Cost of living comparison
Castries is 37.3% more expensive than Bamako.
If you lived in Castries instead of Bamako, you would:
pay 81.5% more for restaurants
|
Bamako
|
Castries
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.91
F CFA2,961
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.59
F CFA3,976
|
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
F CFA468
|
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
F CFA388
|
$1.05
EC$2.83
|
|
pay 76.8% more for groceries
|
Bamako
|
Castries
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
F CFA634
|
$1.63
EC$4.39
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.62
F CFA5,804
|
$3.08
EC$8.33
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.46
F CFA5,708
|
$7.72
EC$20.85
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
F CFA1,552
|
$3.67
EC$9.93
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
F CFA2,154
|
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$4.44
EC$11.99
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA302
|
$0.75
EC$2.04
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA603
|
$2.86
EC$7.72
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA766
|
$4.17
EC$11.27
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
F CFA279
|
$1.56
EC$4.23
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA366
|
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
|
pay 5.4% more for transportation
|
Bamako
|
Castries
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
F CFA3,308
|
$5.78
EC$15.61
|
|
| 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 15.6% more for housing
|
Bamako
|
Castries
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.18
F CFA20,617
|
$45.02
EC$121.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$500.00
F CFA301,603
|
$653.95
EC$1,767.34
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$307.59
F CFA185,538
|
$374.65
EC$1,012.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$114.71
F CFA69,191
|
$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 7.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bamako
|
Castries
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.64
F CFA1,590
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.98
F CFA1,197
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.93
F CFA563
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.94
F CFA42,190
|
$33.92
EC$91.67
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
F CFA3,619
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Bamako
|
Castries
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$75.39
EC$203.75
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$53.19
EC$143.75
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$115.63
EC$312.50
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$104.84
EC$283.33
|
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