Cost of living comparison
Bamako is 3.0 times more expensive than Georgetown.
If you lived in Bamako instead of Georgetown, you would:
pay 13.7% less for restaurants
Georgetown
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.09
GYD1,482.22
|
$8.00
F CFA4,869
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.09
GYD1,482.22
|
$4.83
F CFA2,941
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
GYD249.51
|
$0.89
F CFA541
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
GYD133.40
|
$0.57
F CFA348
|
|
pay 7.1% less for groceries
Georgetown
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
GYD312.33
|
$0.87
F CFA528
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.89
GYD1,021.67
|
$7.81
F CFA4,756
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.79
GYD2,674.49
|
$8.20
F CFA4,991
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.90
GYD607.01
|
$1.90
F CFA1,154
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.49
GYD521.37
|
$3.43
F CFA2,089
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.30
GYD479.80
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.03
GYD215.69
|
$0.48
F CFA290
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
GYD309.68
|
$1.07
F CFA649
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
GYD178.81
|
$1.27
F CFA773
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
GYD131.34
|
$0.46
F CFA281
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
GYD121.70
|
$0.61
F CFA369
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Georgetown
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.78
GYD789.67
|
$4.89
F CFA2,975
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.09
GYD6,917.04
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,600.24
GYD3,260,889.28
|
$50,000.00
F CFA30,428,205
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.27
GYD4,446.67
|
?? | |
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Georgetown
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.56
GYD12,450.47
|
$35.94
F CFA21,872
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.46
GYD75,346.31
|
$1,000.00
F CFA608,564
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$228.98
GYD47,863.43
|
$538.39
F CFA327,645
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.66
GYD12,678.96
|
$204.36
F CFA124,367
|
|
pay 12.6 times more for childcare
Georgetown
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$94.55
GYD19,762.97
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$954.92
GYD199,605.95
|
$12,000.00
F CFA7,302,769
|
|
pay 10.2% more for entertainment and sports
Georgetown
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.36
GYD494.07
|
$2.00
F CFA1,217
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.43
GYD716.41
|
$2.01
F CFA1,226
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.36
GYD494.07
|
$1.50
F CFA913
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.36
GYD5,928.89
|
$69.94
F CFA42,564
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.15
GYD1,284.59
|
$6.00
F CFA3,651
|
|
pay 27.3% more for clothing
Georgetown
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.39
GYD5,517.16
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.49
GYD9,716.79
|
$25.00
F CFA15,214
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.91
GYD14,822.22
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.24
GYD13,010.62
|
$125.00
F CFA76,071
|
|
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