Cost of living comparison
Bamako is 11.3 times more expensive than Tripoli.
If you lived in Bamako instead of Tripoli, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Tripoli
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.17
LYD29.840
|
$4.91
F CFA2,960
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.14
LYD24.870
|
$6.59
F CFA3,974
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
LYD2.260
|
$0.78
F CFA468
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.13
LYD0.630
|
$0.64
F CFA388
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
Tripoli
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.30
LYD1.470
|
$1.05
F CFA634
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.40
LYD11.590
|
$9.62
F CFA5,801
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.73
LYD18.040
|
$9.46
F CFA5,706
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
LYD6.750
|
$2.57
F CFA1,551
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.45
LYD7.030
|
$3.57
F CFA2,153
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
LYD4.160
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
LYD2.480
|
$0.50
F CFA301
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.36
LYD1.730
|
$1.00
F CFA603
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
LYD1.220
|
$1.27
F CFA766
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
LYD1.380
|
$0.46
F CFA279
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
LYD1.400
|
$0.61
F CFA365
|
|
pay 46.9 times more for transportation
Tripoli
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.12
LYD0.560
|
$5.48
F CFA3,306
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.46
LYD79.580
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,433.88
LYD74,606.950
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.00
LYD33.820
|
?? | |
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Tripoli
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.74
LYD95.410
|
$34.18
F CFA20,607
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$226.36
LYD1,094.240
|
$500.00
F CFA301,461
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$124.50
LYD601.830
|
$307.59
F CFA185,451
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.19
LYD199.090
|
$114.71
F CFA69,159
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Tripoli
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$68.60
LYD331.590
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,028.93
LYD4,973.800
|
?? |
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Tripoli
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.67
LYD3.230
|
$2.64
F CFA1,589
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.58
LYD2.820
|
$1.98
F CFA1,197
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.26
LYD10.940
|
$0.93
F CFA563
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.40
LYD132.430
|
$69.94
F CFA42,170
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.14
LYD24.870
|
$6.00
F CFA3,618
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Tripoli
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$30.31
LYD146.540
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.72
LYD158.170
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.68
LYD235.300
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$58.53
LYD282.950
|
?? |
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