Cost of living comparison

compared to

Bamako is 14.2% cheaper than Berlin.

If you lived in Bamako instead of Berlin, you would:

pay 59.1% less for restaurants

 
Berlin
Bamako
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $13.19
€12.15
$8.00
CFA4,833
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.97
€9.18
$4.83
CFA2,920
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.90
€2.67
$0.89
CFA538

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pay 21.8% less for groceries

 
Berlin
Bamako
Bread
1 loaf
$1.97
€1.81
$0.87
CFA524
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.93
€6.38
$7.81
CFA4,721
Milk (1 gallon) $5.11
€4.71
$8.20
CFA4,955

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pay 6.1% more for transportation

 
Berlin
Bamako
Gasoline (1 gallon) $8.08
€7.44
$4.89
CFA2,954
Monthly public transit pass $93.45
€86.07
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $32,967.00
€30,360.96
$50,000.00
CFA30,205,180

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pay 28.2% less for housing

 
Berlin
Bamako
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$42.65
€39.28
$35.94
CFA21,712
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,347.77
€1,241.23
$1,000.00
CFA604,104
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $999.06
€920.08
$538.39
CFA325,244

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pay 52.2% more for childcare

 
Berlin
Bamako
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $210.36
€193.73
??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $7,885.50
€7,262.15
$12,000.00
CFA7,249,243

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pay 33.7% less for entertainment and sports

 
Berlin
Bamako
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.40
€4.05
$2.00
CFA1,208
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.62
€3.34
$2.01
CFA1,217
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$8.80
€8.10
$1.50
CFA906

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pay 15.1% less for clothing

 
Berlin
Bamako
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$91.74
€84.49
??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$38.98
€35.90
$25.00
CFA15,103
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$94.97
€87.46
??

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