Cost of living comparison
Bamako is 73.3% more expensive than Buenos Aires.
If you lived in Bamako instead of Buenos Aires, you would:
pay 9.7% less for restaurants
Buenos Aires
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.00
ARS6,147.70
|
$8.00
F CFA4,873
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
ARS4,391.21
|
$4.83
F CFA2,944
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
ARS903.47
|
$0.89
F CFA542
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
ARS788.01
|
$0.57
F CFA348
|
|
pay 82.5% more for groceries
Buenos Aires
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
ARS1,178.44
|
$0.87
F CFA528
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.51
ARS3,086.02
|
$7.81
F CFA4,760
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.15
ARS2,769.97
|
$8.20
F CFA4,996
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
ARS1,280.74
|
$1.90
F CFA1,155
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.76
ARS1,549.05
|
$3.43
F CFA2,091
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.66
ARS579.53
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
ARS497.67
|
$0.48
F CFA290
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
ARS272.22
|
$1.07
F CFA650
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
ARS590.54
|
$1.27
F CFA774
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
ARS261.81
|
$0.46
F CFA281
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
ARS293.67
|
$0.61
F CFA369
|
|
pay 69.5% more for transportation
Buenos Aires
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.52
ARS3,088.48
|
$4.89
F CFA2,978
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.80
ARS5,972.05
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ARS21,956,057.82
|
$50,000.00
F CFA30,457,723
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.00
ARS4,391.21
|
?? | |
pay 3.2 times more for housing
Buenos Aires
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.47
ARS20,614.45
|
$35.94
F CFA21,894
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$313.32
ARS275,171.28
|
$1,000.00
F CFA609,154
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$225.62
ARS198,144.98
|
$538.39
F CFA327,963
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.96
ARS32,458.79
|
$204.36
F CFA124,488
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Buenos Aires
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$187.40
ARS164,582.61
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,653.81
ARS4,965,413.86
|
$12,000.00
F CFA7,309,854
|
|
pay 57.3% more for entertainment and sports
Buenos Aires
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
ARS1,756.48
|
$2.00
F CFA1,218
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.72
ARS1,508.21
|
$2.01
F CFA1,227
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
ARS1,756.48
|
$1.50
F CFA914
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.07
ARS19,383.50
|
$69.94
F CFA42,606
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
ARS4,391.21
|
$6.00
F CFA3,655
|
|
pay 14.9% less for clothing
Buenos Aires
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.11
ARS58,935.25
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.53
ARS50,528.38
|
$25.00
F CFA15,229
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.00
ARS93,974.85
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.70
ARS86,684.04
|
$125.00
F CFA76,144
|
|
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