Cost of living comparison
San Juan is 2.1 times more expensive than Bamako.
If you lived in San Juan instead of Bamako, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
|
Bamako
|
San Juan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.70
F CFA4,216
|
$20.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.42
F CFA4,040
|
$10.75
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
F CFA486
|
$1.95
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
F CFA365
|
$1.50
|
|
pay 79.6% more for groceries
|
Bamako
|
San Juan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.10
F CFA693
|
$3.52
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.81
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.46
F CFA5,952
|
$8.25
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.13
F CFA1,966
|
$5.46
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.00
F CFA3,773
|
$3.94
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.16
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA314
|
$1.16
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA629
|
$1.62
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA629
|
$2.24
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.72
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
F CFA472
|
$1.29
|
|
pay 32.7% less for transportation
|
Bamako
|
San Juan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
F CFA3,449
|
$3.69
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$40.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$32,500.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$22.00
|
|
pay 72.0% more for housing
|
Bamako
|
San Juan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.27
F CFA25,954
|
$71.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$1,766.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$838.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$280.41
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Bamako
|
San Juan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$470.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$10,400.00
|
pay 3.7 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Bamako
|
San Juan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.39
F CFA1,501
|
$3.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
F CFA1,188
|
$3.83
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.93
F CFA587
|
$11.40
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.41
F CFA42,397
|
$55.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.67
F CFA3,567
|
$12.00
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Bamako
|
San Juan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$45.80
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$47.50
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$91.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$106.00
|
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