Cost of living comparison
Tokyo is 41.6% more expensive than Bamako.
If you lived in Tokyo instead of Bamako, you would:
pay 19.7% more for restaurants
Bamako
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.91
F CFA2,987
|
$6.59
¥1,026
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.59
F CFA4,011
|
$5.14
¥801
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
F CFA472
|
$1.15
¥179
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
F CFA392
|
$0.76
¥119
|
|
pay 61.7% more for groceries
Bamako
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
F CFA640
|
$1.73
¥269
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.62
F CFA5,855
|
$7.97
¥1,242
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.46
F CFA5,759
|
$5.76
¥897
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
F CFA1,566
|
$2.15
¥334
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
F CFA2,174
|
$3.23
¥503
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.37
¥369
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA304
|
$1.13
¥176
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA609
|
$2.58
¥403
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA773
|
$2.19
¥342
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
F CFA281
|
$1.27
¥197
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA369
|
$1.23
¥192
|
|
pay 21.8% less for transportation
Bamako
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
F CFA3,337
|
$4.29
¥668
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$50.63
¥7,886
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$21,471.04
¥3,344,652
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$25.31
¥3,943
|
|
pay 49.9% more for housing
Bamako
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.18
F CFA20,800
|
$31.29
¥4,874
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$500.00
F CFA304,282
|
$1,013.09
¥157,815
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$307.59
F CFA187,186
|
$584.76
¥91,091
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$114.71
F CFA69,806
|
$132.60
¥20,656
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Bamako
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$486.02
¥75,710
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$14,566.86
¥2,269,152
|
pay 98.6% more for entertainment and sports
Bamako
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.64
F CFA1,604
|
$3.21
¥500
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.98
F CFA1,208
|
$3.30
¥514
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.93
F CFA568
|
$3.85
¥600
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.94
F CFA42,564
|
$61.83
¥9,632
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
F CFA3,651
|
$12.21
¥1,902
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Bamako
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$54.04
¥8,419
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$36.17
¥5,634
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$61.61
¥9,598
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$79.69
¥12,414
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Tokyo or Bamako. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.