Cost of living comparison
Bamako is 59.1% more expensive than Kuala Lumpur.
If you lived in Bamako instead of Kuala Lumpur, you would:
pay 55.0% more for restaurants
Kuala Lumpur
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.41
MYR16.24
|
$8.00
F CFA4,902
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.09
MYR19.49
|
$4.83
F CFA2,961
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
MYR3.22
|
$0.89
F CFA545
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
MYR2.01
|
$0.57
F CFA350
|
|
pay 25.6% more for groceries
Kuala Lumpur
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
MYR3.94
|
$0.87
F CFA532
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.36
MYR25.58
|
$7.81
F CFA4,788
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
MYR31.47
|
$8.20
F CFA5,025
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
MYR8.73
|
$1.90
F CFA1,162
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.85
MYR8.84
|
$3.43
F CFA2,103
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
MYR5.92
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
MYR3.19
|
$0.48
F CFA292
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
MYR5.94
|
$1.07
F CFA654
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
MYR3.14
|
$1.27
F CFA778
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
MYR2.20
|
$0.46
F CFA283
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
MYR2.02
|
$0.61
F CFA371
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Kuala Lumpur
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.79
MYR8.54
|
$4.89
F CFA2,996
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.36
MYR54.14
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,338.86
MYR173,245.51
|
$50,000.00
F CFA30,636,655
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.22
MYR48.73
|
?? | |
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Kuala Lumpur
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.82
MYR127.85
|
$35.94
F CFA22,022
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$485.21
MYR2,313.22
|
$1,000.00
F CFA612,733
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$292.86
MYR1,396.22
|
$538.39
F CFA329,890
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.43
MYR192.73
|
$204.36
F CFA125,219
|
|
pay 54.1% more for childcare
Kuala Lumpur
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$252.56
MYR1,204.06
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,785.60
MYR37,117.85
|
$12,000.00
F CFA7,352,797
|
|
pay 9.8% less for entertainment and sports
Kuala Lumpur
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.86
MYR18.41
|
$2.00
F CFA1,225
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
MYR13.52
|
$2.01
F CFA1,235
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.09
MYR19.49
|
$1.50
F CFA919
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.83
MYR208.98
|
$69.94
F CFA42,856
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.54
MYR21.66
|
$6.00
F CFA3,676
|
|
pay 26.5% more for clothing
Kuala Lumpur
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.44
MYR230.92
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.56
MYR145.68
|
$25.00
F CFA15,318
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.98
MYR324.09
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.95
MYR347.79
|
$125.00
F CFA76,592
|
|
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