Cost of living comparison
Seoul is 53.7% more expensive than Bamako.
If you lived in Seoul instead of Bamako, you would:
pay 44.8% more for restaurants
Bamako
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.91
F CFA2,987
|
$8.11
₩11,119
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.59
F CFA4,011
|
$5.90
₩8,086
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
F CFA472
|
$1.53
₩2,091
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
F CFA392
|
$0.82
₩1,127
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Bamako
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
F CFA640
|
$3.09
₩4,237
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.62
F CFA5,855
|
$6.06
₩8,305
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.46
F CFA5,759
|
$8.19
₩11,235
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
F CFA1,566
|
$3.27
₩4,487
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
F CFA2,174
|
$4.76
₩6,525
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$3.12
₩4,277
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA304
|
$1.57
₩2,156
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA609
|
$2.58
₩3,538
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA773
|
$2.72
₩3,723
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
F CFA281
|
$1.91
₩2,616
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA369
|
$1.42
₩1,940
|
|
pay 14.5% less for transportation
Bamako
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
F CFA3,337
|
$4.69
₩6,428
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$45.15
₩61,910
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$27,815.53
₩38,137,874
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$9.44
₩12,938
|
|
pay 34.5% more for housing
Bamako
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.18
F CFA20,800
|
$23.52
₩32,249
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$500.00
F CFA304,282
|
$873.53
₩1,197,694
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$307.59
F CFA187,186
|
$528.87
₩725,127
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$114.71
F CFA69,806
|
$140.47
₩192,598
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Bamako
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$381.75
₩523,417
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$20,838.36
₩28,571,482
|
pay 90.0% more for entertainment and sports
Bamako
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.64
F CFA1,604
|
$3.69
₩5,054
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.98
F CFA1,208
|
$3.88
₩5,315
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.93
F CFA568
|
$3.32
₩4,549
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.94
F CFA42,564
|
$52.67
₩72,210
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
F CFA3,651
|
$11.06
₩15,162
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Bamako
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$60.77
₩83,325
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$44.72
₩61,311
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$85.92
₩117,802
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$127.28
₩174,509
|
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