Cost of living comparison
Bern is 2.8 times more expensive than Bamako.
If you lived in Bern instead of Bamako, you would:
pay 5.0 times more for restaurants
|
Bamako
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.70
F CFA4,221
|
$26.23
CHF23.44
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.42
F CFA4,045
|
$17.11
CHF15.29
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
F CFA486
|
$4.65
CHF4.15
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
F CFA365
|
$4.30
CHF3.84
|
|
pay 89.4% more for groceries
|
Bamako
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.10
F CFA694
|
$3.23
CHF2.89
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$13.69
CHF12.23
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.46
F CFA5,959
|
$7.62
CHF6.81
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.13
F CFA1,969
|
$5.84
CHF5.22
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.00
F CFA3,778
|
$13.31
CHF11.89
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.48
CHF1.32
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA315
|
$1.08
CHF0.96
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA630
|
$1.16
CHF1.03
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA630
|
$2.71
CHF2.42
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.06
CHF0.95
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
F CFA472
|
$0.98
CHF0.88
|
|
pay 43.3% more for transportation
|
Bamako
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
F CFA3,453
|
$7.86
CHF7.02
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$91.24
CHF81.53
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$37,408.50
CHF33,427.49
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$43.00
CHF38.42
|
|
pay 17.9% more for housing
|
Bamako
|
Bern
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.27
F CFA25,984
|
$48.66
CHF43.48
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$1,382.42
CHF1,235.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$978.93
CHF874.75
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$253.38
CHF226.41
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Bamako
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$3,022.33
CHF2,700.70
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$34,215.09
CHF30,573.92
|
pay 4.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Bamako
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.39
F CFA1,502
|
$7.41
CHF6.62
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
F CFA1,190
|
$5.39
CHF4.82
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.93
F CFA588
|
$10.26
CHF9.17
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.41
F CFA42,446
|
$71.17
CHF63.59
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.67
F CFA3,572
|
$22.81
CHF20.38
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Bamako
|
Bern
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$142.37
CHF127.22
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$63.68
CHF56.90
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$167.27
CHF149.47
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$189.00
CHF168.88
|
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