Cost of living comparison
Bamako is 3.3 times more expensive than Dhaka.
If you lived in Bamako instead of Dhaka, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
Dhaka
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.90
BDT208.22
|
$8.00
F CFA4,873
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.76
BDT520.55
|
$4.83
F CFA2,944
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
BDT34.64
|
$0.89
F CFA542
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.16
BDT17.17
|
$0.57
F CFA348
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Dhaka
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
BDT77.27
|
$0.87
F CFA528
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.72
BDT407.21
|
$7.81
F CFA4,760
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.20
BDT349.98
|
$8.20
F CFA4,996
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.33
BDT145.34
|
$1.90
F CFA1,155
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.35
BDT147.95
|
$3.43
F CFA2,091
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
BDT122.59
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
BDT50.45
|
$0.48
F CFA290
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
BDT109.47
|
$1.07
F CFA650
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
BDT41.68
|
$1.27
F CFA774
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
BDT14.41
|
$0.46
F CFA281
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
BDT22.88
|
$0.61
F CFA369
|
|
pay 31.9% more for transportation
Dhaka
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.31
BDT471.57
|
$4.89
F CFA2,978
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.03
BDT2,082.20
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,294.05
BDT3,643,848.89
|
$50,000.00
F CFA30,457,723
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.00
BDT437.26
|
?? | |
pay 5.5 times more for housing
Dhaka
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.17
BDT2,207.13
|
$35.94
F CFA21,894
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$143.11
BDT15,662.88
|
$1,000.00
F CFA609,154
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$87.30
BDT9,554.98
|
$538.39
F CFA327,963
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.26
BDT3,201.92
|
$204.36
F CFA124,488
|
|
pay 7.7 times more for childcare
Dhaka
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$62.55
BDT6,845.23
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,551.21
BDT169,771.05
|
$12,000.00
F CFA7,309,854
|
|
pay 38.3% more for entertainment and sports
Dhaka
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.71
BDT624.66
|
$2.00
F CFA1,218
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.92
BDT209.96
|
$2.01
F CFA1,227
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.04
BDT333.15
|
$1.50
F CFA914
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.59
BDT2,034.89
|
$69.94
F CFA42,606
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.76
BDT520.55
|
$6.00
F CFA3,655
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Dhaka
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.40
BDT2,342.47
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.74
BDT2,488.29
|
$25.00
F CFA15,229
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.51
BDT5,309.61
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.38
BDT4,419.70
|
$125.00
F CFA76,144
|
|
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