Cost of living comparison
Washington is 2.4 times more expensive than Bamako.
If you lived in Washington instead of Bamako, you would:
pay 3.3 times more for restaurants
|
Bamako
|
Washington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.70
F CFA4,216
|
$25.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.42
F CFA4,040
|
$12.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
F CFA486
|
$2.78
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
F CFA365
|
$2.22
|
|
pay 95.6% more for groceries
|
Bamako
|
Washington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.10
F CFA693
|
$4.34
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$7.84
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.46
F CFA5,952
|
$4.14
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.13
F CFA1,966
|
$3.91
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.00
F CFA3,773
|
$6.73
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.70
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA314
|
$0.85
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA629
|
$2.46
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA629
|
$2.59
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.55
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
F CFA472
|
$1.61
|
|
pay 33.3% less for transportation
|
Bamako
|
Washington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
F CFA3,449
|
$3.66
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$75.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$35,699.74
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$23.88
|
|
pay 61.0% more for housing
|
Bamako
|
Washington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.27
F CFA25,954
|
$66.46
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$2,582.95
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$2,028.70
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$146.65
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Bamako
|
Washington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$2,273.25
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$38,250.00
|
pay 4.7 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Bamako
|
Washington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.39
F CFA1,501
|
$8.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
F CFA1,188
|
$5.55
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.93
F CFA587
|
$11.75
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.41
F CFA42,397
|
$106.36
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.67
F CFA3,567
|
$17.18
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Bamako
|
Washington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$74.13
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$50.77
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$105.47
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$178.48
|
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