Cost of living comparison
Bamako is 32.2% more expensive than Podgorica.
If you lived in Bamako instead of Podgorica, you would:
pay 28.5% less for restaurants
Podgorica
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.48
€6.94
|
$8.00
F CFA4,869
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.95
€4.59
|
$4.83
F CFA2,941
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
€1.83
|
$0.89
F CFA541
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
€1.47
|
$0.57
F CFA348
|
|
pay 22.6% more for groceries
Podgorica
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.87
F CFA528
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.56
€3.30
|
$7.81
F CFA4,756
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.99
€4.63
|
$8.20
F CFA4,991
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.77
€2.57
|
$1.90
F CFA1,154
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.46
€3.21
|
$3.43
F CFA2,089
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.53
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.74
|
$0.48
F CFA290
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.57
|
$1.07
F CFA649
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.93
|
$1.27
F CFA773
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
€0.39
|
$0.46
F CFA281
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$0.61
F CFA369
|
|
pay 30.1% more for transportation
Podgorica
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.24
€5.79
|
$4.89
F CFA2,975
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.98
€30.60
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,486.24
€25,500.36
|
$50,000.00
F CFA30,428,205
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.94
€5.51
|
?? | |
pay 87.8% more for housing
Podgorica
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.23
€27.12
|
$35.94
F CFA21,872
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$441.52
€409.62
|
$1,000.00
F CFA608,564
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$325.02
€301.54
|
$538.39
F CFA327,645
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.56
€80.31
|
$204.36
F CFA124,367
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Podgorica
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$186.91
€173.40
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,827.08
€5,406.08
|
$12,000.00
F CFA7,302,769
|
|
pay 10.2% more for entertainment and sports
Podgorica
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.20
€2.04
|
$2.00
F CFA1,217
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
€1.56
|
$2.01
F CFA1,226
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
€3.57
|
$1.50
F CFA913
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.48
€33.85
|
$69.94
F CFA42,564
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
€5.10
|
$6.00
F CFA3,651
|
|
pay 2.7% less for clothing
Podgorica
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.02
€74.23
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.04
€32.51
|
$25.00
F CFA15,214
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.38
€78.29
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.39
€94.07
|
$125.00
F CFA76,071
|
|
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