Cost of living comparison
Tokyo is 26.7% more expensive than Bamako.
- Restaurants
-
pay 12.9% more in Tokyo
- Groceries
-
pay 52.4% more in Tokyo
- Transportation
-
pay 19.4% less in Tokyo
- Housing
-
pay 22.8% less in Tokyo
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.1 times more in Tokyo
The cost of entertainment and sports, groceries, and restaurants in Tokyo are more expensive than in Bamako. Expenses including housing and transportation are lower in Tokyo. Notably, entertainment and sports is significantly more expensive in Tokyo.
If you lived in Tokyo instead of Bamako, you would:
pay 12.9% more for restaurants
|
Bamako
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.70
F CFA3,872
|
$6.51
¥935
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.42
F CFA3,710
|
$5.21
¥748
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
F CFA446
|
$1.12
¥160
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
F CFA335
|
$0.75
¥107
|
|
pay 52.4% more for groceries
|
Bamako
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.10
F CFA637
|
$1.63
¥234
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$7.01
¥1,006
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.46
F CFA5,465
|
$5.89
¥845
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.13
F CFA1,806
|
$2.09
¥299
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.00
F CFA3,465
|
$3.26
¥468
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.38
¥341
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA289
|
$1.06
¥153
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA578
|
$2.65
¥380
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA578
|
$2.42
¥347
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.29
¥185
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
F CFA433
|
$1.26
¥181
|
|
pay 19.4% less for transportation
|
Bamako
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
F CFA3,167
|
$4.42
¥634
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$58.62
¥8,412
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$21,767.76
¥3,123,782
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$27.88
¥4,001
|
|
pay 22.8% less for housing
|
Bamako
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.27
F CFA23,833
|
$31.86
¥4,572
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$1,120.28
¥160,765
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$582.98
¥83,660
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$134.03
¥19,234
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Bamako
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$533.29
¥76,530
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$14,506.96
¥2,081,820
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Bamako
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.39
F CFA1,378
|
$3.26
¥467
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
F CFA1,091
|
$3.40
¥488
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.93
F CFA539
|
$3.91
¥561
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.41
F CFA38,933
|
$67.16
¥9,637
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.67
F CFA3,276
|
$12.38
¥1,776
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Bamako
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$52.60
¥7,548
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$36.87
¥5,291
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$63.41
¥9,100
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$82.89
¥11,895
|
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