Cost of living comparison
Bamako is 0.9% cheaper than Montevideo.
If you lived in Bamako instead of Montevideo, you would:
pay 52.9% less for restaurants
Montevideo
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.21
UYU542.34
|
$8.00
F CFA4,902
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.33
UYU394.43
|
$4.83
F CFA2,961
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.89
UYU72.31
|
$0.89
F CFA545
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
UYU57.08
|
$0.57
F CFA350
|
|
pay 2.7% less for groceries
Montevideo
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.54
UYU97.15
|
$0.87
F CFA532
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.81
UYU221.98
|
$7.81
F CFA4,788
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
UYU162.28
|
$8.20
F CFA5,025
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.63
UYU138.50
|
$1.90
F CFA1,162
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.39
UYU167.71
|
$3.43
F CFA2,103
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
UYU32.67
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
UYU42.29
|
$0.48
F CFA292
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.56
UYU21.37
|
$1.07
F CFA654
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
UYU47.59
|
$1.27
F CFA778
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
UYU27.47
|
$0.46
F CFA283
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
UYU28.44
|
$0.61
F CFA371
|
|
pay 6.9% less for transportation
Montevideo
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.51
UYU286.65
|
$4.89
F CFA2,996
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$46.50
UYU1,774.92
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,329.05
UYU1,577,710.33
|
$50,000.00
F CFA30,636,655
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.24
UYU734.62
|
?? | |
pay 36.7% more for housing
Montevideo
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.79
UYU1,557.27
|
$35.94
F CFA22,022
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$599.74
UYU22,894.73
|
$1,000.00
F CFA612,733
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$495.10
UYU18,900.30
|
$538.39
F CFA329,890
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$111.42
UYU4,253.31
|
$204.36
F CFA125,219
|
|
pay 67.2% more for childcare
Montevideo
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$353.02
UYU13,476.28
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,177.69
UYU274,003.91
|
$12,000.00
F CFA7,352,797
|
|
pay 30.4% less for entertainment and sports
Montevideo
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
UYU118.33
|
$2.00
F CFA1,225
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.91
UYU149.11
|
$2.01
F CFA1,235
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.78
UYU182.42
|
$1.50
F CFA919
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.84
UYU1,940.76
|
$69.94
F CFA42,856
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.56
UYU364.85
|
$6.00
F CFA3,676
|
|
pay 17.6% less for clothing
Montevideo
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.50
UYU3,874.63
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.37
UYU1,769.99
|
$25.00
F CFA15,318
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$119.79
UYU4,572.99
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.62
UYU4,299.26
|
$125.00
F CFA76,592
|
|
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