Cost of living comparison
Bamako is 27.7% more expensive than Mexico City.
If you lived in Bamako instead of Mexico City, you would:
pay 19.1% less for restaurants
Mexico City
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.28
MX$141.00
|
$8.00
F CFA4,902
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.95
MX$118.40
|
$4.83
F CFA2,961
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.06
MX$18.09
|
$0.89
F CFA545
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
MX$13.21
|
$0.57
F CFA350
|
|
pay 10.0% more for groceries
Mexico City
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.09
MX$35.53
|
$0.87
F CFA532
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.43
MX$75.53
|
$7.81
F CFA4,788
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.45
MX$92.79
|
$8.20
F CFA5,025
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.15
MX$36.66
|
$1.90
F CFA1,162
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
MX$54.28
|
$3.43
F CFA2,103
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
MX$20.60
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
MX$10.56
|
$0.48
F CFA292
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
MX$12.07
|
$1.07
F CFA654
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
MX$12.99
|
$1.27
F CFA778
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
MX$13.34
|
$0.46
F CFA283
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
MX$12.51
|
$0.61
F CFA371
|
|
pay 62.9% more for transportation
Mexico City
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.92
MX$83.89
|
$4.89
F CFA2,996
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.77
MX$302.84
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,067.99
MX$375,999.16
|
$50,000.00
F CFA30,636,655
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.52
MX$94.00
|
?? | |
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Mexico City
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.01
MX$477.20
|
$35.94
F CFA22,022
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$826.42
MX$14,080.67
|
$1,000.00
F CFA612,733
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$480.11
MX$8,180.26
|
$538.39
F CFA329,890
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.24
MX$685.63
|
$204.36
F CFA125,219
|
|
pay 35.3% more for childcare
Mexico City
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$377.91
MX$6,438.99
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,870.11
MX$151,130.77
|
$12,000.00
F CFA7,352,797
|
|
pay 11.6% less for entertainment and sports
Mexico City
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.76
MX$47.00
|
$2.00
F CFA1,225
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.89
MX$49.19
|
$2.01
F CFA1,235
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
MX$65.80
|
$1.50
F CFA919
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.94
MX$850.93
|
$69.94
F CFA42,856
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.97
MX$84.60
|
$6.00
F CFA3,676
|
|
pay 1.0% less for clothing
Mexico City
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.86
MX$968.74
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.51
MX$639.12
|
$25.00
F CFA15,318
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.48
MX$1,575.72
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.13
MX$1,620.77
|
$125.00
F CFA76,592
|
|
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