Cost of living comparison

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Bamako vs. St. George's Cost of Living Summary

Bamako is 13.1% cheaper than St. George's.

Restaurants: pay 38.4% less in Bamako
Groceries: pay 34.8% more in Bamako
Transportation: pay 13.9% less in Bamako
Housing: pay 36.9% less in Bamako
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.3% less in Bamako

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

Bamako vs. St. George's Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bamako instead of St. George's, you would:

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pay 38.4% less for restaurants

	St. George's	Bamako
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.40 EC$20.00	$6.70 F CFA3,777	-9.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.33 EC$22.50	$6.42 F CFA3,619	-22.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.85 EC$5.00	$0.77 F CFA435	-58.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.57 EC$4.25	$0.58 F CFA327	-63.1%
Average			-38.4%

St. George's vs. Bamako - Cost of restaurants

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pay 34.8% more for groceries

	St. George's	Bamako
Bread 1 loaf	$1.69 EC$4.57	$3.84 F CFA2,162	+127.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.00 EC$13.52	$8.91 F CFA5,019	+78.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$14.71 EC$39.75	$8.86 F CFA4,991	-39.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.07 EC$11.00	$5.50 F CFA3,099	+35.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.60 EC$7.04	$7.08 F CFA3,990	+172.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.20 EC$3.25	$1.81 F CFA1,022	+50.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.84 EC$2.27	$0.48 F CFA269	-43.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.79 EC$2.13	$1.28 F CFA723	+62.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.34 EC$3.63	$0.95 F CFA537	-29.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 EC$1.91	$0.56 F CFA315	-20.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.71 EC$1.91	$0.64 F CFA359	-9.7%
Average			+34.8%

St. George's vs. Bamako - Cost of groceries

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pay 13.9% less for transportation

	St. George's	Bamako
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.12 EC$13.85	$4.41 F CFA2,486	-13.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.00 EC$100.00	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,976.41 EC$67,500.00	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	??
Average			-13.9%

St. George's vs. Bamako - Cost of transportation

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pay 36.9% less for housing

	St. George's	Bamako
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$46.87 EC$126.67	$57.51 F CFA32,399	+22.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$579.70 EC$1,566.67	$175.00 F CFA98,585	-69.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$289.85 EC$783.33	$80.00 F CFA45,067	-72.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$159.51 EC$431.09	$114.71 F CFA64,619	-28.1%
Average			-36.9%

St. George's vs. Bamako - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	St. George's	Bamako
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$55.50 EC$150.00	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,331.13 EC$6,300.00	??

St. George's vs. Bamako - Cost of childcare

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pay 11.3% less for entertainment and sports

	St. George's	Bamako
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.04 EC$5.50	$2.39 F CFA1,344	+17.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.44 EC$12.00	$1.89 F CFA1,065	-57.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.85 EC$5.00	$0.93 F CFA526	-49.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.00 EC$100.00	$67.41 F CFA37,977	+82.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.10 EC$30.00	$5.67 F CFA3,195	-48.9%
Average			-11.3%

St. George's vs. Bamako - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	St. George's	Bamako
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.90 EC$70.00	??
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.40 EC$120.00	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$42.55 EC$115.00	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$75.85 EC$205.00	??

St. George's vs. Bamako - Cost of clothing

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