Cost of living comparison
Bamako is 31.8% cheaper than Stockholm.
If you lived in Bamako instead of Stockholm, you would:
pay 57.8% less for restaurants
Stockholm
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.91
SEK151.13
|
$4.91
F CFA2,987
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.60
SEK104.28
|
$6.59
F CFA4,011
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.35
SEK25.54
|
$0.78
F CFA472
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
SEK22.01
|
$0.64
F CFA392
|
|
pay 15.4% less for groceries
Stockholm
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.73
SEK29.70
|
$1.05
F CFA640
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.25
SEK56.99
|
$9.62
F CFA5,855
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.52
SEK59.95
|
$9.46
F CFA5,759
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.04
SEK43.93
|
$2.57
F CFA1,566
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.26
SEK57.10
|
$3.57
F CFA2,174
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
SEK15.20
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
SEK11.99
|
$0.50
F CFA304
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.40
SEK15.17
|
$1.00
F CFA609
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.00
SEK21.76
|
$1.27
F CFA773
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
SEK7.59
|
$0.46
F CFA281
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
SEK8.85
|
$0.61
F CFA369
|
|
pay 20.8% less for transportation
Stockholm
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.93
SEK75.23
|
$5.48
F CFA3,337
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$94.59
SEK1,027.65
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,656.21
SEK311,317.63
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.82
SEK302.25
|
?? | |
pay 29.3% less for housing
Stockholm
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.19
SEK317.10
|
$34.18
F CFA20,800
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,509.41
SEK16,398.04
|
$500.00
F CFA304,282
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$932.71
SEK10,132.85
|
$307.59
F CFA187,186
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$115.02
SEK1,249.59
|
$114.71
F CFA69,806
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Stockholm
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$136.93
SEK1,487.57
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,986.40
SEK75,899.37
|
?? |
pay 35.7% less for entertainment and sports
Stockholm
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.96
SEK75.56
|
$2.64
F CFA1,604
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.14
SEK44.97
|
$1.98
F CFA1,208
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.58
SEK71.53
|
$0.93
F CFA568
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.94
SEK423.04
|
$69.94
F CFA42,564
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.33
SEK155.66
|
$6.00
F CFA3,651
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Stockholm
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.29
SEK850.51
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.00
SEK456.31
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.17
SEK1,023.08
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$140.31
SEK1,524.27
|
?? |
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