Cost of living comparison
Bamako is 29.3% more expensive than Dakar.
If you lived in Bamako instead of Dakar, you would:
pay 26.0% less for restaurants
Dakar
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
$8.00
F CFA4,873
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
$4.83
F CFA2,944
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
F CFA653
|
$0.89
F CFA542
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
F CFA583
|
$0.57
F CFA348
|
|
pay 16.5% more for groceries
Dakar
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
F CFA357
|
$0.87
F CFA528
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
F CFA3,778
|
$7.81
F CFA4,760
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.61
F CFA4,638
|
$8.20
F CFA4,996
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
F CFA1,355
|
$1.90
F CFA1,155
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.84
F CFA2,950
|
$3.43
F CFA2,091
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
F CFA622
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
F CFA391
|
$0.48
F CFA290
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
F CFA552
|
$1.07
F CFA650
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
F CFA377
|
$1.27
F CFA774
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
F CFA313
|
$0.46
F CFA281
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA263
|
$0.61
F CFA369
|
|
pay 36.9% more for transportation
Dakar
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.26
F CFA3,202
|
$4.89
F CFA2,978
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.95
F CFA12,763
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,655.66
F CFA16,846,570
|
$50,000.00
F CFA30,457,723
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.63
F CFA13,784
|
?? | |
pay 40.5% more for housing
Dakar
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.86
F CFA29,157
|
$35.94
F CFA21,894
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$820.04
F CFA499,529
|
$1,000.00
F CFA609,154
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$465.09
F CFA283,312
|
$538.39
F CFA327,963
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$82.00
F CFA49,948
|
$204.36
F CFA124,488
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Dakar
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$246.76
F CFA150,315
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,061.82
F CFA3,083,433
|
$12,000.00
F CFA7,309,854
|
|
pay 16.2% less for entertainment and sports
Dakar
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
F CFA1,532
|
$2.00
F CFA1,218
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.64
F CFA2,215
|
$2.01
F CFA1,227
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
F CFA817
|
$1.50
F CFA914
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.56
F CFA42,372
|
$69.94
F CFA42,606
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
$6.00
F CFA3,655
|
|
pay 16.4% more for clothing
Dakar
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.64
F CFA32,672
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.32
F CFA22,122
|
$25.00
F CFA15,229
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.53
F CFA50,881
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.26
F CFA46,456
|
$125.00
F CFA76,144
|
|
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