Cost of living comparison
Bamako is 28.9% more expensive than Brasilia.
If you lived in Bamako instead of Brasilia, you would:
pay 18.6% less for restaurants
Brasilia
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.85
R$29.86
|
$4.91
F CFA2,960
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.82
R$34.83
|
$6.59
F CFA3,974
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
R$6.15
|
$0.78
F CFA468
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
R$4.06
|
$0.64
F CFA388
|
|
pay 48.6% more for groceries
Brasilia
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
R$9.10
|
$1.05
F CFA634
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.19
R$26.50
|
$9.62
F CFA5,801
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.10
R$20.94
|
$9.46
F CFA5,706
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
R$12.19
|
$2.57
F CFA1,551
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.61
R$8.24
|
$3.57
F CFA2,153
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
R$4.80
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
R$3.10
|
$0.50
F CFA301
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
R$2.43
|
$1.00
F CFA603
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
R$3.41
|
$1.27
F CFA766
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
R$2.49
|
$0.46
F CFA279
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
R$2.95
|
$0.61
F CFA365
|
|
pay 32.2% more for transportation
Brasilia
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.15
R$21.17
|
$5.48
F CFA3,306
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$47.57
R$242.83
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,345.08
R$129,376.51
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.07
R$41.20
|
?? | |
pay 57.7% more for housing
Brasilia
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.58
R$105.05
|
$34.18
F CFA20,607
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$401.50
R$2,049.50
|
$500.00
F CFA301,461
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$242.40
R$1,237.37
|
$307.59
F CFA185,451
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.80
R$274.63
|
$114.71
F CFA69,159
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Brasilia
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$530.73
R$2,709.17
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,185.14
R$62,200.25
|
?? |
pay 24.6% more for entertainment and sports
Brasilia
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
R$9.95
|
$2.64
F CFA1,589
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.95
R$9.95
|
$1.98
F CFA1,197
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.24
R$11.44
|
$0.93
F CFA563
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.15
R$133.50
|
$69.94
F CFA42,170
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.80
R$39.81
|
$6.00
F CFA3,618
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Brasilia
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.37
R$292.87
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.12
R$230.31
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.72
R$335.45
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.37
R$318.37
|
?? |
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