Cost of living comparison
Bamako is 77.4% more expensive than Kuwait City.
If you lived in Bamako instead of Kuwait City, you would:
pay 20.0% more for restaurants
|
Kuwait City
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.14
KWD2.500
|
$4.91
F CFA2,987
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.16
KWD2.200
|
$6.59
F CFA4,011
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
KWD0.170
|
$0.78
F CFA472
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
KWD0.110
|
$0.64
F CFA392
|
|
pay 51.0% more for groceries
|
Kuwait City
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
KWD0.290
|
$1.05
F CFA640
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.53
KWD0.780
|
$9.62
F CFA5,855
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.90
KWD1.810
|
$9.46
F CFA5,759
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
KWD0.720
|
$2.57
F CFA1,566
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
KWD0.840
|
$3.57
F CFA2,174
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.06
KWD0.330
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
KWD0.260
|
$0.50
F CFA304
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
KWD0.250
|
$1.00
F CFA609
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
KWD0.210
|
$1.27
F CFA773
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
KWD0.160
|
$0.46
F CFA281
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
KWD0.120
|
$0.61
F CFA369
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for transportation
|
Kuwait City
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.27
KWD0.390
|
$5.48
F CFA3,337
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$47.19
KWD14.490
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,783.27
KWD6,996.010
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.29
KWD8.990
|
?? | |
pay 22.8% more for housing
|
Kuwait City
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.44
KWD8.730
|
$34.18
F CFA20,800
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$930.70
KWD285.790
|
$500.00
F CFA304,282
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$702.87
KWD215.830
|
$307.59
F CFA187,186
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.98
KWD12.890
|
$114.71
F CFA69,806
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Kuwait City
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$560.24
KWD172.030
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,716.63
KWD2,062.460
|
?? |
pay 38.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Kuwait City
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
KWD0.600
|
$2.64
F CFA1,604
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.60
KWD1.720
|
$1.98
F CFA1,208
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.17
KWD0.970
|
$0.93
F CFA568
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$124.57
KWD38.250
|
$69.94
F CFA42,564
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.39
KWD3.500
|
$6.00
F CFA3,651
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Kuwait City
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.57
KWD13.990
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$56.69
KWD17.410
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.97
KWD29.160
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.63
KWD28.140
|
?? |
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