Cost of living comparison
Roseau is 55.9% more expensive than Bamako.
If you lived in Roseau instead of Bamako, you would:
pay 63.4% more for restaurants
Bamako
|
Roseau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.91
F CFA2,987
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.59
F CFA4,011
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
F CFA472
|
$1.62
EC$4.38
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
F CFA392
|
$1.30
EC$3.50
|
|
pay 74.1% more for groceries
Bamako
|
Roseau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
F CFA640
|
$2.31
EC$6.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.62
F CFA5,855
|
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.46
F CFA5,759
|
$14.71
EC$39.75
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
F CFA1,566
|
$4.93
EC$13.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
F CFA2,174
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.68
EC$4.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA304
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA609
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA773
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
F CFA281
|
$1.30
EC$3.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA369
|
$1.30
EC$3.50
|
|
pay 18.1% less for transportation
Bamako
|
Roseau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
F CFA3,337
|
$4.49
EC$12.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? | ?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
|
pay 10.2% more for housing
Bamako
|
Roseau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.18
F CFA20,800
|
$62.29
EC$168.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$500.00
F CFA304,282
|
$360.77
EC$975.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$307.59
F CFA187,186
|
$234.35
EC$633.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$114.71
F CFA69,806
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Bamako
|
Roseau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Bamako
|
Roseau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.64
F CFA1,604
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.98
F CFA1,208
|
$2.96
EC$8.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.93
F CFA568
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.94
F CFA42,564
|
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
F CFA3,651
|
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Bamako
|
Roseau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$70.92
EC$191.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$38.24
EC$103.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$77.70
EC$210.00
|
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