Cost of living comparison

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Bamako vs. Port Of Spain Cost of Living Summary

Bamako is 14.3% cheaper than Port Of Spain.

Restaurants
pay 28.0% less in Bamako
Groceries
pay 2.2% less in Bamako
Transportation
pay 4.2% more in Bamako
Housing
pay 19.9% less in Bamako
Entertainment and Sports
pay 25.5% less in Bamako

Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, and groceries are lower in Bamako.

Bamako vs. Port Of Spain Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bamako instead of Port Of Spain, you would:

pay 28.0% less for restaurants

 
Port Of Spain
Bamako
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $10.31
TTD69.85
$6.70
F CFA3,747
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.10
TTD54.88
$6.42
F CFA3,590
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.08
TTD7.30
$0.77
F CFA432

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pay 2.2% less for groceries

 
Port Of Spain
Bamako
Bread
1 loaf
$2.77
TTD18.76
$3.84
F CFA2,145
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.08
TTD27.61
$8.91
F CFA4,979
Milk (1 gallon) $10.51
TTD71.19
$8.86
F CFA4,951

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pay 4.2% more for transportation

 
Port Of Spain
Bamako
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.24
TTD28.71
$4.41
F CFA2,466
Monthly public transit pass $97.20
TTD658.57
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $35,345.77
TTD239,480.35
??

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pay 19.9% less for housing

 
Port Of Spain
Bamako
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$61.53
TTD416.87
$57.51
F CFA32,142
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $794.05
TTD5,379.99
$175.00
F CFA97,804
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $478.64
TTD3,242.96
$80.00
F CFA44,710

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Port Of Spain
Bamako
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $331.09
TTD2,243.28
??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $7,182.06
TTD48,661.08
??

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pay 25.5% less for entertainment and sports

 
Port Of Spain
Bamako
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.84
TTD12.47
$2.39
F CFA1,334
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.73
TTD25.28
$1.89
F CFA1,056
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$6.04
TTD40.91
$0.93
F CFA522

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Port Of Spain
Bamako
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$59.03
TTD399.97
??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$38.29
TTD259.44
??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$166.91
TTD1,130.88
??

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025
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