Cost of living comparison
Bamako is 42.3% cheaper than Iceland.
If you lived in Bamako instead of Iceland, you would:
pay 68.3% less for restaurants
Iceland
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.51
ISK2,723
|
$4.91
F CFA2,987
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.45
ISK2,295
|
$6.59
F CFA4,011
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
ISK377
|
$0.78
F CFA472
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
ISK273
|
$0.64
F CFA392
|
|
pay 24.3% less for groceries
Iceland
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.16
ISK440
|
$1.05
F CFA640
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.72
ISK937
|
$9.62
F CFA5,855
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.27
ISK875
|
$9.46
F CFA5,759
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.03
ISK841
|
$2.57
F CFA1,566
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.60
ISK1,061
|
$3.57
F CFA2,174
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ISK157
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
ISK141
|
$0.50
F CFA304
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
ISK161
|
$1.00
F CFA609
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
ISK239
|
$1.27
F CFA773
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
ISK158
|
$0.46
F CFA281
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
ISK95
|
$0.61
F CFA369
|
|
pay 34.9% less for transportation
Iceland
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.42
ISK1,175
|
$5.48
F CFA3,337
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$68.29
ISK9,530
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,714.69
ISK5,541,788
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.23
ISK3,241
|
?? | |
pay 31.7% less for housing
Iceland
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$74.47
ISK10,392
|
$34.18
F CFA20,800
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,518.94
ISK211,953
|
$500.00
F CFA304,282
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,325.48
ISK184,957
|
$307.59
F CFA187,186
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.99
ISK9,348
|
$114.71
F CFA69,806
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Iceland
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$254.97
ISK35,578
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,993.83
ISK836,378
|
?? |
pay 52.2% less for entertainment and sports
Iceland
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.37
ISK1,308
|
$2.64
F CFA1,604
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.61
ISK644
|
$1.98
F CFA1,208
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.22
ISK1,565
|
$0.93
F CFA568
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.00
ISK8,373
|
$69.94
F CFA42,564
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.94
ISK1,945
|
$6.00
F CFA3,651
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Iceland
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$108.23
ISK15,103
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$59.73
ISK8,335
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$146.94
ISK20,504
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$169.24
ISK23,616
|
?? |
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