Cost of living comparison
Bamako is 14.3% more expensive than Bissau.
If you lived in Bamako instead of Bissau, you would:
pay 34.7% less for restaurants
Bissau
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.98
F CFA3,001
|
$4.91
F CFA2,960
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$6.59
F CFA3,974
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
F CFA800
|
$0.78
F CFA468
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
F CFA1,000
|
$0.64
F CFA388
|
|
pay 5.8% less for groceries
Bissau
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
F CFA551
|
$1.05
F CFA634
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$9.62
F CFA5,801
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.28
F CFA3,787
|
$9.46
F CFA5,706
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.98
F CFA3,001
|
$2.57
F CFA1,551
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.02
F CFA3,630
|
$3.57
F CFA2,153
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? | ?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.50
F CFA301
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.00
F CFA603
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.27
F CFA766
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.46
F CFA279
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.61
F CFA365
|
|
pay 19.5% more for transportation
Bissau
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
F CFA2,767
|
$5.48
F CFA3,306
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$9.47
F CFA5,707
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? | ?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.05
F CFA4,252
|
?? | |
pay 32.2% more for housing
Bissau
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$34.18
F CFA20,607
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$440.73
F CFA265,725
|
$500.00
F CFA301,461
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$228.99
F CFA138,063
|
$307.59
F CFA185,451
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.04
F CFA46,451
|
$114.71
F CFA69,159
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Bissau
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? | ?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? | ?? |
pay 60.2% more for entertainment and sports
Bissau
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.58
F CFA950
|
$2.64
F CFA1,589
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.07
F CFA1,251
|
$1.98
F CFA1,197
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.66
F CFA1,000
|
$0.93
F CFA563
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.08
F CFA35,017
|
$69.94
F CFA42,170
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.66
F CFA1,000
|
$6.00
F CFA3,618
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Bissau
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.27
F CFA55,027
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.08
F CFA35,017
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.97
F CFA50,024
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.86
F CFA65,032
|
?? |
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