Cost of living comparison
Bamako is 42.2% more expensive than Kingstown.
If you lived in Bamako instead of Kingstown, you would:
pay 50.8% less for restaurants
Kingstown
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
$8.00
F CFA4,873
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
EC$27.50
|
$4.83
F CFA2,944
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$0.89
F CFA542
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
EC$5.33
|
$0.57
F CFA348
|
|
pay 37.5% less for groceries
Kingstown
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.77
EC$4.79
|
$0.87
F CFA528
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.24
EC$22.26
|
$7.81
F CFA4,760
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.80
EC$26.50
|
$8.20
F CFA4,996
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.60
EC$9.72
|
$1.90
F CFA1,155
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
EC$7.20
|
$3.43
F CFA2,091
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.18
EC$8.59
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
EC$2.48
|
$0.48
F CFA290
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.47
EC$12.07
|
$1.07
F CFA650
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
EC$5.45
|
$1.27
F CFA774
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
EC$4.31
|
$0.46
F CFA281
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.26
EC$3.40
|
$0.61
F CFA369
|
|
pay 5.3% less for transportation
Kingstown
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$14.01
EC$37.85
|
$4.89
F CFA2,978
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$59.20
EC$160.00
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,376.83
EC$87,500.00
|
$50,000.00
F CFA30,457,723
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.90
EC$70.00
|
?? | |
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Kingstown
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.10
EC$130.00
|
$35.94
F CFA21,894
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$351.52
EC$950.00
|
$1,000.00
F CFA609,154
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$254.39
EC$687.50
|
$538.39
F CFA327,963
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.76
EC$145.29
|
$204.36
F CFA124,488
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for childcare
Kingstown
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
$12,000.00
F CFA7,309,854
|
|
pay 16.9% more for entertainment and sports
Kingstown
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.59
EC$7.00
|
$2.00
F CFA1,218
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$2.01
F CFA1,227
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
$1.50
F CFA914
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.29
EC$73.75
|
$69.94
F CFA42,606
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$6.00
F CFA3,655
|
|
pay 25.9% less for clothing
Kingstown
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.48
EC$204.00
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$70.30
EC$190.00
|
$25.00
F CFA15,229
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.51
EC$250.00
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
$125.00
F CFA76,144
|
|
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