Cost of living comparison
Bratislava is 41.4% more expensive than Bamako.
If you lived in Bratislava instead of Bamako, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
|
Bamako
|
Bratislava
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.70
F CFA4,171
|
$10.72
€10.16
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.42
F CFA3,996
|
$8.57
€8.13
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
F CFA480
|
$1.96
€1.86
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
F CFA361
|
$1.53
€1.45
|
|
pay 16.8% more for groceries
|
Bamako
|
Bratislava
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.10
F CFA686
|
$1.75
€1.66
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.52
€6.19
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.46
F CFA5,887
|
$4.34
€4.12
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.13
F CFA1,945
|
$3.22
€3.05
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.00
F CFA3,733
|
$3.46
€3.28
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.79
€0.75
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA311
|
$0.84
€0.79
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA622
|
$1.01
€0.96
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA622
|
$1.98
€1.87
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.75
€0.71
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
F CFA467
|
$0.77
€0.73
|
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pay 17.2% more for transportation
|
Bamako
|
Bratislava
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
F CFA3,411
|
$6.43
€6.09
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$38.58
€36.59
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$24,650.55
€23,377.65
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$15.65
€14.84
|
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pay 50.1% less for housing
|
Bamako
|
Bratislava
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.27
F CFA25,672
|
$20.58
€19.52
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$769.99
€730.23
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$617.27
€585.39
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$187.33
€177.66
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Bamako
|
Bratislava
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$612.91
€581.26
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$15,233.33
€14,446.71
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Bamako
|
Bratislava
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.39
F CFA1,484
|
$2.68
€2.54
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
F CFA1,176
|
$2.81
€2.67
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.93
F CFA580
|
$5.36
€5.08
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.41
F CFA41,937
|
$45.95
€43.58
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.67
F CFA3,529
|
$11.15
€10.57
|
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pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Bamako
|
Bratislava
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$73.52
€69.73
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$37.05
€35.13
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$83.22
€78.93
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$101.33
€96.10
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