Cost of living comparison
San Jose is 26.0% more expensive than Bamako.
If you lived in San Jose instead of Bamako, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
Bamako
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
F CFA4,869
|
$10.09
CRC5,166.84
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.83
F CFA2,941
|
$9.20
CRC4,711.66
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
F CFA541
|
$1.83
CRC935.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
F CFA348
|
$1.68
CRC857.72
|
|
pay 31.0% more for groceries
Bamako
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
F CFA528
|
$2.05
CRC1,049.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.81
F CFA4,756
|
$3.67
CRC1,879.11
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.20
F CFA4,991
|
$7.11
CRC3,641.17
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
F CFA1,154
|
$3.18
CRC1,627.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.43
F CFA2,089
|
$3.84
CRC1,964.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.21
CRC1,133.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
F CFA290
|
$0.53
CRC272.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
F CFA649
|
$0.88
CRC449.56
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA773
|
$1.08
CRC553.87
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
F CFA281
|
$0.98
CRC501.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA369
|
$1.03
CRC525.84
|
|
pay 4.4% less for transportation
Bamako
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
F CFA2,975
|
$6.17
CRC3,156.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$35.74
CRC18,297.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$50,000.00
F CFA30,428,205
|
$32,532.30
CRC16,657,399.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$13.32
CRC6,818.92
|
|
pay 22.6% less for housing
Bamako
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.94
F CFA21,872
|
$50.83
CRC26,027.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,000.00
F CFA608,564
|
$686.22
CRC351,361.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$538.39
F CFA327,645
|
$420.20
CRC215,153.15
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$204.36
F CFA124,367
|
$44.00
CRC22,531.37
|
|
pay 27.2% less for childcare
Bamako
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$358.07
CRC183,343.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,000.00
F CFA7,302,769
|
$8,730.45
CRC4,470,223.62
|
|
pay 58.5% more for entertainment and sports
Bamako
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
F CFA1,217
|
$2.79
CRC1,427.78
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.01
F CFA1,226
|
$3.05
CRC1,561.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
F CFA913
|
$4.37
CRC2,236.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.94
F CFA42,564
|
$60.66
CRC31,057.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
F CFA3,651
|
$7.44
CRC3,807.41
|
|
pay 43.2% more for clothing
Bamako
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$85.11
CRC43,580.76
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
F CFA15,214
|
$48.81
CRC24,989.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$122.12
CRC62,529.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.00
F CFA76,071
|
$113.99
CRC58,367.10
|
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