Cost of living comparison
Bamako is 33.2% cheaper than Victoria.
If you lived in Bamako instead of Victoria, you would:
pay 59.8% less for restaurants
Victoria
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.76
SCR203.56
|
$4.91
F CFA2,960
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.19
SCR140.60
|
$6.59
F CFA3,974
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
SCR31.24
|
$0.78
F CFA468
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.24
SCR30.95
|
$0.64
F CFA388
|
|
pay 21.2% less for groceries
Victoria
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.88
SCR25.88
|
$1.05
F CFA634
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.83
SCR149.34
|
$9.62
F CFA5,801
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.52
SCR117.51
|
$9.46
F CFA5,706
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.87
SCR53.44
|
$2.57
F CFA1,551
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.08
SCR42.47
|
$3.57
F CFA2,153
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
SCR13.08
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.30
SCR17.89
|
$0.50
F CFA301
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
SCR12.35
|
$1.00
F CFA603
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.60
SCR49.63
|
$1.27
F CFA766
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
SCR10.73
|
$0.46
F CFA279
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
SCR7.96
|
$0.61
F CFA365
|
|
pay 4.9% less for transportation
Victoria
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.76
SCR79.48
|
$5.48
F CFA3,306
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$26.57
SCR366.41
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,466.86
SCR365,004.93
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$45.76
SCR631.04
|
?? | |
pay 39.0% less for housing
Victoria
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$137.77
SCR1,900.00
|
$34.18
F CFA20,607
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,117.62
SCR15,413.16
|
$500.00
F CFA301,461
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$793.40
SCR10,941.77
|
$307.59
F CFA185,451
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.66
SCR1,167.56
|
$114.71
F CFA69,159
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Victoria
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$166.06
SCR2,290.07
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,986.24
SCR110,138.40
|
?? |
pay 41.3% less for entertainment and sports
Victoria
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.06
SCR55.98
|
$2.64
F CFA1,589
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.02
SCR69.29
|
$1.98
F CFA1,197
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.28
SCR183.21
|
$0.93
F CFA563
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$95.18
SCR1,312.62
|
$69.94
F CFA42,170
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.54
SCR76.34
|
$6.00
F CFA3,618
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Victoria
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.83
SCR935.50
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.36
SCR363.52
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.67
SCR1,002.13
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.65
SCR1,043.28
|
?? |
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