Cost of living comparison
Vilnius is 40.9% more expensive than Bamako.
If you lived in Vilnius instead of Bamako, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
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Bamako
|
Vilnius
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.70
F CFA4,221
|
$12.86
€12.35
|
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|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.42
F CFA4,045
|
$8.57
€8.23
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
F CFA486
|
$1.95
€1.87
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
F CFA365
|
$1.82
€1.75
|
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pay 4.6% less for groceries
|
Bamako
|
Vilnius
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.10
F CFA694
|
$1.52
€1.46
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.36
€6.11
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.46
F CFA5,959
|
$5.17
€4.97
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.13
F CFA1,969
|
$2.57
€2.47
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.00
F CFA3,778
|
$3.03
€2.91
|
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| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.65
€0.63
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA315
|
$0.69
€0.67
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA630
|
$0.92
€0.88
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA630
|
$1.47
€1.42
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.39
€0.38
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
F CFA472
|
$0.45
€0.43
|
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pay 11.6% more for transportation
|
Bamako
|
Vilnius
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
F CFA3,453
|
$6.12
€5.87
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$31.08
€29.83
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$33,251.45
€31,917.30
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$11.36
€10.90
|
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pay 58.4% less for housing
|
Bamako
|
Vilnius
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.27
F CFA25,984
|
$17.16
€16.47
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$795.81
€763.88
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$594.19
€570.34
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$149.42
€143.42
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Bamako
|
Vilnius
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$556.87
€534.53
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$8,496.16
€8,155.27
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Bamako
|
Vilnius
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.39
F CFA1,502
|
$4.82
€4.63
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
F CFA1,190
|
$3.37
€3.24
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.93
F CFA588
|
$5.36
€5.14
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.41
F CFA42,446
|
$40.23
€38.61
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.67
F CFA3,572
|
$8.57
€8.23
|
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pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Bamako
|
Vilnius
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$82.32
€79.02
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$36.02
€34.58
|
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|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$100.70
€96.66
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$120.57
€115.74
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