Cost of living comparison
Bamako is 18.1% more expensive than Riyadh.
If you lived in Bamako instead of Riyadh, you would:
pay 3.7% more for restaurants
Riyadh
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
SAR30.00
|
$4.91
F CFA2,987
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
SAR30.00
|
$6.59
F CFA4,011
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
SAR3.02
|
$0.78
F CFA472
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
SAR1.38
|
$0.64
F CFA392
|
|
pay 17.9% more for groceries
Riyadh
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
SAR4.49
|
$1.05
F CFA640
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.02
SAR15.06
|
$9.62
F CFA5,855
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.57
SAR24.65
|
$9.46
F CFA5,759
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.66
SAR9.97
|
$2.57
F CFA1,566
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.82
SAR14.32
|
$3.57
F CFA2,174
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
SAR3.63
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
SAR2.90
|
$0.50
F CFA304
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
SAR2.90
|
$1.00
F CFA609
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
SAR3.04
|
$1.27
F CFA773
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SAR2.25
|
$0.46
F CFA281
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
SAR2.51
|
$0.61
F CFA369
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Riyadh
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.29
SAR8.59
|
$5.48
F CFA3,337
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.82
SAR104.35
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,995.90
SAR120,000.61
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.80
SAR63.00
|
?? | |
pay 27.6% less for housing
Riyadh
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$75.45
SAR282.98
|
$34.18
F CFA20,800
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,149.81
SAR4,312.35
|
$500.00
F CFA304,282
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$771.57
SAR2,893.76
|
$307.59
F CFA187,186
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.19
SAR267.01
|
$114.71
F CFA69,806
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Riyadh
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$398.81
SAR1,495.73
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,026.17
SAR41,353.66
|
?? |
pay 42.7% less for entertainment and sports
Riyadh
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SAR7.50
|
$2.64
F CFA1,604
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.65
SAR17.46
|
$1.98
F CFA1,208
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.47
SAR28.00
|
$0.93
F CFA568
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$107.87
SAR404.58
|
$69.94
F CFA42,564
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$17.33
SAR65.00
|
$6.00
F CFA3,651
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Riyadh
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.05
SAR202.70
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.60
SAR219.79
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.57
SAR403.46
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.29
SAR368.62
|
?? |
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