Cost of living comparison
Bamako is 2.9% more expensive than Tallinn.
If you lived in Bamako instead of Tallinn, you would:
pay 52.1% less for restaurants
|
Tallinn
|
Bamako
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.29
€13.27
|
$8.00
F CFA4,873
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.70
€7.15
|
$4.83
F CFA2,944
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
€2.07
|
$0.89
F CFA542
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
€1.61
|
$0.57
F CFA348
|
|
pay 12.9% more for groceries
|
Tallinn
|
Bamako
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
€1.16
|
$0.87
F CFA528
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.21
€4.84
|
$7.81
F CFA4,760
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.24
€3.94
|
$8.20
F CFA4,996
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
€2.52
|
$1.90
F CFA1,155
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
€3.32
|
$3.43
F CFA2,091
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.76
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
€0.59
|
$0.48
F CFA290
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$1.07
F CFA650
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.17
|
$1.27
F CFA774
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
€0.43
|
$0.46
F CFA281
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
€0.34
|
$0.61
F CFA369
|
|
pay 23.9% more for transportation
|
Tallinn
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.98
€7.41
|
$4.89
F CFA2,978
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.98
€30.63
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,816.68
€24,903.31
|
$50,000.00
F CFA30,457,723
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.33
€9.60
|
?? | |
pay 13.5% more for housing
|
Tallinn
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.58
€26.54
|
$35.94
F CFA21,894
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$724.26
€672.59
|
$1,000.00
F CFA609,154
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$533.62
€495.54
|
$538.39
F CFA327,963
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.02
€212.68
|
$204.36
F CFA124,488
|
|
pay 73.8% more for childcare
|
Tallinn
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$371.98
€345.44
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,903.44
€6,410.88
|
$12,000.00
F CFA7,309,854
|
|
pay 39.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Tallinn
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.11
|
$2.00
F CFA1,218
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.51
€3.26
|
$2.01
F CFA1,227
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.66
€5.26
|
$1.50
F CFA914
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.35
€53.26
|
$69.94
F CFA42,606
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
€9.19
|
$6.00
F CFA3,655
|
|
pay 12.1% less for clothing
|
Tallinn
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.77
€83.37
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.27
€37.40
|
$25.00
F CFA15,229
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.33
€82.96
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.92
€102.08
|
$125.00
F CFA76,144
|
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