA5,855
|
$6.25
CZK144.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.46
F CFA5,759
|
$3.95
CZK91.30
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
F CFA1,566
|
$2.61
CZK60.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
F CFA2,174
|
$4.08
CZK94.31
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.77
CZK17.70
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA304
|
$0.74
CZK17.22
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA609
|
$0.95
CZK22.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA773
|
$1.43
CZK33.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
F CFA281
|
$0.58
CZK13.32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA369
|
$0.60
CZK13.77
|
|
pay 17.4% more for transportation
Bamako
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
F CFA3,337
|
$6.44
CZK148.97
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$24.03
CZK555.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$26,867.69
CZK621,484.49
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$12.49
CZK289.02
|
|
pay 84.3% more for housing
Bamako
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.18
F CFA20,800
|
$21.58
CZK499.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$500.00
F CFA304,282
|
$1,071.02
CZK24,774.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$307.59
F CFA187,186
|
$788.65
CZK18,242.42
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$114.71
F CFA69,806
|
$233.34
CZK5,397.50
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Bamako
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$723.05
CZK16,725.06
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$11,769.87
CZK272,252.41
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Bamako
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.64
F CFA1,604
|
$2.60
CZK60.13
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.98
F CFA1,208
|
$3.13
CZK72.43
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.93
F CFA568
|
$6.55
CZK151.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.94
F CFA42,564
|
$61.39
CZK1,420.08
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
F CFA3,651
|
$10.92
CZK252.64
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Bamako
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$83.11
CZK1,922.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$39.28
CZK908.68
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$98.13
CZK2,269.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$115.55
CZK2,672.73
|
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