Cost of living comparison
Bamako is 31.7% cheaper than Oranjestad.
If you lived in Bamako instead of Oranjestad, you would:
pay 46.3% less for restaurants
Oranjestad
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.22
AWG38.20
|
$4.91
F CFA2,987
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
AWG18.00
|
$6.59
F CFA4,011
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
AWG2.15
|
$0.78
F CFA472
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.06
AWG1.90
|
$0.64
F CFA392
|
|
pay 24.1% less for groceries
Oranjestad
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.79
AWG5.03
|
$1.05
F CFA640
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.07
AWG10.93
|
$9.62
F CFA5,855
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.44
AWG11.59
|
$9.46
F CFA5,759
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.40
AWG7.91
|
$2.57
F CFA1,566
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.57
AWG8.22
|
$3.57
F CFA2,174
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.77
AWG3.19
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
AWG1.97
|
$0.50
F CFA304
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
AWG2.82
|
$1.00
F CFA609
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.73
AWG4.91
|
$1.27
F CFA773
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
AWG1.76
|
$0.46
F CFA281
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
AWG1.44
|
$0.61
F CFA369
|
|
pay 3.1% less for transportation
Oranjestad
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.66
AWG10.19
|
$5.48
F CFA3,337
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.00
AWG90.00
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,191.40
AWG39,944.52
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$39.16
AWG70.48
|
?? | |
pay 45.0% less for housing
Oranjestad
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$84.13
AWG151.43
|
$34.18
F CFA20,800
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$842.21
AWG1,515.97
|
$500.00
F CFA304,282
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$673.77
AWG1,212.78
|
$307.59
F CFA187,186
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$153.99
AWG277.17
|
$114.71
F CFA69,806
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Oranjestad
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$214.81
AWG386.67
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,404.07
AWG13,327.32
|
?? |
pay 40.0% less for entertainment and sports
Oranjestad
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.33
AWG6.00
|
$2.64
F CFA1,604
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.47
AWG4.45
|
$1.98
F CFA1,208
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.61
AWG15.50
|
$0.93
F CFA568
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$87.89
AWG158.20
|
$69.94
F CFA42,564
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.94
AWG21.50
|
$6.00
F CFA3,651
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Oranjestad
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.37
AWG162.67
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.14
AWG97.45
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$111.75
AWG201.15
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.29
AWG212.91
|
?? |
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