Cost of living comparison
Bamako is 0.8% more expensive than Bucharest.
If you lived in Bamako instead of Bucharest, you would:
pay 50.4% less for restaurants
Bucharest
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.94
RON50.07
|
$4.91
F CFA2,960
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.66
RON35.05
|
$6.59
F CFA3,974
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
RON9.55
|
$0.78
F CFA468
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
RON9.68
|
$0.64
F CFA388
|
|
pay 22.7% more for groceries
Bucharest
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.11
RON5.07
|
$1.05
F CFA634
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.60
RON21.04
|
$9.62
F CFA5,801
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.63
RON30.32
|
$9.46
F CFA5,706
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.27
RON14.94
|
$2.57
F CFA1,551
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.02
RON13.81
|
$3.57
F CFA2,153
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
RON2.48
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
RON3.52
|
$0.50
F CFA301
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
RON3.28
|
$1.00
F CFA603
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
RON4.12
|
$1.27
F CFA766
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
RON2.08
|
$0.46
F CFA279
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
RON2.04
|
$0.61
F CFA365
|
|
pay 6.7% less for transportation
Bucharest
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.88
RON26.91
|
$5.48
F CFA3,306
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.51
RON80.11
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,408.94
RON120,852.60
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.91
RON27.04
|
?? | |
pay 61.9% more for housing
Bucharest
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.86
RON40.56
|
$34.18
F CFA20,607
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$568.98
RON2,603.78
|
$500.00
F CFA301,461
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$395.47
RON1,809.76
|
$307.59
F CFA185,451
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$118.98
RON544.49
|
$114.71
F CFA69,159
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Bucharest
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$483.31
RON2,211.74
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,056.32
RON46,019.74
|
?? |
pay 23.4% less for entertainment and sports
Bucharest
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.06
RON14.02
|
$2.64
F CFA1,589
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.15
RON14.40
|
$1.98
F CFA1,197
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.69
RON26.04
|
$0.93
F CFA563
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.37
RON230.51
|
$69.94
F CFA42,170
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.66
RON35.05
|
$6.00
F CFA3,618
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Bucharest
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.75
RON360.36
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.30
RON184.42
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.53
RON373.12
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.55
RON460.16
|
?? |
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