Cost of living comparison
Bamako is 9.0% cheaper than Gibraltar.
If you lived in Bamako instead of Gibraltar, you would:
pay 53.8% less for restaurants
Gibraltar
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.39
GIP13.86
|
$8.00
F CFA4,902
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.69
GIP6.93
|
$4.83
F CFA2,961
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.71
GIP1.36
|
$0.89
F CFA545
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
GIP1.45
|
$0.57
F CFA350
|
|
pay 3.9% more for groceries
Gibraltar
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.73
GIP1.38
|
$0.87
F CFA532
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.16
GIP3.32
|
$7.81
F CFA4,788
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.96
GIP3.16
|
$8.20
F CFA5,025
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.59
GIP2.06
|
$1.90
F CFA1,162
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.81
GIP3.03
|
$3.43
F CFA2,103
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.23
GIP1.78
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
GIP0.72
|
$0.48
F CFA292
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
GIP0.78
|
$1.07
F CFA654
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
GIP0.76
|
$1.27
F CFA778
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
GIP0.61
|
$0.46
F CFA283
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
GIP0.64
|
$0.61
F CFA371
|
|
pay 21.6% more for transportation
Gibraltar
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.23
GIP4.17
|
$4.89
F CFA2,996
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.42
GIP9.90
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,381.44
GIP26,607.25
|
$50,000.00
F CFA30,636,655
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.72
GIP19.70
|
?? | |
pay 0.5% more for housing
Gibraltar
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.65
GIP41.17
|
$35.94
F CFA22,022
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,771.10
GIP1,411.69
|
$1,000.00
F CFA612,733
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,551.15
GIP1,236.37
|
$538.39
F CFA329,890
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.77
GIP67.57
|
$204.36
F CFA125,219
|
|
pay 3.5% more for childcare
Gibraltar
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$897.07
GIP715.03
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,592.94
GIP9,240.35
|
$12,000.00
F CFA7,352,797
|
|
pay 36.8% less for entertainment and sports
Gibraltar
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.04
GIP3.22
|
$2.00
F CFA1,225
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.86
GIP2.28
|
$2.01
F CFA1,235
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.22
GIP3.37
|
$1.50
F CFA919
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.59
GIP53.87
|
$69.94
F CFA42,856
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.56
GIP8.42
|
$6.00
F CFA3,676
|
|
pay 2.2% less for clothing
Gibraltar
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$122.27
GIP97.46
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.76
GIP32.49
|
$25.00
F CFA15,318
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$125.94
GIP100.38
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.16
GIP74.25
|
$125.00
F CFA76,592
|
|
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