Cost of living comparison
Bamako is 29.7% cheaper than London.
If you lived in Bamako instead of London, you would:
pay 59.5% less for restaurants
London
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.12
£16.83
|
$8.00
F CFA4,873
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.10
£7.26
|
$4.83
F CFA2,944
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
£1.84
|
$0.89
F CFA542
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.75
£1.40
|
$0.57
F CFA348
|
|
pay 5.7% less for groceries
London
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.57
£1.25
|
$0.87
F CFA528
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.08
£3.25
|
$7.81
F CFA4,760
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.80
£4.62
|
$8.20
F CFA4,996
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.53
£2.81
|
$1.90
F CFA1,155
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.80
£3.03
|
$3.43
F CFA2,091
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
£0.95
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
£0.57
|
$0.48
F CFA290
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.16
£0.93
|
$1.07
F CFA650
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
£1.17
|
$1.27
F CFA774
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
£0.51
|
$0.46
F CFA281
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
£0.52
|
$0.61
F CFA369
|
|
pay 10.1% more for transportation
London
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.25
£6.58
|
$4.89
F CFA2,978
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$198.74
£158.38
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,052.51
£24,746.98
|
$50,000.00
F CFA30,457,723
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.83
£18.19
|
?? | |
pay 40.1% less for housing
London
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.24
£28.88
|
$35.94
F CFA21,894
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,575.57
£2,052.58
|
$1,000.00
F CFA609,154
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,776.05
£1,415.41
|
$538.39
F CFA327,963
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$286.24
£228.11
|
$204.36
F CFA124,488
|
|
pay 43.2% less for childcare
London
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,945.82
£1,550.70
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,135.46
£16,843.70
|
$12,000.00
F CFA7,309,854
|
|
pay 50.6% less for entertainment and sports
London
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.45
£5.94
|
$2.00
F CFA1,218
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
£3.39
|
$2.01
F CFA1,227
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.15
£12.87
|
$1.50
F CFA914
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.73
£45.21
|
$69.94
F CFA42,606
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.91
£11.88
|
$6.00
F CFA3,655
|
|
pay 18.8% less for clothing
London
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.70
£73.88
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.71
£34.04
|
$25.00
F CFA15,229
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.09
£73.39
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.19
£95.78
|
$125.00
F CFA76,144
|
|
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