Cost of living comparison
Singapore is 2.6 times more expensive than Bamako.
If you lived in Singapore instead of Bamako, you would:
pay 78.7% more for restaurants
Bamako
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.91
F CFA2,883
|
$11.17
SGD14.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.59
F CFA3,870
|
$7.45
SGD9.61
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
F CFA456
|
$1.52
SGD1.96
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
F CFA378
|
$1.14
SGD1.48
|
|
pay 63.2% more for groceries
Bamako
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
F CFA617
|
$2.08
SGD2.68
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.62
F CFA5,650
|
$9.16
SGD11.83
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.46
F CFA5,557
|
$10.85
SGD14.01
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
F CFA1,511
|
$3.33
SGD4.30
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
F CFA2,097
|
$4.67
SGD6.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.91
SGD2.46
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA294
|
$1.44
SGD1.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA587
|
$1.76
SGD2.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA746
|
$1.29
SGD1.66
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
F CFA271
|
$1.05
SGD1.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA356
|
$1.03
SGD1.33
|
|
pay 46.0% more for transportation
Bamako
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
F CFA3,220
|
$8.01
SGD10.33
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$95.32
SGD123.02
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$134,045.26
SGD172,998.82
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$9.23
SGD11.92
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
Bamako
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.18
F CFA20,070
|
$35.83
SGD46.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$500.00
F CFA293,611
|
$2,750.06
SGD3,549.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$307.59
F CFA180,622
|
$2,019.11
SGD2,605.86
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$114.71
F CFA67,358
|
$116.07
SGD149.80
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Bamako
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$1,111.44
SGD1,434.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$27,905.57
SGD36,014.93
|
pay 4.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Bamako
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.64
F CFA1,548
|
$7.45
SGD9.61
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.98
F CFA1,165
|
$4.79
SGD6.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.93
F CFA548
|
$12.29
SGD15.86
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.94
F CFA41,072
|
$103.58
SGD133.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
F CFA3,523
|
$11.17
SGD14.42
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Bamako
|
Singapore
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$67.87
SGD87.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$43.81
SGD56.55
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$93.40
SGD120.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$105.69
SGD136.40
|
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