Cost of living comparison
Bamako is 66.0% more expensive than Sarajevo.
If you lived in Bamako instead of Sarajevo, you would:
pay 14.6% less for restaurants
Sarajevo
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.58
BAM10.12
|
$8.00
F CFA4,869
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.58
BAM10.12
|
$4.83
F CFA2,941
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
BAM3.09
|
$0.89
F CFA541
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
BAM1.74
|
$0.57
F CFA348
|
|
pay 31.3% more for groceries
Sarajevo
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
BAM1.58
|
$0.87
F CFA528
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
BAM7.16
|
$7.81
F CFA4,756
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.65
BAM8.42
|
$8.20
F CFA4,991
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.33
BAM4.23
|
$1.90
F CFA1,154
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
BAM5.91
|
$3.43
F CFA2,089
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.49
BAM0.90
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
BAM1.27
|
$0.48
F CFA290
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
BAM1.21
|
$1.07
F CFA649
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
BAM1.43
|
$1.27
F CFA773
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
BAM0.71
|
$0.46
F CFA281
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
BAM0.75
|
$0.61
F CFA369
|
|
pay 49.0% more for transportation
Sarajevo
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.60
BAM11.97
|
$4.89
F CFA2,975
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.59
BAM53.64
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,332.54
BAM40,485.69
|
$50,000.00
F CFA30,428,205
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.82
BAM14.17
|
?? | |
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Sarajevo
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.16
BAM49.23
|
$35.94
F CFA21,872
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$302.28
BAM547.99
|
$1,000.00
F CFA608,564
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$208.85
BAM378.62
|
$538.39
F CFA327,645
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.45
BAM236.48
|
$204.36
F CFA124,367
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for childcare
Sarajevo
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$191.30
BAM346.79
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,396.41
BAM6,157.20
|
$12,000.00
F CFA7,302,769
|
|
pay 20.3% more for entertainment and sports
Sarajevo
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
BAM4.05
|
$2.00
F CFA1,217
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.62
BAM2.93
|
$2.01
F CFA1,226
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.35
BAM6.07
|
$1.50
F CFA913
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.74
BAM53.92
|
$69.94
F CFA42,564
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.58
BAM10.12
|
$6.00
F CFA3,651
|
|
pay 3.0% more for clothing
Sarajevo
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.67
BAM137.18
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.85
BAM61.37
|
$25.00
F CFA15,214
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.86
BAM153.85
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.65
BAM171.58
|
$125.00
F CFA76,071
|
|
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