Cost of living comparison
Victoria is 3.2 times more expensive than Bamako.
If you lived in Victoria instead of Bamako, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
|
Bamako
|
Victoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.70
F CFA4,221
|
$16.76
SCR229.59
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.42
F CFA4,045
|
$9.71
SCR133.05
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
F CFA486
|
$2.75
SCR37.74
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
F CFA365
|
$2.71
SCR37.15
|
|
pay 49.0% more for groceries
|
Bamako
|
Victoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.10
F CFA694
|
$2.29
SCR31.40
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$18.13
SCR248.30
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.46
F CFA5,959
|
$7.52
SCR103.00
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.13
F CFA1,969
|
$3.58
SCR48.98
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.00
F CFA3,778
|
$3.00
SCR41.08
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.97
SCR13.31
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA315
|
$1.10
SCR15.04
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA630
|
$0.97
SCR13.31
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA630
|
$3.27
SCR44.74
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.82
SCR11.26
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
F CFA472
|
$0.73
SCR10.00
|
|
pay 6.1% more for transportation
|
Bamako
|
Victoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
F CFA3,453
|
$5.82
SCR79.69
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$26.82
SCR367.34
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$26,617.26
SCR364,629.79
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$46.18
SCR632.65
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for housing
|
Bamako
|
Victoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.27
F CFA25,984
|
$163.87
SCR2,244.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$979.92
SCR13,423.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$794.53
SCR10,884.29
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$73.52
SCR1,007.08
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Bamako
|
Victoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$167.60
SCR2,295.91
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$8,868.55
SCR121,490.28
|
pay 6.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Bamako
|
Victoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.39
F CFA1,502
|
$4.07
SCR55.70
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
F CFA1,190
|
$5.16
SCR70.72
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.93
F CFA588
|
$22.89
SCR313.52
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.41
F CFA42,446
|
$95.81
SCR1,312.48
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.67
F CFA3,572
|
$5.59
SCR76.53
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Bamako
|
Victoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$68.58
SCR939.52
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$29.30
SCR401.36
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$73.44
SCR1,006.07
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$76.39
SCR1,046.51
|
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