Cost of living comparison
Bamako is 2.5% cheaper than Addis Ababa.
- Restaurants
-
pay 7.1% more in Bamako
- Groceries
-
pay 27.0% more in Bamako
- Transportation
-
pay 12.4% more in Bamako
- Housing
-
pay 75.9% less in Bamako
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 17.1% more in Bamako
The cost of groceries, entertainment and sports, transportation, and restaurants in Bamako are more expensive than in Addis Ababa.
If you lived in Bamako instead of Addis Ababa, you would:
pay 7.1% more for restaurants
|
Addis Ababa
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
ETB756.22
|
$6.70
F CFA4,289
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
ETB785.87
|
$6.42
F CFA4,109
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
ETB98.94
|
$0.77
F CFA494
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
ETB63.29
|
$0.58
F CFA371
|
|
pay 27.0% more for groceries
|
Addis Ababa
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
ETB151.44
|
$1.10
F CFA705
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
ETB611.71
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.08
ETB766.12
|
$9.46
F CFA6,054
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
ETB333.89
|
$3.13
F CFA2,000
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.65
ETB711.62
|
$6.00
F CFA3,838
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
ETB416.09
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
ETB63.82
|
$0.50
F CFA320
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
ETB135.90
|
$1.00
F CFA640
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ETB48.72
|
$1.00
F CFA640
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB39.23
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
ETB100.09
|
$0.75
F CFA480
|
|
pay 12.4% more for transportation
|
Addis Ababa
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
ETB615.02
|
$5.48
F CFA3,508
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
ETB1,260.36
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ETB3,150,897.65
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.67
ETB461.92
|
?? | |
pay 75.9% less for housing
|
Addis Ababa
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$171.17
ETB21,573.15
|
$41.27
F CFA26,398
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$645.10
ETB81,305.76
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$422.74
ETB53,280.70
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.84
ETB15,734.10
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Addis Ababa
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.47
ETB10,268.56
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,916.67
ETB5,535,076.87
|
?? |
pay 17.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Addis Ababa
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ETB126.04
|
$2.39
F CFA1,526
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
ETB144.90
|
$1.89
F CFA1,209
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB504.14
|
$0.93
F CFA597
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$90.59
ETB11,418.22
|
$67.41
F CFA43,123
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.70
ETB844.44
|
$5.67
F CFA3,628
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Addis Ababa
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.33
ETB6,091.74
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.17
ETB9,473.70
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.84
ETB13,718.09
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.32
ETB15,038.82
|
?? |
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