Cost of living comparison
Bucharest is 37.8% more expensive than Bamako.
If you lived in Bucharest instead of Bamako, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Bamako
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.70
F CFA4,216
|
$11.85
RON56.55
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.42
F CFA4,040
|
$7.54
RON35.98
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
F CFA486
|
$2.00
RON9.53
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
F CFA365
|
$2.20
RON10.51
|
|
pay 11.8% less for groceries
|
Bamako
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.10
F CFA693
|
$1.17
RON5.61
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.52
RON21.59
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.46
F CFA5,952
|
$6.34
RON30.26
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.13
F CFA1,966
|
$3.28
RON15.64
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.00
F CFA3,773
|
$3.09
RON14.74
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.59
RON2.79
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA314
|
$0.77
RON3.67
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA629
|
$0.75
RON3.58
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA629
|
$0.88
RON4.20
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.51
RON2.42
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
F CFA472
|
$0.44
RON2.10
|
|
pay 11.1% more for transportation
|
Bamako
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
F CFA3,449
|
$6.09
RON29.07
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$17.24
RON82.25
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$26,003.12
RON124,073.87
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$5.82
RON27.76
|
|
pay 77.3% less for housing
|
Bamako
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.27
F CFA25,954
|
$9.35
RON44.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$601.94
RON2,872.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$397.23
RON1,895.38
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$130.07
RON620.61
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Bamako
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$527.95
RON2,519.12
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$10,631.65
RON50,728.91
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Bamako
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.39
F CFA1,501
|
$3.23
RON15.42
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
F CFA1,188
|
$3.17
RON15.12
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.93
F CFA587
|
$5.98
RON28.53
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.41
F CFA42,397
|
$49.84
RON237.82
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.67
F CFA3,567
|
$8.62
RON41.12
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Bamako
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$78.42
RON374.16
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$39.68
RON189.32
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$85.94
RON410.08
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$105.80
RON504.83
|
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