Cost of living comparison
Bamako is 48.0% more expensive than Vientiane.
If you lived in Bamako instead of Vientiane, you would:
pay 47.4% more for restaurants
Vientiane
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
LAK63,810
|
$8.00
F CFA4,873
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
LAK106,350
|
$4.83
F CFA2,944
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
LAK19,534
|
$0.89
F CFA542
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
LAK9,386
|
$0.57
F CFA348
|
|
pay 22.4% less for groceries
Vientiane
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.93
LAK41,050
|
$0.87
F CFA528
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.94
LAK126,446
|
$7.81
F CFA4,760
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.37
LAK220,554
|
$8.20
F CFA4,996
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
LAK44,148
|
$1.90
F CFA1,155
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.37
LAK50,407
|
$3.43
F CFA2,091
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.02
LAK43,016
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
LAK11,024
|
$0.48
F CFA290
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
LAK33,457
|
$1.07
F CFA650
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
LAK47,796
|
$1.27
F CFA774
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
LAK33,457
|
$0.46
F CFA281
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.57
LAK33,457
|
$0.61
F CFA369
|
|
pay 11.3% less for transportation
Vientiane
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
LAK111,489
|
$4.89
F CFA2,978
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.94
LAK126,446
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,448.31
LAK1,264,460,507
|
$50,000.00
F CFA30,457,723
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.89
LAK295,432
|
?? | |
pay 56.6% more for housing
Vientiane
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$168.24
LAK3,578,413
|
$35.94
F CFA21,894
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$499.61
LAK10,626,643
|
$1,000.00
F CFA609,154
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$274.31
LAK5,834,620
|
$538.39
F CFA327,963
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.98
LAK2,083,982
|
$204.36
F CFA124,488
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Vientiane
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? | ?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,490.81
LAK95,519,044
|
$12,000.00
F CFA7,309,854
|
|
pay 34.3% more for entertainment and sports
Vientiane
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.13
LAK24,004
|
$2.00
F CFA1,218
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.10
LAK44,598
|
$2.01
F CFA1,227
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.04
LAK43,359
|
$1.50
F CFA914
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.22
LAK727,798
|
$69.94
F CFA42,606
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
LAK106,350
|
$6.00
F CFA3,655
|
|
pay 64.2% more for clothing
Vientiane
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
LAK1,980,985
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.63
LAK1,076,897
|
$25.00
F CFA15,229
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.25
LAK2,642,720
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.78
LAK952,559
|
$125.00
F CFA76,144
|
|
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