Cost of living comparison
Bamako is 7.4% more expensive than Beirut.
If you lived in Bamako instead of Beirut, you would:
pay 31.8% less for restaurants
Beirut
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
LBP715,814
|
$4.91
F CFA2,987
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
LBP626,337
|
$6.59
F CFA4,011
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
LBP135,435
|
$0.78
F CFA472
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
LBP87,488
|
$0.64
F CFA392
|
|
pay 63.0% more for groceries
Beirut
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
LBP70,027
|
$1.05
F CFA640
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.14
LBP459,642
|
$9.62
F CFA5,855
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.42
LBP574,498
|
$9.46
F CFA5,759
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.17
LBP193,775
|
$2.57
F CFA1,566
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.32
LBP296,650
|
$3.57
F CFA2,174
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
LBP54,284
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
LBP51,016
|
$0.50
F CFA304
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
LBP33,458
|
$1.00
F CFA609
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
LBP39,431
|
$1.27
F CFA773
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
LBP29,357
|
$0.46
F CFA281
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
LBP36,020
|
$0.61
F CFA369
|
|
pay 55.2% more for transportation
Beirut
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.53
LBP316,126
|
$5.48
F CFA3,337
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.22
LBP5,835,441
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
LBP2,236,919,013
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
LBP1,207,936
|
?? | |
pay 31.0% less for housing
Beirut
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
LBP4,529,761
|
$34.18
F CFA20,800
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$771.88
LBP69,064,875
|
$500.00
F CFA304,282
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$369.23
LBP33,037,573
|
$307.59
F CFA187,186
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.49
LBP16,954,530
|
$114.71
F CFA69,806
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Beirut
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$325.00
LBP29,079,947
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,150.00
LBP371,328,556
|
?? |
pay 18.2% less for entertainment and sports
Beirut
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP268,430
|
$2.64
F CFA1,604
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.48
LBP222,113
|
$1.98
F CFA1,208
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.29
LBP204,902
|
$0.93
F CFA568
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.83
LBP5,443,170
|
$69.94
F CFA42,564
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
LBP626,337
|
$6.00
F CFA3,651
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Beirut
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.69
LBP7,488,086
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.29
LBP4,857,310
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.86
LBP9,650,708
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.86
LBP10,545,475
|
?? |
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