Cost of living comparison
Praia is 11.4% cheaper than Bamako.
If you lived in Praia instead of Bamako, you would:
pay 26.6% more for restaurants
Bamako
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
F CFA4,902
|
$4.67
CVE480.88
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.83
F CFA2,961
|
$5.91
CVE608.46
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
F CFA545
|
$1.41
CVE145.40
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
F CFA350
|
$0.96
CVE98.28
|
|
pay 0.8% less for groceries
Bamako
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
F CFA532
|
$1.19
CVE121.95
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.81
F CFA4,788
|
$3.22
CVE331.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.20
F CFA5,025
|
$3.53
CVE363.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
F CFA1,162
|
$2.47
CVE254.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.43
F CFA2,103
|
$1.98
CVE203.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.23
CVE126.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
F CFA292
|
$0.89
CVE92.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
F CFA654
|
$0.89
CVE92.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA778
|
$0.94
CVE96.60
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
F CFA283
|
$0.60
CVE62.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA371
|
$0.65
CVE66.70
|
|
pay 8.1% less for transportation
Bamako
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
F CFA2,996
|
$6.38
CVE656.78
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$20.69
CVE2,129.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$50,000.00
F CFA30,636,655
|
$26,607.54
CVE2,738,054.63
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$13.30
CVE1,369.03
|
|
pay 37.5% less for housing
Bamako
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.94
F CFA22,022
|
$60.11
CVE6,185.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,000.00
F CFA612,733
|
$246.37
CVE25,352.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$538.39
F CFA329,890
|
$148.36
CVE15,267.25
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$204.36
F CFA125,219
|
$62.56
CVE6,437.75
|
|
pay 91.1% less for childcare
Bamako
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$76.40
CVE7,862.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,000.00
F CFA7,352,797
|
$1,064.30
CVE109,522.19
|
|
pay 24.3% more for entertainment and sports
Bamako
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
F CFA1,225
|
$2.27
CVE234.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.01
F CFA1,235
|
$1.49
CVE153.04
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
F CFA919
|
$4.43
CVE456.34
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.94
F CFA42,856
|
$27.92
CVE2,873.27
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
F CFA3,676
|
$5.91
CVE608.46
|
|
pay 6.5% more for clothing
Bamako
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? | ?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
F CFA15,318
|
$29.56
CVE3,042.28
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$78.84
CVE8,112.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.00
F CFA76,592
|
$118.26
CVE12,169.13
|
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