Cost of living comparison
Bamako is 25.5% cheaper than Lisbon.
If you lived in Bamako instead of Lisbon, you would:
pay 53.0% less for restaurants
Lisbon
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.16
€14.07
|
$4.91
F CFA2,987
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.64
€8.94
|
$6.59
F CFA4,011
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
€1.81
|
$0.78
F CFA472
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
€1.26
|
$0.64
F CFA392
|
|
pay 8.9% more for groceries
Lisbon
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
€1.45
|
$1.05
F CFA640
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.57
€5.16
|
$9.62
F CFA5,855
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.94
€3.65
|
$9.46
F CFA5,759
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
€2.83
|
$2.57
F CFA1,566
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.49
€3.24
|
$3.57
F CFA2,174
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.99
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.64
|
$0.50
F CFA304
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$1.00
F CFA609
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.03
|
$1.27
F CFA773
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.81
|
$0.46
F CFA281
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.84
|
$0.61
F CFA369
|
|
pay 27.1% less for transportation
Lisbon
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.52
€6.98
|
$5.48
F CFA3,337
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.32
€40.19
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,489.61
€30,142.24
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.96
€9.24
|
?? | |
pay 37.1% less for housing
Lisbon
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.79
€38.77
|
$34.18
F CFA20,800
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,447.59
€1,343.00
|
$500.00
F CFA304,282
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,009.53
€936.59
|
$307.59
F CFA187,186
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$109.60
€101.68
|
$114.71
F CFA69,806
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Lisbon
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$582.39
€540.31
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,607.20
€13,551.83
|
?? |
pay 19.0% less for entertainment and sports
Lisbon
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.25
€3.01
|
$2.64
F CFA1,604
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.49
€2.31
|
$1.98
F CFA1,208
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.96
€5.53
|
$0.93
F CFA568
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.88
€40.71
|
$69.94
F CFA42,564
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.66
€8.04
|
$6.00
F CFA3,651
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Lisbon
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.44
€79.26
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.61
€34.89
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.28
€81.90
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.56
€99.79
|
?? |
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