Cost of living comparison
Bamako is 56.4% more expensive than Tirana.
If you lived in Bamako instead of Tirana, you would:
pay 20.6% less for restaurants
|
Tirana
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.82
ALL636
|
$8.00
F CFA4,869
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.82
ALL636
|
$4.83
F CFA2,941
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
ALL147
|
$0.89
F CFA541
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
ALL73
|
$0.57
F CFA348
|
|
pay 26.1% more for groceries
|
Tirana
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
ALL82
|
$0.87
F CFA528
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.26
ALL397
|
$7.81
F CFA4,756
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.34
ALL591
|
$8.20
F CFA4,991
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.31
ALL309
|
$1.90
F CFA1,154
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.10
ALL289
|
$3.43
F CFA2,089
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.51
ALL48
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
ALL84
|
$0.48
F CFA290
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
ALL61
|
$1.07
F CFA649
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ALL60
|
$1.27
F CFA773
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
ALL38
|
$0.46
F CFA281
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
ALL37
|
$0.61
F CFA369
|
|
pay 49.6% more for transportation
|
Tirana
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.27
ALL771
|
$4.89
F CFA2,975
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.60
ALL1,454
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,815.16
ALL1,940,961
|
$50,000.00
F CFA30,428,205
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.32
ALL2,454
|
?? | |
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Tirana
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.74
ALL1,561
|
$35.94
F CFA21,872
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$496.12
ALL46,262
|
$1,000.00
F CFA608,564
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.47
ALL29,883
|
$538.39
F CFA327,645
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.54
ALL6,764
|
$204.36
F CFA124,367
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
|
Tirana
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$203.42
ALL18,968
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,770.26
ALL351,567
|
$12,000.00
F CFA7,302,769
|
|
pay 7.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tirana
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
ALL182
|
$2.00
F CFA1,217
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.51
ALL141
|
$2.01
F CFA1,226
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.41
ALL318
|
$1.50
F CFA913
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.37
ALL3,764
|
$69.94
F CFA42,564
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.21
ALL673
|
$6.00
F CFA3,651
|
|
pay 2.2% less for clothing
|
Tirana
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.10
ALL4,858
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.16
ALL3,558
|
$25.00
F CFA15,214
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.51
ALL7,787
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.12
ALL8,963
|
$125.00
F CFA76,071
|
|
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