Cost of living comparison
Victoria is 2.4 times more expensive than Bamako.
If you lived in Victoria instead of Bamako, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Bamako
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.91
F CFA2,987
|
$14.76
SCR199.64
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.59
F CFA4,011
|
$10.19
SCR137.89
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
F CFA472
|
$2.26
SCR30.63
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
F CFA392
|
$2.24
SCR30.35
|
|
pay 51.4% more for groceries
Bamako
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
F CFA640
|
$1.88
SCR25.38
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.62
F CFA5,855
|
$10.83
SCR146.46
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.46
F CFA5,759
|
$8.52
SCR115.25
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
F CFA1,566
|
$3.87
SCR52.41
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
F CFA2,174
|
$3.08
SCR41.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.95
SCR12.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA304
|
$1.30
SCR17.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA609
|
$0.90
SCR12.11
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA773
|
$3.60
SCR48.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
F CFA281
|
$0.78
SCR10.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA369
|
$0.58
SCR7.81
|
|
pay 5.1% more for transportation
Bamako
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
F CFA3,337
|
$5.76
SCR77.95
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$26.57
SCR359.35
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$26,466.86
SCR357,970.51
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$45.76
SCR618.88
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Bamako
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.18
F CFA20,800
|
$137.77
SCR1,863.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$500.00
F CFA304,282
|
$1,117.62
SCR15,116.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$307.59
F CFA187,186
|
$793.40
SCR10,730.90
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$114.71
F CFA69,806
|
$84.66
SCR1,145.06
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Bamako
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$166.06
SCR2,245.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$7,986.24
SCR108,015.80
|
pay 4.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Bamako
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.64
F CFA1,604
|
$4.06
SCR54.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.98
F CFA1,208
|
$5.02
SCR67.95
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.93
F CFA568
|
$13.28
SCR179.68
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.94
F CFA42,564
|
$95.18
SCR1,287.32
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
F CFA3,651
|
$5.54
SCR74.86
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Bamako
|
Victoria
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$67.83
SCR917.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$26.36
SCR356.51
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$72.67
SCR982.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$75.65
SCR1,023.18
|
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