Cost of living comparison
Bamako is 2.1 times more expensive than Caracas.
If you lived in Bamako instead of Caracas, you would:
pay 33.8% less for restaurants
Caracas
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
VEF99.75
|
$8.00
F CFA4,873
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
VEF99.75
|
$4.83
F CFA2,944
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
VEF12.56
|
$0.89
F CFA542
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
VEF8.65
|
$0.57
F CFA348
|
|
pay 21.5% more for groceries
Caracas
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.23
VEF22.25
|
$0.87
F CFA528
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.86
VEF28.55
|
$7.81
F CFA4,760
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.06
VEF70.44
|
$8.20
F CFA4,996
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
VEF22.79
|
$1.90
F CFA1,155
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.66
VEF26.54
|
$3.43
F CFA2,091
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.87
VEF18.65
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
VEF4.98
|
$0.48
F CFA290
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
VEF7.24
|
$1.07
F CFA650
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
VEF6.74
|
$1.27
F CFA774
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
VEF7.31
|
$0.46
F CFA281
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
VEF7.40
|
$0.61
F CFA369
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Caracas
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
$4.89
F CFA2,978
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
VEF299.24
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,000.00
VEF319,184.03
|
$50,000.00
F CFA30,457,723
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.00
VEF169.57
|
?? | |
pay 6.2 times more for housing
Caracas
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.00
VEF418.93
|
$35.94
F CFA21,894
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.00
VEF3,590.82
|
$1,000.00
F CFA609,154
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$345.00
VEF3,441.20
|
$538.39
F CFA327,963
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$10.46
VEF104.34
|
$204.36
F CFA124,488
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Caracas
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$73.54
VEF733.54
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,633.33
VEF56,189.69
|
$12,000.00
F CFA7,309,854
|
|
pay 6.3% more for entertainment and sports
Caracas
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
VEF14.96
|
$2.00
F CFA1,218
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.79
VEF17.82
|
$2.01
F CFA1,227
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.50
VEF34.91
|
$1.50
F CFA914
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.31
VEF511.77
|
$69.94
F CFA42,606
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
VEF59.85
|
$6.00
F CFA3,655
|
|
pay 28.7% more for clothing
Caracas
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.19
VEF420.80
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.00
VEF379.03
|
$25.00
F CFA15,229
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.77
VEF755.76
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.25
VEF650.84
|
$125.00
F CFA76,144
|
|
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