Cost of living comparison
Roseau is 64.8% more expensive than Bamako.
- Restaurants
-
pay 72.8% more in Roseau
- Groceries
-
pay 82.6% more in Roseau
- Transportation
-
pay 18.1% less in Roseau
- Housing
-
pay 37.5% more in Roseau
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.5 times more in Roseau
The cost of entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, and housing in Roseau are more expensive than in Bamako. Notably, entertainment and sports and groceries are significantly more expensive in Roseau.
If you lived in Roseau instead of Bamako, you would:
pay 72.8% more for restaurants
|
Bamako
|
Roseau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.70
F CFA3,940
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.42
F CFA3,775
|
$6.66
EC$18.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
F CFA454
|
$1.71
EC$4.62
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
F CFA341
|
$1.48
EC$4.00
|
|
pay 82.6% more for groceries
|
Bamako
|
Roseau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.10
F CFA648
|
$2.47
EC$6.67
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.46
F CFA5,561
|
$14.24
EC$38.49
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.13
F CFA1,837
|
$5.18
EC$14.00
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.00
F CFA3,526
|
$4.69
EC$12.66
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.85
EC$7.71
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA294
|
$1.02
EC$2.77
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA588
|
$2.12
EC$5.74
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA588
|
$2.41
EC$6.50
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.48
EC$4.00
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
F CFA441
|
$1.39
EC$3.75
|
|
pay 18.1% less for transportation
|
Bamako
|
Roseau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
F CFA3,222
|
$4.49
EC$12.13
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$32.25
EC$87.16
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$33,254.25
EC$89,871.27
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
|
pay 37.5% more for housing
|
Bamako
|
Roseau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.27
F CFA24,252
|
$56.74
EC$153.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$283.68
EC$766.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$203.51
EC$550.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$106.28
EC$287.22
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Bamako
|
Roseau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Bamako
|
Roseau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.39
F CFA1,402
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
F CFA1,111
|
$3.10
EC$8.38
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.93
F CFA548
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.41
F CFA39,616
|
$43.17
EC$116.67
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.67
F CFA3,333
|
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Bamako
|
Roseau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$70.92
EC$191.67
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$38.24
EC$103.33
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$77.70
EC$210.00
|
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