Cost of living comparison
Rabat is 4.6% cheaper than Bamako.
If you lived in Rabat instead of Bamako, you would:
pay 23.1% less for restaurants
Bamako
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.91
F CFA2,987
|
$3.75
MAD37.54
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.59
F CFA4,011
|
$6.00
MAD60.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
F CFA472
|
$0.63
MAD6.36
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
F CFA392
|
$0.37
MAD3.75
|
|
pay 45.0% less for groceries
Bamako
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
F CFA640
|
$0.51
MAD5.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.62
F CFA5,855
|
$4.75
MAD47.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.46
F CFA5,759
|
$3.06
MAD30.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
F CFA1,566
|
$1.79
MAD17.93
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
F CFA2,174
|
$2.66
MAD26.68
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.65
MAD6.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA304
|
$0.56
MAD5.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA609
|
$0.30
MAD2.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA773
|
$0.35
MAD3.48
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
F CFA281
|
$0.28
MAD2.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA369
|
$0.27
MAD2.74
|
|
pay 6.0% more for transportation
Bamako
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
F CFA3,337
|
$5.81
MAD58.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$24.99
MAD250.28
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$26,988.52
MAD270,302.97
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$8.12
MAD81.30
|
|
pay 21.3% less for housing
Bamako
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.18
F CFA20,800
|
$40.82
MAD408.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$500.00
F CFA304,282
|
$412.37
MAD4,130.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$307.59
F CFA187,186
|
$261.16
MAD2,615.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$114.71
F CFA69,806
|
$32.04
MAD320.90
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Bamako
|
Rabat
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$135.41
MAD1,356.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$3,362.57
MAD33,677.75
|
pay 60.6% more for entertainment and sports
Bamako
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.64
F CFA1,604
|
$4.00
MAD40.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.98
F CFA1,208
|
$1.74
MAD17.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.93
F CFA568
|
$3.90
MAD39.04
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.94
F CFA42,564
|
$26.24
MAD262.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
F CFA3,651
|
$6.50
MAD65.07
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Bamako
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$64.15
MAD642.53
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$46.23
MAD463.02
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$93.91
MAD940.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$100.55
MAD1,007.03
|
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