Cost of living comparison
Bamako is 37.8% cheaper than Basseterre.
- Restaurants
-
pay 65.1% less in Bamako
- Groceries
-
pay 14.6% less in Bamako
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 33.6% less in Bamako
Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Bamako.
If you lived in Bamako instead of Basseterre, you would:
pay 65.1% less for restaurants
|
Basseterre
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.20
EC$60.00
|
$6.70
F CFA4,265
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.98
EC$37.77
|
$6.42
F CFA4,086
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
$0.77
F CFA491
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.28
EC$6.17
|
$0.58
F CFA369
|
|
pay 14.6% less for groceries
|
Basseterre
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.07
EC$10.99
|
$1.10
F CFA701
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.51
EC$14.88
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.19
EC$32.94
|
$9.46
F CFA6,020
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.99
EC$16.20
|
$3.13
F CFA1,989
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.63
EC$15.21
|
$6.00
F CFA3,817
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
EC$2.72
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$0.50
F CFA318
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
$1.00
F CFA636
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
EC$1.79
|
$1.00
F CFA636
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
EC$1.36
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
EC$1.93
|
$0.75
F CFA477
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Basseterre
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$5.48
F CFA3,488
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? | ?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? | ?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
|
Basseterre
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$41.27
F CFA26,252
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$700.00
EC$1,891.79
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? | ?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
EC$206.67
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Basseterre
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? | ?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? | ?? |
pay 33.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Basseterre
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$2.39
F CFA1,518
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$1.89
F CFA1,202
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$0.93
F CFA594
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$67.41
F CFA42,884
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.29
EC$17.00
|
$5.67
F CFA3,608
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Basseterre
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.81
EC$240.00
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? | ?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$129.51
EC$350.00
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? | ?? |
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