Cost of living comparison
Spain is 14.8% more expensive than Bamako.
If you lived in Spain instead of Bamako, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
Bamako
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
F CFA4,902
|
$12.45
€11.63
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.83
F CFA2,961
|
$8.47
€7.91
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
F CFA545
|
$1.99
€1.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
F CFA350
|
$1.40
€1.31
|
|
pay 2.3% more for groceries
Bamako
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
F CFA532
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.81
F CFA4,788
|
$5.73
€5.36
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.20
F CFA5,025
|
$3.55
€3.31
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
F CFA1,162
|
$2.35
€2.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.43
F CFA2,103
|
$3.11
€2.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
F CFA292
|
$0.83
€0.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
F CFA654
|
$0.74
€0.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA778
|
$0.91
€0.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
F CFA283
|
$0.63
€0.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA371
|
$0.65
€0.60
|
|
pay 7.4% less for transportation
Bamako
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
F CFA2,996
|
$6.67
€6.23
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$39.84
€37.22
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$50,000.00
F CFA30,636,655
|
$24,357.72
€22,752.70
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$14.14
€13.21
|
|
pay 14.8% less for housing
Bamako
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.94
F CFA22,022
|
$40.62
€37.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,000.00
F CFA612,733
|
$697.48
€651.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$538.39
F CFA329,890
|
$570.67
€533.07
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$204.36
F CFA125,219
|
$106.79
€99.75
|
|
pay 38.6% less for childcare
Bamako
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$342.46
€319.89
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,000.00
F CFA7,352,797
|
$7,368.05
€6,882.54
|
|
pay 59.4% more for entertainment and sports
Bamako
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
F CFA1,225
|
$2.66
€2.49
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.01
F CFA1,235
|
$1.85
€1.73
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
F CFA919
|
$5.55
€5.18
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.94
F CFA42,856
|
$43.33
€40.47
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
F CFA3,676
|
$8.42
€7.86
|
|
pay 2.6% more for clothing
Bamako
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$73.58
€68.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
F CFA15,318
|
$33.02
€30.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$74.35
€69.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.00
F CFA76,592
|
$91.35
€85.33
|
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