Cost of living comparison
Bamako is 28.0% cheaper than Bangui.
If you lived in Bamako instead of Bangui, you would:
pay 42.3% less for restaurants
|
Bangui
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.38
FCFA5,100
|
$8.00
F CFA4,869
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.64
FCFA5,865
|
$4.83
F CFA2,941
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
FCFA1,360
|
$0.89
F CFA541
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
FCFA765
|
$0.57
F CFA348
|
|
pay 15.7% more for groceries
|
Bangui
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
FCFA816
|
$0.87
F CFA528
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.10
FCFA1,275
|
$7.81
F CFA4,756
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$15.86
FCFA9,653
|
$8.20
F CFA4,991
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
FCFA1,734
|
$1.90
F CFA1,154
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.56
FCFA2,776
|
$3.43
F CFA2,089
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.76
FCFA463
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
FCFA463
|
$0.48
F CFA290
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.07
F CFA649
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.27
F CFA773
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.46
F CFA281
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.61
F CFA369
|
|
pay 14.3% less for transportation
|
Bangui
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
FCFA3,471
|
$4.89
F CFA2,975
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$33.52
FCFA20,400
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$50,000.00
F CFA30,428,205
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? | ?? | |
pay 64.1% less for housing
|
Bangui
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$35.94
F CFA21,872
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,014.78
FCFA1,226,122
|
$1,000.00
F CFA608,564
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,420.70
FCFA1,473,149
|
$538.39
F CFA327,645
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$204.36
F CFA124,367
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Bangui
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? | ?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$12,000.00
F CFA7,302,769
|
pay 34.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bangui
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
FCFA1,530
|
$2.00
F CFA1,217
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.51
FCFA1,530
|
$2.01
F CFA1,226
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.19
FCFA2,550
|
$1.50
F CFA913
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$69.94
F CFA42,564
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$6.00
F CFA3,651
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Bangui
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? | ?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$25.00
F CFA15,214
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? | ?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$125.00
F CFA76,071
|
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