Cost of living comparison
Castries is 32.0% more expensive than Bamako.
If you lived in Castries instead of Bamako, you would:
pay 67.2% more for restaurants
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Bamako
|
Castries
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.70
F CFA4,221
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.42
F CFA4,045
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
F CFA486
|
$1.94
EC$5.25
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
F CFA365
|
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
|
pay 72.7% more for groceries
|
Bamako
|
Castries
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.10
F CFA694
|
$1.63
EC$4.39
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.52
EC$9.50
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.46
F CFA5,959
|
$7.72
EC$20.85
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.13
F CFA1,969
|
$3.79
EC$10.24
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.00
F CFA3,778
|
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$3.43
EC$9.27
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA315
|
$0.75
EC$2.04
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA630
|
$2.86
EC$7.72
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA630
|
$4.17
EC$11.27
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.56
EC$4.23
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
F CFA472
|
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
|
pay 3.9% more for transportation
|
Bamako
|
Castries
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
F CFA3,453
|
$5.70
EC$15.40
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? | ?? | |
pay 9.1% more for housing
|
Bamako
|
Castries
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.27
F CFA25,984
|
$45.02
EC$121.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$653.95
EC$1,767.34
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$407.02
EC$1,100.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$89.60
EC$242.16
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Bamako
|
Castries
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$181.93
EC$491.67
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? | ?? |
pay 7.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bamako
|
Castries
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.39
F CFA1,502
|
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
F CFA1,190
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.93
F CFA588
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.41
F CFA42,446
|
$33.92
EC$91.67
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.67
F CFA3,572
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Bamako
|
Castries
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$78.94
EC$213.33
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$58.59
EC$158.33
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$123.34
EC$333.33
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$101.76
EC$275.00
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