Cost of living comparison
Bamako is 41.4% more expensive than Nairobi.
If you lived in Bamako instead of Nairobi, you would:
pay 28.4% more for restaurants
Nairobi
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.85
KES505.31
|
$4.91
F CFA2,987
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.38
KES707.43
|
$6.59
F CFA4,011
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
KES76.91
|
$0.78
F CFA472
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
KES64.37
|
$0.64
F CFA392
|
|
pay 72.1% more for groceries
Nairobi
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
KES73.68
|
$1.05
F CFA640
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
KES748.27
|
$9.62
F CFA5,855
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.37
KES443.15
|
$9.46
F CFA5,759
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
KES222.46
|
$2.57
F CFA1,566
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
KES350.45
|
$3.57
F CFA2,174
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
KES146.83
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
KES54.83
|
$0.50
F CFA304
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
KES101.85
|
$1.00
F CFA609
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.41
KES53.49
|
$1.27
F CFA773
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
KES55.24
|
$0.46
F CFA281
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
KES62.41
|
$0.61
F CFA369
|
|
pay 9.9% less for transportation
Nairobi
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.09
KES799.89
|
$5.48
F CFA3,337
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$34.46
KES4,527.58
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,461.54
KES2,425,489.35
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.62
KES1,657.42
|
?? | |
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Nairobi
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.57
KES5,330.01
|
$34.18
F CFA20,800
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$418.88
KES55,032.88
|
$500.00
F CFA304,282
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$196.01
KES25,751.39
|
$307.59
F CFA187,186
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.29
KES2,928.82
|
$114.71
F CFA69,806
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Nairobi
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$146.63
KES19,264.95
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,624.54
KES1,001,717.30
|
?? |
pay 2.5% less for entertainment and sports
Nairobi
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.31
KES303.19
|
$2.64
F CFA1,604
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
KES294.16
|
$1.98
F CFA1,208
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.69
KES353.72
|
$0.93
F CFA568
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.86
KES6,025.25
|
$69.94
F CFA42,564
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.15
KES808.50
|
$6.00
F CFA3,651
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Nairobi
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.56
KES2,438.45
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.95
KES3,277.30
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.17
KES7,510.75
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$52.46
KES6,892.39
|
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