Cost of living comparison
Bamako is 12.0% more expensive than Roseau.
If you lived in Bamako instead of Roseau, you would:
pay 32.0% less for restaurants
Roseau
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$4.91
F CFA2,960
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
$6.59
F CFA3,974
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.62
EC$4.38
|
$0.78
F CFA468
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
EC$3.50
|
$0.64
F CFA388
|
|
pay 68.5% more for groceries
Roseau
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.31
EC$6.25
|
$1.05
F CFA634
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$9.62
F CFA5,801
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.71
EC$39.75
|
$9.46
F CFA5,706
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.93
EC$13.33
|
$2.57
F CFA1,551
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$3.57
F CFA2,153
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
EC$4.54
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.50
F CFA301
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.00
F CFA603
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$1.27
F CFA766
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
EC$3.50
|
$0.46
F CFA279
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.30
EC$3.50
|
$0.61
F CFA365
|
|
pay 22.2% more for transportation
Roseau
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.49
EC$12.13
|
$5.48
F CFA3,306
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? | ?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
?? | |
pay 8.3% more for housing
Roseau
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.29
EC$168.33
|
$34.18
F CFA20,607
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.77
EC$975.00
|
$500.00
F CFA301,461
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$234.35
EC$633.33
|
$307.59
F CFA185,451
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$114.71
F CFA69,159
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Roseau
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
?? |
pay 7.0% less for entertainment and sports
Roseau
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$2.64
F CFA1,589
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.96
EC$8.00
|
$1.98
F CFA1,197
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$0.93
F CFA563
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$69.94
F CFA42,170
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
$6.00
F CFA3,618
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Roseau
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.92
EC$191.67
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.24
EC$103.33
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.70
EC$210.00
|
?? |
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