Cost of living comparison
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
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
€2.21
|
$0.57
CFA345
|
|
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
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.15
€2.90
|
$1.90
CFA1,146
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.93
€4.54
|
$3.43
CFA2,073
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.20
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.81
|
$0.48
CFA288
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.34
€1.23
|
$1.07
CFA645
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
€1.47
|
$1.27
CFA767
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.87
|
$0.46
CFA279
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$0.61
CFA366
|
|
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
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.98
€21.16
|
?? | |
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
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$273.14
€251.55
|
$204.36
CFA123,456
|
|
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
|
|
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
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.73
€38.43
|
$69.94
CFA42,252
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.15
|
$6.00
CFA3,625
|
|
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
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.23
€108.88
|
$125.00
CFA75,513
|
|
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