Cost of living comparison
Bamako is 30.1% cheaper than Helsinki.
If you lived in Bamako instead of Helsinki, you would:
pay 62.6% less for restaurants
Helsinki
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.33
€14.71
|
$4.91
F CFA2,902
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.88
€9.81
|
$6.59
F CFA3,896
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
€2.62
|
$0.78
F CFA459
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
€1.80
|
$0.64
F CFA380
|
|
pay 3.8% less for groceries
Helsinki
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.08
€2.78
|
$1.05
F CFA621
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.26
€3.84
|
$9.62
F CFA5,687
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.79
€4.32
|
$9.46
F CFA5,594
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.21
€2.89
|
$2.57
F CFA1,521
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.77
€5.20
|
$3.57
F CFA2,111
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.01
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.78
|
$0.50
F CFA296
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.96
|
$1.00
F CFA591
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.94
€1.75
|
$1.27
F CFA751
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.54
|
$0.46
F CFA273
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.81
|
$0.61
F CFA358
|
|
pay 30.3% less for transportation
Helsinki
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.86
€7.09
|
$5.48
F CFA3,241
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$72.49
€65.33
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,098.36
€31,628.18
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.01
€16.23
|
?? | |
pay 7.2% less for housing
Helsinki
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.67
€18.63
|
$34.18
F CFA20,203
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,109.17
€999.51
|
$500.00
F CFA295,551
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$885.72
€798.15
|
$307.59
F CFA181,815
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.90
€81.91
|
$114.71
F CFA67,803
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Helsinki
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$336.03
€302.81
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,589.37
€9,542.40
|
?? |
pay 46.8% less for entertainment and sports
Helsinki
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.71
€7.85
|
$2.64
F CFA1,558
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.86
€4.38
|
$1.98
F CFA1,173
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.10
€10.00
|
$0.93
F CFA552
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.44
€40.95
|
$69.94
F CFA41,343
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.50
€16.67
|
$6.00
F CFA3,547
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Helsinki
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.44
€81.49
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.73
€29.49
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.18
€71.36
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.43
€93.20
|
?? |
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