Cost of living comparison

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Bamako vs. Saint John's Cost of Living Summary

Bamako is 27.5% cheaper than Saint John's.

Restaurants: pay 49.0% less in Bamako
Groceries: pay 7.8% less in Bamako
Transportation: pay 29.8% less in Bamako
Housing: pay 45.4% less in Bamako
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.6% less in Bamako

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

Bamako vs. Saint John's Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bamako instead of Saint John's, you would:

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pay 49.0% less for restaurants

	Saint John's	Bamako
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.88 EC$37.50	$6.70 F CFA3,777	-51.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.10 EC$30.00	$6.42 F CFA3,619	-42.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.07 EC$5.60	$0.77 F CFA435	-62.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.96 EC$2.58	$0.58 F CFA327	-39.4%
Average			-49.0%

Saint John's vs. Bamako - Cost of restaurants

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pay 7.8% less for groceries

	Saint John's	Bamako
Bread 1 loaf	$2.78 EC$7.50	$3.84 F CFA2,162	+38.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.07 EC$11.00	$8.91 F CFA5,019	+118.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.40 EC$22.71	$8.86 F CFA4,991	+5.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.37 EC$14.50	$5.50 F CFA3,099	+2.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.69 EC$9.98	$7.08 F CFA3,990	+91.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.96 EC$8.00	$1.81 F CFA1,022	-38.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.11 EC$3.00	$0.48 F CFA269	-57.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.70 EC$10.00	$1.28 F CFA723	-65.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.70 EC$10.00	$0.95 F CFA537	-74.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 EC$3.50	$0.56 F CFA315	-56.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.30 EC$3.50	$0.64 F CFA359	-50.8%
Average			-7.8%

Saint John's vs. Bamako - Cost of groceries

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pay 29.8% less for transportation

	Saint John's	Bamako
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.29 EC$17.00	$4.41 F CFA2,486	-29.8%
Monthly public transit pass	??	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,681.34 EC$64,000.00	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$51.53 EC$139.27	??
Average			-29.8%

Saint John's vs. Bamako - Cost of transportation

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pay 45.4% less for housing

	Saint John's	Bamako
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$77.58 EC$209.67	$57.51 F CFA32,399	-25.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,048.39 EC$2,833.33	$175.00 F CFA98,585	-83.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$678.37 EC$1,833.33	$80.00 F CFA45,067	-88.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$99.04 EC$267.65	$114.71 F CFA64,619	+15.8%
Average			-45.4%

Saint John's vs. Bamako - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Saint John's	Bamako
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,850.10 EC$5,000.00	??

Saint John's vs. Bamako - Cost of childcare

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pay 5.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Saint John's	Bamako
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.85 EC$5.00	$2.39 F CFA1,344	+29.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.95 EC$10.67	$1.89 F CFA1,065	-52.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$0.93 F CFA526
Monthly membership at local gym	$61.67 EC$166.67	$67.41 F CFA37,977	+9.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.20 EC$16.75	$5.67 F CFA3,195	-8.5%
Average			-5.6%

Saint John's vs. Bamako - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Saint John's	Bamako
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.00 EC$135.13	??
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.00 EC$200.00	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	??

Saint John's vs. Bamako - Cost of clothing

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