Cost of living comparison
Bamako is 2.5 times more expensive than St. George's.
If you lived in Bamako instead of St. George's, you would:
pay 35.3% less for restaurants
|
St. George's
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
$8.00
F CFA4,869
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
$4.83
F CFA2,941
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
EC$4.67
|
$0.89
F CFA541
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
EC$3.33
|
$0.57
F CFA348
|
|
pay 5.1% less for groceries
|
St. George's
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.26
EC$3.40
|
$0.87
F CFA528
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.65
EC$7.17
|
$7.81
F CFA4,756
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.42
EC$17.35
|
$8.20
F CFA4,991
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.95
EC$10.67
|
$1.90
F CFA1,154
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.90
EC$10.53
|
$3.43
F CFA2,089
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.94
EC$7.96
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
EC$3.01
|
$0.48
F CFA290
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.16
EC$3.13
|
$1.07
F CFA649
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
EC$4.13
|
$1.27
F CFA773
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
EC$3.77
|
$0.46
F CFA281
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
EC$2.33
|
$0.61
F CFA369
|
|
pay 75.4% more for transportation
|
St. George's
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
EC$12.56
|
$4.89
F CFA2,975
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,351.15
EC$55,000.00
|
$50,000.00
F CFA30,428,205
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$199.81
EC$540.00
|
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pay 74.8% more for housing
|
St. George's
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.64
EC$147.67
|
$35.94
F CFA21,872
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$663.68
EC$1,793.64
|
$1,000.00
F CFA608,564
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$277.52
EC$750.00
|
$538.39
F CFA327,645
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.74
EC$191.18
|
$204.36
F CFA124,367
|
|
pay 10.6 times more for childcare
|
St. George's
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$115.63
EC$312.50
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,128.56
EC$3,050.00
|
$12,000.00
F CFA7,302,769
|
|
pay 14.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
St. George's
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$2.00
F CFA1,217
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
$2.01
F CFA1,226
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$1.50
F CFA913
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.25
EC$125.00
|
$69.94
F CFA42,564
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$6.00
F CFA3,651
|
|
pay 19.5% less for clothing
|
St. George's
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.27
EC$246.67
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.87
EC$126.67
|
$25.00
F CFA15,214
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.54
EC$293.33
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.94
EC$313.33
|
$125.00
F CFA76,071
|
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