Cost of living comparison
Bamako is 12.3% cheaper than Valletta.
If you lived in Bamako instead of Valletta, you would:
pay 59.1% less for restaurants
Valletta
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.59
€16.34
|
$8.00
F CFA4,873
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.19
|
$4.83
F CFA2,944
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
€2.19
|
$0.89
F CFA542
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
€1.69
|
$0.57
F CFA348
|
|
pay 19.0% less for groceries
Valletta
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.74
€1.61
|
$0.87
F CFA528
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.41
€5.96
|
$7.81
F CFA4,760
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
€3.75
|
$8.20
F CFA4,996
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.10
€2.88
|
$1.90
F CFA1,155
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.49
€4.17
|
$3.43
F CFA2,091
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.16
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.84
|
$0.48
F CFA290
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.09
€1.01
|
$1.07
F CFA650
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
€1.71
|
$1.27
F CFA774
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.16
|
$0.46
F CFA281
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.50
€1.39
|
$0.61
F CFA369
|
|
pay 77.0% more for transportation
Valletta
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.66
€5.26
|
$4.89
F CFA2,978
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.59
€26.55
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,690.64
€17,357.07
|
$50,000.00
F CFA30,457,723
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.39
€24.50
|
?? | |
pay 4.7% less for housing
Valletta
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.54
€47.86
|
$35.94
F CFA21,894
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,026.15
€952.94
|
$1,000.00
F CFA609,154
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$907.05
€842.33
|
$538.39
F CFA327,963
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.11
€122.69
|
$204.36
F CFA124,488
|
|
pay 14.9% more for childcare
Valletta
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$677.26
€628.94
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,444.77
€9,699.54
|
$12,000.00
F CFA7,309,854
|
|
pay 50.6% less for entertainment and sports
Valletta
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.08
|
$2.00
F CFA1,218
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.14
€2.92
|
$2.01
F CFA1,227
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.05
€5.62
|
$1.50
F CFA914
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$91.88
€85.33
|
$69.94
F CFA42,606
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.49
€15.32
|
$6.00
F CFA3,655
|
|
pay 44.9% less for clothing
Valletta
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$129.19
€119.97
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$71.46
€66.37
|
$25.00
F CFA15,229
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.31
€113.59
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$166.29
€154.43
|
$125.00
F CFA76,144
|
|
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