Cost of living comparison
Bamako is 2.5% cheaper than 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
ETB734.33
|
$6.70
F CFA4,221
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
ETB763.13
|
$6.42
F CFA4,045
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
ETB96.08
|
$0.77
F CFA486
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
ETB61.46
|
$0.58
F CFA365
|
|
pay 27.0% more for groceries
|
Addis Ababa
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
ETB147.06
|
$1.10
F CFA694
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
ETB594.01
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.08
ETB743.96
|
$9.46
F CFA5,959
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
ETB324.23
|
$3.13
F CFA1,969
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.65
ETB691.03
|
$6.00
F CFA3,778
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
ETB404.05
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
ETB61.97
|
$0.50
F CFA315
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
ETB131.97
|
$1.00
F CFA630
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ETB47.31
|
$1.00
F CFA630
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB38.10
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
ETB97.20
|
$0.75
F CFA472
|
|
pay 12.4% more for transportation
|
Addis Ababa
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
ETB597.23
|
$5.48
F CFA3,453
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
ETB1,223.89
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ETB3,059,724.85
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.67
ETB448.56
|
?? | |
pay 75.9% less for housing
|
Addis Ababa
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$171.17
ETB20,948.92
|
$41.27
F CFA25,984
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$645.10
ETB78,953.14
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$422.74
ETB51,739.00
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.84
ETB15,278.83
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Addis Ababa
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.47
ETB9,971.43
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,916.67
ETB5,374,916.65
|
?? |
pay 17.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Addis Ababa
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ETB122.39
|
$2.39
F CFA1,502
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
ETB140.71
|
$1.89
F CFA1,190
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB489.56
|
$0.93
F CFA588
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$90.59
ETB11,087.83
|
$67.41
F CFA42,446
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.70
ETB820.01
|
$5.67
F CFA3,572
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Addis Ababa
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.33
ETB5,915.47
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.17
ETB9,199.57
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.84
ETB13,321.15
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.32
ETB14,603.66
|
?? |
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