Cost of living comparison
Pretoria is 23.5% cheaper than Bamako.
If you lived in Pretoria instead of Bamako, you would:
pay 2.6% less for restaurants
Bamako
|
Pretoria
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
F CFA4,869
|
$6.72
ZAR124.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.83
F CFA2,941
|
$4.39
ZAR81.39
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
F CFA541
|
$0.88
ZAR16.37
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
F CFA348
|
$0.66
ZAR12.24
|
|
pay 26.4% less for groceries
Bamako
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
F CFA528
|
$0.83
ZAR15.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.81
F CFA4,756
|
$3.17
ZAR58.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.20
F CFA4,991
|
$3.87
ZAR71.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
F CFA1,154
|
$1.68
ZAR31.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.43
F CFA2,089
|
$1.92
ZAR35.65
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.61
ZAR11.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
F CFA290
|
$0.56
ZAR10.38
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
F CFA649
|
$0.53
ZAR9.84
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA773
|
$0.63
ZAR11.63
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
F CFA281
|
$0.50
ZAR9.25
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA369
|
$0.51
ZAR9.45
|
|
pay 35.1% less for transportation
Bamako
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
F CFA2,975
|
$4.68
ZAR86.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$45.23
ZAR839.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$50,000.00
F CFA30,428,205
|
$17,020.94
ZAR315,829.98
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$10.97
ZAR203.47
|
|
pay 35.2% less for housing
Bamako
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.94
F CFA21,872
|
$46.98
ZAR871.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,000.00
F CFA608,564
|
$315.25
ZAR5,849.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$538.39
F CFA327,645
|
$329.30
ZAR6,110.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$204.36
F CFA124,367
|
$73.25
ZAR1,359.15
|
|
pay 70.2% less for childcare
Bamako
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$210.41
ZAR3,904.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,000.00
F CFA7,302,769
|
$3,579.40
ZAR66,417.09
|
|
pay 0.2% more for entertainment and sports
Bamako
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
F CFA1,217
|
$1.92
ZAR35.61
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.01
F CFA1,226
|
$1.64
ZAR30.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
F CFA913
|
$2.74
ZAR50.87
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.94
F CFA42,564
|
$34.50
ZAR640.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
F CFA3,651
|
$5.48
ZAR101.73
|
|
pay 4.9% more for clothing
Bamako
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$42.41
ZAR786.93
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
F CFA15,214
|
$35.03
ZAR649.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$76.75
ZAR1,424.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.00
F CFA76,071
|
$87.03
ZAR1,614.95
|
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