Cost of living comparison
Athens is 48.9% more expensive than Bamako.
If you lived in Athens instead of Bamako, you would:
pay 87.8% more for restaurants
|
Bamako
|
Athens
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.70
F CFA4,188
|
$16.08
€15.31
|
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|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.42
F CFA4,012
|
$9.65
€9.18
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
F CFA482
|
$2.06
€1.96
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
F CFA362
|
$0.55
€0.52
|
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pay 1.2% more for groceries
|
Bamako
|
Athens
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.10
F CFA689
|
$1.27
€1.21
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.59
€6.28
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.46
F CFA5,911
|
$6.29
€5.99
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.13
F CFA1,953
|
$4.50
€4.29
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.00
F CFA3,748
|
$4.89
€4.66
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.93
€0.88
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA312
|
$0.89
€0.85
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA625
|
$0.60
€0.57
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA625
|
$0.93
€0.88
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.57
€0.54
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
F CFA468
|
$0.53
€0.50
|
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pay 39.3% more for transportation
|
Bamako
|
Athens
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
F CFA3,425
|
$7.64
€7.27
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$30.01
€28.57
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$30,384.48
€28,932.11
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$12.86
€12.25
|
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pay 21.1% less for housing
|
Bamako
|
Athens
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.27
F CFA25,776
|
$32.55
€30.99
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$634.68
€604.35
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$557.32
€530.68
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$153.41
€146.08
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Bamako
|
Athens
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$463.20
€441.06
|
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| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$10,722.29
€10,209.77
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Bamako
|
Athens
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.39
F CFA1,490
|
$5.36
€5.10
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
F CFA1,180
|
$3.71
€3.53
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.93
F CFA583
|
$4.88
€4.64
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.41
F CFA42,106
|
$49.36
€47.00
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.67
F CFA3,543
|
$9.65
€9.18
|
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pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Bamako
|
Athens
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$86.11
€82.00
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$38.32
€36.49
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$93.75
€89.27
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$115.38
€109.87
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