Cost of living comparison
Bamako is 35.9% cheaper than Nuuk.
If you lived in Bamako instead of Nuuk, you would:
pay 67.0% less for restaurants
Nuuk
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.97
DKK110.56
|
$4.91
F CFA2,987
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.60
DKK101.08
|
$6.59
F CFA4,011
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.95
DKK20.44
|
$0.78
F CFA472
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.18
DKK15.08
|
$0.64
F CFA392
|
|
pay 52.2% less for groceries
Nuuk
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.53
DKK24.46
|
$1.05
F CFA640
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$17.05
DKK118.10
|
$9.62
F CFA5,855
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.35
DKK85.53
|
$9.46
F CFA5,759
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.75
DKK32.90
|
$2.57
F CFA1,566
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.33
DKK57.67
|
$3.57
F CFA2,174
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.65
DKK11.40
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.87
DKK12.92
|
$0.50
F CFA304
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.61
DKK11.17
|
$1.00
F CFA609
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.98
DKK13.68
|
$1.27
F CFA773
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.54
DKK10.64
|
$0.46
F CFA281
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.76
DKK12.16
|
$0.61
F CFA369
|
|
pay 46.8% more for transportation
Nuuk
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.74
DKK25.87
|
$5.48
F CFA3,337
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$83.89
DKK580.94
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,760.46
DKK240,716.16
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$48.62
DKK336.70
|
?? | |
pay 56.1% less for housing
Nuuk
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$133.45
DKK924.17
|
$34.18
F CFA20,800
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,112.72
DKK7,705.60
|
$500.00
F CFA304,282
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$845.47
DKK5,854.87
|
$307.59
F CFA187,186
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$166.48
DKK1,152.88
|
$114.71
F CFA69,806
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Nuuk
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$551.52
DKK3,819.30
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? | ?? |
pay 50.9% less for entertainment and sports
Nuuk
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.07
DKK62.82
|
$2.64
F CFA1,604
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.68
DKK46.23
|
$1.98
F CFA1,208
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.61
DKK80.41
|
$0.93
F CFA568
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.35
DKK320.95
|
$69.94
F CFA42,564
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$21.77
DKK150.76
|
$6.00
F CFA3,651
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Nuuk
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$87.08
DKK603.05
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.12
DKK180.91
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.94
DKK602.04
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$203.05
DKK1,406.10
|
?? |
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