Cost of living comparison
Bamako is 12.1% cheaper than Monrovia.
If you lived in Bamako instead of Monrovia, you would:
pay 53.4% less for restaurants
Monrovia
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
LRD1,935.00
|
$4.91
F CFA2,960
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
LRD1,935.00
|
$6.59
F CFA3,974
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
LRD328.95
|
$0.78
F CFA468
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
LRD483.75
|
$0.64
F CFA388
|
|
pay 32.3% less for groceries
Monrovia
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
LRD302.17
|
$1.05
F CFA634
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.91
LRD1,142.69
|
$9.62
F CFA5,801
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.71
LRD1,105.15
|
$9.46
F CFA5,706
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.93
LRD761.42
|
$2.57
F CFA1,551
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.09
LRD791.35
|
$3.57
F CFA2,153
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
LRD184.52
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.33
LRD644.08
|
$0.50
F CFA301
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.27
LRD826.53
|
$1.00
F CFA603
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.18
LRD808.91
|
$1.27
F CFA766
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
LRD199.28
|
$0.46
F CFA279
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$4.00
LRD774.00
|
$0.61
F CFA365
|
|
pay 30.1% more for transportation
Monrovia
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.22
LRD815.63
|
$5.48
F CFA3,306
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,069.87
LRD981,020.29
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.69
LRD2,455.89
|
?? | |
pay 27.1% more for housing
Monrovia
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$93.25
LRD18,043.86
|
$34.18
F CFA20,607
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$666.67
LRD128,999.98
|
$500.00
F CFA301,461
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$90.00
LRD17,415.00
|
$307.59
F CFA185,451
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$208.46
LRD40,336.44
|
$114.71
F CFA69,159
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Monrovia
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.33
LRD14,382.99
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,500.00
LRD290,249.95
|
?? |
pay 31.8% less for entertainment and sports
Monrovia
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
LRD483.75
|
$2.64
F CFA1,589
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.12
LRD604.69
|
$1.98
F CFA1,197
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.00
LRD967.50
|
$0.93
F CFA563
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.25
LRD14,754.37
|
$69.94
F CFA42,170
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.75
LRD1,886.58
|
$6.00
F CFA3,618
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Monrovia
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.41
LRD3,562.80
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.75
LRD6,530.62
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$56.25
LRD10,884.37
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.75
LRD13,303.12
|
?? |
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