Cost of living comparison
Bamako is 33.9% cheaper than Djibouti.
If you lived in Bamako instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 31.4% less for restaurants
Djibouti
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.13
DJF1,794
|
$4.91
F CFA2,960
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.13
DJF1,794
|
$6.59
F CFA3,974
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
DJF162
|
$0.78
F CFA468
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
DJF150
|
$0.64
F CFA388
|
|
pay 40.5% less for groceries
Djibouti
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.77
DJF1,022
|
$1.05
F CFA634
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$9.62
F CFA5,801
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.84
DJF2,452
|
$9.46
F CFA5,706
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.58
DJF1,166
|
$2.57
F CFA1,551
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$11.20
DJF1,985
|
$3.57
F CFA2,153
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
DJF316
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
DJF181
|
$0.50
F CFA301
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
DJF226
|
$1.00
F CFA603
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
DJF192
|
$1.27
F CFA766
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
DJF128
|
$0.46
F CFA279
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
DJF155
|
$0.61
F CFA365
|
|
pay 6.4% less for transportation
Djibouti
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.86
DJF1,038
|
$5.48
F CFA3,306
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? | ?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.32
DJF4,485
|
?? | |
pay 50.1% less for housing
Djibouti
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.89
DJF7,597
|
$34.18
F CFA20,607
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,369.10
DJF242,518
|
$500.00
F CFA301,461
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$669.36
DJF118,569
|
$307.59
F CFA185,451
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$305.63
DJF54,138
|
$114.71
F CFA69,159
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Djibouti
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$168.79
DJF29,899
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,025.51
DJF358,794
|
?? |
pay 41.0% less for entertainment and sports
Djibouti
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.19
DJF1,096
|
$2.64
F CFA1,589
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.39
DJF424
|
$1.98
F CFA1,197
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$0.93
F CFA563
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$103.15
DJF18,272
|
$69.94
F CFA42,170
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.07
DJF2,492
|
$6.00
F CFA3,618
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Djibouti
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.76
DJF5,980
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.91
DJF4,236
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$118.15
DJF20,930
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.96
DJF13,455
|
?? |
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