Cost of living comparison
Vilnius is 62.3% more expensive than Bamako.
If you lived in Vilnius instead of Bamako, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Bamako
|
Vilnius
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.91
F CFA2,966
|
$13.00
€11.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.59
F CFA3,982
|
$8.66
€7.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
F CFA469
|
$2.14
€1.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
F CFA389
|
$1.85
€1.71
|
|
pay 1.0% less for groceries
Bamako
|
Vilnius
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
F CFA635
|
$1.58
€1.45
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.62
F CFA5,813
|
$6.41
€5.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.46
F CFA5,718
|
$5.29
€4.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
F CFA1,554
|
$2.74
€2.52
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
F CFA2,158
|
$3.31
€3.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.65
€0.60
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA302
|
$0.75
€0.69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA604
|
$0.90
€0.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA767
|
$1.46
€1.35
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
F CFA279
|
$0.40
€0.37
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA366
|
$0.46
€0.42
|
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pay 12.5% more for transportation
Bamako
|
Vilnius
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
F CFA3,313
|
$6.17
€5.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$31.41
€28.93
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$30,702.69
€28,280.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$8.77
€8.08
|
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pay 37.6% more for housing
Bamako
|
Vilnius
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.18
F CFA20,651
|
$16.90
€15.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$500.00
F CFA302,103
|
$831.85
€766.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$307.59
F CFA185,846
|
$597.45
€550.31
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$114.71
F CFA69,306
|
$160.95
€148.25
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Bamako
|
Vilnius
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$530.03
€488.21
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$8,088.49
€7,450.37
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Bamako
|
Vilnius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.64
F CFA1,593
|
$4.87
€4.49
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.98
F CFA1,199
|
$3.38
€3.11
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.93
F CFA564
|
$5.26
€4.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.94
F CFA42,260
|
$35.23
€32.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
F CFA3,625
|
$8.66
€7.98
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Bamako
|
Vilnius
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$81.57
€75.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$34.80
€32.05
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$96.58
€88.96
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$111.72
€102.90
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