Cost of living comparison
Bamako is 54.1% more expensive than San Salvador.
If you lived in Bamako instead of San Salvador, you would:
pay 8.0% less for restaurants
|
San Salvador
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.00
SVC78.53
|
$8.00
F CFA4,873
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.50
SVC56.71
|
$4.83
F CFA2,944
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SVC6.23
|
$0.89
F CFA542
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SVC6.22
|
$0.57
F CFA348
|
|
pay 4.2% more for groceries
|
San Salvador
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.76
SVC15.32
|
$0.87
F CFA528
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.97
SVC25.91
|
$7.81
F CFA4,760
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
SVC59.52
|
$8.20
F CFA4,996
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.64
SVC23.01
|
$1.90
F CFA1,155
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.45
SVC21.40
|
$3.43
F CFA2,091
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.52
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
SVC6.60
|
$0.48
F CFA290
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
SVC9.27
|
$1.07
F CFA650
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
SVC9.54
|
$1.27
F CFA774
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SVC9.04
|
$0.46
F CFA281
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
SVC7.27
|
$0.61
F CFA369
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
|
San Salvador
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.98
SVC34.70
|
$4.89
F CFA2,978
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$21.74
SVC189.68
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,000.00
SVC157,052.02
|
$50,000.00
F CFA30,457,723
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.85
SVC260.49
|
?? | |
pay 80.4% more for housing
|
San Salvador
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.33
SVC395.54
|
$35.94
F CFA21,894
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$672.22
SVC5,865.21
|
$1,000.00
F CFA609,154
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$525.00
SVC4,580.68
|
$538.39
F CFA327,963
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.28
SVC456.12
|
$204.36
F CFA124,488
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
|
San Salvador
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$99.22
SVC865.73
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,350.00
SVC37,954.24
|
$12,000.00
F CFA7,309,854
|
|
pay 22.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
San Salvador
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SVC13.09
|
$2.00
F CFA1,218
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.46
SVC21.51
|
$2.01
F CFA1,227
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC34.90
|
$1.50
F CFA914
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.44
SVC256.91
|
$69.94
F CFA42,606
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SVC43.63
|
$6.00
F CFA3,655
|
|
pay 3.9% more for clothing
|
San Salvador
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.50
SVC466.79
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
SVC358.82
|
$25.00
F CFA15,229
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.36
SVC709.91
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.00
SVC741.63
|
$125.00
F CFA76,144
|
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