Cost of living comparison
Bamako is 7.5% more expensive than Budapest.
If you lived in Bamako instead of Budapest, you would:
pay 34.0% less for restaurants
|
Budapest
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.16
HUF3,716.33
|
$8.00
F CFA4,902
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.26
HUF2,654.52
|
$4.83
F CFA2,961
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.35
HUF493.16
|
$0.89
F CFA545
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
HUF397.76
|
$0.57
F CFA350
|
|
pay 4.9% less for groceries
|
Budapest
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
HUF558.08
|
$0.87
F CFA532
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.36
HUF2,324.56
|
$7.81
F CFA4,788
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.36
HUF1,959.66
|
$8.20
F CFA5,025
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.33
HUF1,219.10
|
$1.90
F CFA1,162
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.52
HUF922.78
|
$3.43
F CFA2,103
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
HUF269.71
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
HUF333.49
|
$0.48
F CFA292
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
HUF330.66
|
$1.07
F CFA654
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.72
HUF628.74
|
$1.27
F CFA778
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
HUF201.03
|
$0.46
F CFA283
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
HUF226.68
|
$0.61
F CFA371
|
|
pay 22.2% more for transportation
|
Budapest
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.24
HUF2,647.32
|
$4.89
F CFA2,996
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$27.59
HUF10,087.17
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,243.49
HUF10,327,363.18
|
$50,000.00
F CFA30,636,655
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.20
HUF4,459.59
|
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pay 71.7% more for housing
|
Budapest
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.52
HUF5,673.65
|
$35.94
F CFA22,022
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$581.19
HUF212,515.00
|
$1,000.00
F CFA612,733
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$442.56
HUF161,825.00
|
$538.39
F CFA329,890
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$126.71
HUF46,330.54
|
$204.36
F CFA125,219
|
|
pay 17.9% more for childcare
|
Budapest
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$410.75
HUF150,194.39
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,178.42
HUF3,721,787.14
|
$12,000.00
F CFA7,352,797
|
|
pay 16.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Budapest
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.32
HUF849.45
|
$2.00
F CFA1,225
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.11
HUF772.95
|
$2.01
F CFA1,235
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.10
HUF2,229.80
|
$1.50
F CFA919
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.92
HUF19,716.80
|
$69.94
F CFA42,856
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.26
HUF2,654.52
|
$6.00
F CFA3,676
|
|
pay 4.2% less for clothing
|
Budapest
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.06
HUF29,640.24
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.35
HUF13,658.46
|
$25.00
F CFA15,318
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.29
HUF30,820.67
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.12
HUF36,611.10
|
$125.00
F CFA76,592
|
|
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