Cost of living comparison
Bamako is 17.4% more expensive than Beijing.
If you lived in Bamako instead of Beijing, you would:
pay 51.4% more for restaurants
Beijing
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.37
CN¥31.55
|
$8.00
F CFA4,869
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.82
CN¥42.07
|
$4.83
F CFA2,941
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
CN¥3.83
|
$0.89
F CFA541
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
CN¥2.41
|
$0.57
F CFA348
|
|
pay 13.5% more for groceries
Beijing
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.04
CN¥14.74
|
$0.87
F CFA528
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.63
CN¥47.92
|
$7.81
F CFA4,756
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.67
CN¥55.43
|
$8.20
F CFA4,991
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
CN¥13.67
|
$1.90
F CFA1,154
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.80
CN¥13.00
|
$3.43
F CFA2,089
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
CN¥7.24
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
CN¥6.67
|
$0.48
F CFA290
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
CN¥6.99
|
$1.07
F CFA649
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
CN¥5.07
|
$1.27
F CFA773
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
CN¥3.08
|
$0.46
F CFA281
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
CN¥3.50
|
$0.61
F CFA369
|
|
pay 54.3% more for transportation
Beijing
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
CN¥34.64
|
$4.89
F CFA2,975
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.66
CN¥315.54
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,196.95
CN¥174,864.12
|
$50,000.00
F CFA30,428,205
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.53
CN¥39.97
|
?? | |
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Beijing
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.10
CN¥145.23
|
$35.94
F CFA21,872
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,154.95
CN¥8,346.46
|
$1,000.00
F CFA608,564
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$634.84
CN¥4,587.77
|
$538.39
F CFA327,645
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.96
CN¥324.88
|
$204.36
F CFA124,367
|
|
pay 56.8% less for childcare
Beijing
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$951.31
CN¥6,874.86
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,770.10
CN¥200,686.15
|
$12,000.00
F CFA7,302,769
|
|
pay 20.6% less for entertainment and sports
Beijing
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.46
CN¥10.52
|
$2.00
F CFA1,217
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.37
CN¥31.61
|
$2.01
F CFA1,226
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.37
CN¥31.55
|
$1.50
F CFA913
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.33
CN¥421.51
|
$69.94
F CFA42,564
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.12
CN¥73.10
|
$6.00
F CFA3,651
|
|
pay 21.4% less for clothing
Beijing
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.18
CN¥499.92
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.88
CN¥317.12
|
$25.00
F CFA15,214
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.48
CN¥646.64
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.62
CN¥900.62
|
$125.00
F CFA76,071
|
|
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