Cost of living comparison
Bamako is 2.2 times more expensive than Khartoum.
If you lived in Bamako instead of Khartoum, you would:
pay 42.4% more for restaurants
Khartoum
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
SDG2,930.00
|
$8.00
F CFA4,902
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
SDG4,688.00
|
$4.83
F CFA2,961
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
SDG304.46
|
$0.89
F CFA545
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
SDG188.23
|
$0.57
F CFA350
|
|
pay 29.7% more for groceries
Khartoum
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
SDG550.84
|
$0.87
F CFA532
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.05
SDG1,787.72
|
$7.81
F CFA4,788
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.72
SDG3,353.29
|
$8.20
F CFA5,025
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.40
SDG1,404.08
|
$1.90
F CFA1,162
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.65
SDG1,554.24
|
$3.43
F CFA2,103
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.24
SDG1,310.44
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
SDG223.29
|
$0.48
F CFA292
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
SDG483.19
|
$1.07
F CFA654
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
SDG462.72
|
$1.27
F CFA778
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
SDG397.33
|
$0.46
F CFA283
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
SDG312.71
|
$0.61
F CFA371
|
|
pay 33.5% more for transportation
Khartoum
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.23
SDG2,478.16
|
$4.89
F CFA2,996
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SDG11,720.00
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,000.00
SDG19,338,000.00
|
$50,000.00
F CFA30,636,655
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.74
SDG6,292.25
|
?? | |
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Khartoum
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$76.50
SDG44,829.97
|
$35.94
F CFA22,022
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$520.00
SDG304,720.49
|
$1,000.00
F CFA612,733
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$233.60
SDG136,890.59
|
$538.39
F CFA329,890
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.43
SDG20,760.72
|
$204.36
F CFA125,219
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for childcare
Khartoum
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$69.33
SDG40,625.72
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,334.96
SDG1,368,288.32
|
$12,000.00
F CFA7,352,797
|
|
pay 80.5% more for entertainment and sports
Khartoum
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SDG1,172.00
|
$2.00
F CFA1,225
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
SDG1,361.20
|
$2.01
F CFA1,235
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
SDG1,054.80
|
$1.50
F CFA919
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.75
SDG16,261.66
|
$69.94
F CFA42,856
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.00
SDG1,172.00
|
$6.00
F CFA3,676
|
|
pay 72.5% more for clothing
Khartoum
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.06
SDG9,995.42
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$70.57
SDG41,351.10
|
$25.00
F CFA15,318
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$56.76
SDG33,262.99
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.36
SDG23,653.13
|
$125.00
F CFA76,592
|
|
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