Cost of living comparison
Bamako is 22.9% cheaper than Brussels.
If you lived in Bamako instead of Brussels, you would:
pay 61.4% less for restaurants
Brussels
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.41
|
$8.00
F CFA4,902
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.24
|
$4.83
F CFA2,961
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.58
€2.41
|
$0.89
F CFA545
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.54
€2.37
|
$0.57
F CFA350
|
|
pay 14.6% less for groceries
Brussels
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.31
€2.16
|
$0.87
F CFA532
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.55
€7.05
|
$7.81
F CFA4,788
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.69
€4.38
|
$8.20
F CFA5,025
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
€3.27
|
$1.90
F CFA1,162
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.96
€4.63
|
$3.43
F CFA2,103
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.06
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.73
|
$0.48
F CFA292
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.09
|
$1.07
F CFA654
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
€1.27
|
$1.27
F CFA778
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.64
|
$0.46
F CFA283
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.56
|
$0.61
F CFA371
|
|
pay 22.7% more for transportation
Brussels
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.71
€7.20
|
$4.89
F CFA2,996
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.87
€50.32
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,486.24
€25,675.06
|
$50,000.00
F CFA30,636,655
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.76
€21.26
|
?? | |
pay 13.4% less for housing
Brussels
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.77
€52.09
|
$35.94
F CFA22,022
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,043.18
€974.44
|
$1,000.00
F CFA612,733
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$873.71
€816.14
|
$538.39
F CFA329,890
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$164.26
€153.43
|
$204.36
F CFA125,219
|
|
pay 51.0% less for childcare
Brussels
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$944.84
€882.58
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$24,473.75
€22,861.08
|
$12,000.00
F CFA7,352,797
|
|
pay 28.4% less for entertainment and sports
Brussels
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.14
|
$2.00
F CFA1,225
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.72
€3.47
|
$2.01
F CFA1,235
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.80
€8.22
|
$1.50
F CFA919
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.17
€31.92
|
$69.94
F CFA42,856
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.32
|
$6.00
F CFA3,676
|
|
pay 14.3% less for clothing
Brussels
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.22
€83.35
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.58
€30.44
|
$25.00
F CFA15,318
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.94
€91.49
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$132.04
€123.34
|
$125.00
F CFA76,592
|
|
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