Cost of living comparison
St. George's is 8.1% more expensive than Bamako.
If you lived in St. George's instead of Bamako, you would:
pay 64.9% more for restaurants
Bamako
|
St. George's
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
F CFA4,873
|
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.83
F CFA2,944
|
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
F CFA542
|
$1.73
EC$4.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
F CFA348
|
$1.23
EC$3.33
|
|
pay 48.6% more for groceries
Bamako
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
F CFA528
|
$1.26
EC$3.40
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.81
F CFA4,760
|
$2.65
EC$7.17
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.20
F CFA4,996
|
$6.42
EC$17.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
F CFA1,155
|
$3.95
EC$10.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.43
F CFA2,091
|
$3.90
EC$10.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.94
EC$7.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
F CFA290
|
$1.11
EC$3.01
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
F CFA650
|
$1.16
EC$3.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA774
|
$1.53
EC$4.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
F CFA281
|
$1.40
EC$3.77
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA369
|
$0.86
EC$2.33
|
|
pay 32.1% less for transportation
Bamako
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
F CFA2,978
|
$4.65
EC$12.56
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$50,000.00
F CFA30,457,723
|
$20,351.15
EC$55,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$199.81
EC$540.00
|
|
pay 23.9% less for housing
Bamako
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.94
F CFA21,894
|
$54.64
EC$147.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,000.00
F CFA609,154
|
$663.68
EC$1,793.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$538.39
F CFA327,963
|
$277.52
EC$750.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$204.36
F CFA124,488
|
$70.74
EC$191.18
|
|
pay 90.6% less for childcare
Bamako
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$115.63
EC$312.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,000.00
F CFA7,309,854
|
$1,128.56
EC$3,050.00
|
|
pay 49.8% more for entertainment and sports
Bamako
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
F CFA1,218
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.01
F CFA1,227
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
F CFA914
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.94
F CFA42,606
|
$46.25
EC$125.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
F CFA3,655
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
pay 40.1% more for clothing
Bamako
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$91.27
EC$246.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
F CFA15,229
|
$46.87
EC$126.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$108.54
EC$293.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.00
F CFA76,144
|
$115.94
EC$313.33
|
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