Cost of living comparison
Bamako is 3.4 times more expensive than Cairo.
If you lived in Bamako instead of Cairo, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Cairo
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.25
EGP153.98
|
$8.00
F CFA4,869
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.23
EGP200.17
|
$4.83
F CFA2,941
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
EGP12.02
|
$0.89
F CFA541
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.15
EGP6.93
|
$0.57
F CFA348
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for groceries
Cairo
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
EGP27.69
|
$0.87
F CFA528
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.73
EGP82.10
|
$7.81
F CFA4,756
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.44
EGP162.71
|
$8.20
F CFA4,991
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
EGP69.25
|
$1.90
F CFA1,154
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.41
EGP114.05
|
$3.43
F CFA2,089
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
EGP24.84
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.24
EGP11.21
|
$0.48
F CFA290
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.16
EGP7.48
|
$1.07
F CFA649
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.14
EGP6.42
|
$1.27
F CFA773
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.12
|
$0.46
F CFA281
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.14
EGP6.73
|
$0.61
F CFA369
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
Cairo
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.24
EGP58.57
|
$4.89
F CFA2,975
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.39
EGP538.92
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,600.33
EGP1,258,772.50
|
$50,000.00
F CFA30,428,205
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.37
EGP64.67
|
?? | |
pay 6.1 times more for housing
Cairo
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.42
EGP682.59
|
$35.94
F CFA21,872
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$173.02
EGP8,187.80
|
$1,000.00
F CFA608,564
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$100.76
EGP4,767.96
|
$538.39
F CFA327,645
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$18.76
EGP887.76
|
$204.36
F CFA124,367
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for childcare
Cairo
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$113.41
EGP5,366.88
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,460.81
EGP116,449.85
|
$12,000.00
F CFA7,302,769
|
|
pay 65.9% more for entertainment and sports
Cairo
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
EGP76.99
|
$2.00
F CFA1,217
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.71
EGP81.11
|
$2.01
F CFA1,226
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.79
EGP84.69
|
$1.50
F CFA913
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.91
EGP942.26
|
$69.94
F CFA42,564
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.90
EGP184.77
|
$6.00
F CFA3,651
|
|
pay 81.0% more for clothing
Cairo
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.38
EGP1,816.34
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.15
EGP1,710.89
|
$25.00
F CFA15,214
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.16
EGP4,171.80
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.66
EGP2,018.97
|
$125.00
F CFA76,071
|
|
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