Cost of living comparison
Bamako is 52.7% cheaper than Bern.
If you lived in Bamako instead of Bern, you would:
pay 77.0% less for restaurants
Bern
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.97
CHF23.60
|
$4.91
F CFA2,960
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.57
CHF15.07
|
$6.59
F CFA3,974
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.47
CHF4.06
|
$0.78
F CFA468
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$4.05
CHF3.68
|
$0.64
F CFA388
|
|
pay 40.9% less for groceries
Bern
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.27
CHF2.98
|
$1.05
F CFA634
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.92
CHF10.84
|
$9.62
F CFA5,801
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.39
CHF6.72
|
$9.46
F CFA5,706
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.04
CHF5.49
|
$2.57
F CFA1,551
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$13.47
CHF12.24
|
$3.57
F CFA2,153
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.39
CHF1.26
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.09
CHF0.99
|
$0.50
F CFA301
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
CHF1.16
|
$1.00
F CFA603
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.67
CHF2.42
|
$1.27
F CFA766
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.02
CHF0.93
|
$0.46
F CFA279
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.95
CHF0.86
|
$0.61
F CFA365
|
|
pay 28.7% less for transportation
Bern
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.69
CHF6.99
|
$5.48
F CFA3,306
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$87.29
CHF79.35
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,243.17
CHF32,945.48
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$51.82
CHF47.11
|
?? | |
pay 57.8% less for housing
Bern
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.19
CHF47.44
|
$34.18
F CFA20,607
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,589.14
CHF1,444.55
|
$500.00
F CFA301,461
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,151.02
CHF1,046.29
|
$307.59
F CFA185,451
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$254.38
CHF231.24
|
$114.71
F CFA69,159
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Bern
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,928.18
CHF2,661.75
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$33,149.24
CHF30,133.06
|
?? |
pay 59.3% less for entertainment and sports
Bern
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.18
CHF6.53
|
$2.64
F CFA1,589
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.06
CHF4.60
|
$1.98
F CFA1,197
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.22
CHF9.29
|
$0.93
F CFA563
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.47
CHF69.52
|
$69.94
F CFA42,170
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$22.10
CHF20.09
|
$6.00
F CFA3,618
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Bern
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$146.65
CHF133.30
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.69
CHF56.08
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$159.53
CHF145.02
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$183.11
CHF166.45
|
?? |
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