Cost of living comparison
Bamako is 2.1 times more expensive than Windhoek.
If you lived in Bamako instead of Windhoek, you would:
pay 7.2% less for restaurants
Windhoek
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.21
NAD150.79
|
$8.00
F CFA4,869
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.65
NAD85.45
|
$4.83
F CFA2,941
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
NAD15.80
|
$0.89
F CFA541
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
NAD15.80
|
$0.57
F CFA348
|
|
pay 50.2% more for groceries
Windhoek
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
NAD13.27
|
$0.87
F CFA528
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.84
NAD52.11
|
$7.81
F CFA4,756
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.30
NAD78.96
|
$8.20
F CFA4,991
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.17
NAD39.92
|
$1.90
F CFA1,154
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.99
NAD36.60
|
$3.43
F CFA2,089
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
NAD14.44
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
NAD13.03
|
$0.48
F CFA290
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
NAD11.76
|
$1.07
F CFA649
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
NAD10.49
|
$1.27
F CFA773
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
NAD12.35
|
$0.46
F CFA281
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
NAD8.51
|
$0.61
F CFA369
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for transportation
Windhoek
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.15
NAD76.27
|
$4.89
F CFA2,975
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.59
NAD396.74
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,205.69
NAD150,790.43
|
$50,000.00
F CFA30,428,205
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.62
NAD121.64
|
?? | |
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Windhoek
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.96
NAD954.80
|
$35.94
F CFA21,872
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$349.50
NAD6,422.56
|
$1,000.00
F CFA608,564
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.08
NAD4,595.52
|
$538.39
F CFA327,645
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.42
NAD1,257.27
|
$204.36
F CFA124,367
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
Windhoek
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$140.81
NAD2,587.56
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,704.96
NAD68,083.55
|
$12,000.00
F CFA7,302,769
|
|
pay 33.1% more for entertainment and sports
Windhoek
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.37
NAD25.13
|
$2.00
F CFA1,217
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.76
NAD32.42
|
$2.01
F CFA1,226
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
NAD40.21
|
$1.50
F CFA913
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.54
NAD836.89
|
$69.94
F CFA42,564
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.28
NAD60.32
|
$6.00
F CFA3,651
|
|
pay 57.0% more for clothing
Windhoek
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.93
NAD678.56
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.33
NAD447.09
|
$25.00
F CFA15,214
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.75
NAD1,281.72
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$59.15
NAD1,086.91
|
$125.00
F CFA76,071
|
|
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