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Bamako vs. Saint Helier Cost of Living Summary

Bamako is 48.6% cheaper than Saint Helier.

Restaurants: pay 69.0% less in Bamako
Groceries: pay 7.1% less in Bamako
Transportation: pay 45.4% less in Bamako
Housing: pay 61.7% less in Bamako
Entertainment and Sports: pay 59.9% less in Bamako

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

Bamako vs. Saint Helier Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bamako instead of Saint Helier, you would:

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pay 69.0% less for restaurants

	Saint Helier	Bamako
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$40.06 £30.03	$6.70 F CFA3,777	-83.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.68 £8.01	$6.42 F CFA3,619	-39.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.17 £2.37	$0.77 F CFA435	-75.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.54 £1.90	$0.58 F CFA327	-77.2%
Average			-69.0%

Saint Helier vs. Bamako - Cost of restaurants

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pay 7.1% less for groceries

	Saint Helier	Bamako
Bread 1 loaf	$2.33 £1.75	$3.84 F CFA2,162	+64.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.31 £3.23	$8.91 F CFA5,019	+106.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.21 £6.16	$8.86 F CFA4,991	+7.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.72 £4.29	$5.50 F CFA3,099	-3.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.27 £3.95	$7.08 F CFA3,990	+34.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.95 £1.46	$1.81 F CFA1,022	-7.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.44 £1.08	$0.48 F CFA269	-66.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 £1.43	$1.28 F CFA723	-32.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.89 £1.42	$0.95 F CFA537	-49.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.76 £1.32	$0.56 F CFA315	-68.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.72 £1.29	$0.64 F CFA359	-62.9%
Average			-7.1%

Saint Helier vs. Bamako - Cost of groceries

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pay 45.4% less for transportation

	Saint Helier	Bamako
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.09 £6.06	$4.41 F CFA2,486	-45.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$66.77 £50.05	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,034.64 £16,517.72	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$25.19 £18.88	??
Average			-45.4%

Saint Helier vs. Bamako - Cost of transportation

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pay 61.7% less for housing

	Saint Helier	Bamako
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$74.56 £55.89	$57.51 F CFA32,399	-22.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,014.28 £1,509.95	$175.00 F CFA98,585	-91.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,629.23 £1,221.31	$80.00 F CFA45,067	-95.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$183.82 £137.79	$114.71 F CFA64,619	-37.6%
Average			-61.7%

Saint Helier vs. Bamako - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Saint Helier	Bamako
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,136.69 £1,601.72	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,915.48 £12,680.27	??

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pay 59.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Saint Helier	Bamako
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.01 £6.01	$2.39 F CFA1,344	-70.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.89 £3.67	$1.89 F CFA1,065	-61.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$15.29 £11.46	$0.93 F CFA526	-93.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$68.44 £51.31	$67.41 F CFA37,977	-1.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$20.70 £15.52	$5.67 F CFA3,195	-72.6%
Average			-59.9%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Saint Helier	Bamako
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$106.83 £80.09	??
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$71.67 £53.72	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$125.20 £93.85	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$209.22 £156.83	??

Saint Helier vs. Bamako - Cost of clothing

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