Cost of living comparison
Bamako is 9.1% cheaper than Rome.
If you lived in Bamako instead of Rome, you would:
pay 56.0% less for restaurants
Rome
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.79
€18.36
|
$8.00
F CFA4,869
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.18
|
$4.83
F CFA2,941
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
€2.09
|
$0.89
F CFA541
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
€1.12
|
$0.57
F CFA348
|
|
pay 23.7% less for groceries
Rome
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
€1.65
|
$0.87
F CFA528
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.48
€7.87
|
$7.81
F CFA4,756
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.93
€6.43
|
$8.20
F CFA4,991
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.56
€3.31
|
$1.90
F CFA1,154
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.84
€4.49
|
$3.43
F CFA2,089
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.07
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$0.48
F CFA290
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.03
|
$1.07
F CFA649
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.23
|
$1.27
F CFA773
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.72
|
$0.46
F CFA281
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.73
|
$0.61
F CFA369
|
|
pay 22.9% more for transportation
Rome
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.67
€7.11
|
$4.89
F CFA2,975
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.48
€35.70
|
?? | |
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) |
$15.39
€14.28
|
?? | |
pay 2.3% less for housing
Rome
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.43
€28.23
|
$35.94
F CFA21,872
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,171.91
€1,087.24
|
$1,000.00
F CFA608,564
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$773.95
€718.04
|
$538.39
F CFA327,645
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$173.31
€160.79
|
$204.36
F CFA124,367
|
|
pay 37.4% more for childcare
Rome
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$531.12
€492.75
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,734.44
€8,103.38
|
$12,000.00
F CFA7,302,769
|
|
pay 27.1% less for entertainment and sports
Rome
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.10
|
$2.00
F CFA1,217
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
€1.55
|
$2.01
F CFA1,226
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.60
€6.12
|
$1.50
F CFA913
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.27
€52.20
|
$69.94
F CFA42,564
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
€9.18
|
$6.00
F CFA3,651
|
|
pay 15.2% less for clothing
Rome
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.59
€79.41
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.33
€33.71
|
$25.00
F CFA15,214
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.35
€90.32
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.90
€114.95
|
$125.00
F CFA76,071
|
|
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