Cost of living comparison
Bamako is 9.7% more expensive than Maputo.
If you lived in Bamako instead of Maputo, you would:
pay 29.9% less for restaurants
Maputo
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.95
MZN700.00
|
$4.91
F CFA2,960
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.53
MZN545.00
|
$6.59
F CFA3,974
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
MZN59.88
|
$0.78
F CFA468
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
MZN54.56
|
$0.64
F CFA388
|
|
pay 51.0% more for groceries
Maputo
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.15
MZN73.75
|
$1.05
F CFA634
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.42
MZN538.00
|
$9.62
F CFA5,801
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.85
MZN373.81
|
$9.46
F CFA5,706
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
MZN122.23
|
$2.57
F CFA1,551
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
MZN156.17
|
$3.57
F CFA2,153
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
MZN52.32
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
MZN22.96
|
$0.50
F CFA301
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
MZN38.23
|
$1.00
F CFA603
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MZN27.50
|
$1.27
F CFA766
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
MZN24.62
|
$0.46
F CFA279
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
MZN27.50
|
$0.61
F CFA365
|
|
pay 7.5% more for transportation
Maputo
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.10
MZN325.99
|
$5.48
F CFA3,306
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.17
MZN841.30
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,863.85
MZN2,100,000.00
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$34.43
MZN2,200.00
|
?? | |
pay 1.6% more for housing
Maputo
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$132.97
MZN8,496.67
|
$34.18
F CFA20,607
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$871.90
MZN55,714.29
|
$500.00
F CFA301,461
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$212.39
MZN13,571.43
|
$307.59
F CFA185,451
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.17
MZN4,100.34
|
$114.71
F CFA69,159
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Maputo
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$270.04
MZN17,255.32
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,559.16
MZN355,230.43
|
?? |
pay 18.5% more for entertainment and sports
Maputo
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
MZN65.00
|
$2.64
F CFA1,589
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.99
MZN127.22
|
$1.98
F CFA1,197
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.58
MZN165.00
|
$0.93
F CFA563
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.21
MZN3,975.00
|
$69.94
F CFA42,170
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.04
MZN450.00
|
$6.00
F CFA3,618
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Maputo
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.21
MZN1,675.00
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$68.27
MZN4,362.50
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.51
MZN4,250.00
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.94
MZN5,875.00
|
?? |
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