Cost of living comparison
Bamako is 10.0% more expensive than Warsaw.
If you lived in Bamako instead of Warsaw, you would:
pay 37.3% less for restaurants
|
Warsaw
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.33
zł37.62
|
$8.00
CFA4,906
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.82
zł27.51
|
$4.83
CFA2,964
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
zł6.49
|
$0.89
CFA546
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
zł5.93
|
$0.57
CFA351
|
|
pay 29.1% more for groceries
|
Warsaw
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.04
zł4.19
|
$0.87
CFA532
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.21
zł16.98
|
$7.81
CFA4,792
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.58
zł14.45
|
$8.20
CFA5,030
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.77
zł11.18
|
$1.90
CFA1,163
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.59
zł10.43
|
$3.43
CFA2,105
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.41
zł1.67
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
zł2.67
|
$0.48
CFA292
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
zł2.99
|
$1.07
CFA654
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
zł5.41
|
$1.27
CFA779
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
zł1.48
|
$0.46
CFA283
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
zł1.57
|
$0.61
CFA372
|
|
pay 39.4% more for transportation
|
Warsaw
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.19
zł24.97
|
$4.89
CFA2,998
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.65
zł103.45
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,040.90
zł101,001.86
|
$50,000.00
CFA30,662,227
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.46
zł30.10
|
?? | |
pay 38.2% more for housing
|
Warsaw
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.86
zł55.90
|
$35.94
CFA22,041
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$888.26
zł3,582.78
|
$1,000.00
CFA613,245
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$687.84
zł2,774.39
|
$538.39
CFA330,165
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$198.98
zł802.58
|
$204.36
CFA125,324
|
|
pay 7.2% more for childcare
|
Warsaw
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$442.43
zł1,784.55
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,192.96
zł45,146.52
|
$12,000.00
CFA7,358,934
|
|
pay 9.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Warsaw
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.26
zł13.17
|
$2.00
CFA1,226
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.15
zł12.72
|
$2.01
CFA1,236
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.20
zł16.93
|
$1.50
CFA920
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.98
zł137.07
|
$69.94
CFA42,892
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.99
zł28.21
|
$6.00
CFA3,679
|
|
pay 3.0% more for clothing
|
Warsaw
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.81
zł313.84
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.95
zł136.92
|
$25.00
CFA15,331
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.04
zł343.02
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.44
zł380.94
|
$125.00
CFA76,656
|
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