Cost of living comparison

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Bamako vs. Melekeok Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bamako instead of Melekeok, you would:

pay (unknown) more for restaurants

 
Melekeok
Bamako
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant ?? $6.70
F CFA3,801
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
?? $6.42
F CFA3,642
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) ?? $0.77
F CFA438

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pay (unknown) more for groceries

 
Melekeok
Bamako
Bread
1 loaf
?? $3.84
F CFA2,176
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $8.91
F CFA5,051
Milk (1 gallon) ?? $8.86
F CFA5,023

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
Melekeok
Bamako
Gasoline (1 gallon) ?? $4.41
F CFA2,502
Monthly public transit pass ?? ??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? ??

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pay (unknown) more for housing

 
Melekeok
Bamako
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
?? $57.51
F CFA32,607
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area ?? $175.00
F CFA99,220
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center ?? $80.00
F CFA45,358

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Melekeok
Bamako
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? ??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? ??

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pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports

 
Melekeok
Bamako
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) ?? $2.39
F CFA1,353
Cappuccino in mid-range area ?? $1.89
F CFA1,071
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $0.93
F CFA529

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Melekeok
Bamako
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? ??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? ??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? ??

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2026
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