Cost of living comparison
Bamako is 26.5% cheaper than Berlin.
- Restaurants
-
pay 64.2% less in Bamako
- Groceries
-
pay 2.7% less in Bamako
- Transportation
-
pay 23.7% less in Bamako
- Housing
-
pay 8.3% less in Bamako
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 33.4% less in Bamako
Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, housing, and groceries are lower in Bamako.
If you lived in Bamako instead of Berlin, you would:
pay 64.2% less for restaurants
|
Berlin
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€14.78
|
$6.70
F CFA4,044
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.79
€10.84
|
$6.42
F CFA3,874
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.88
€2.65
|
$0.77
F CFA466
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
€2.61
|
$0.58
F CFA350
|
|
pay 2.7% less for groceries
|
Berlin
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.96
€1.80
|
$1.10
F CFA665
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.66
€6.13
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.57
€4.20
|
$9.46
F CFA5,708
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.28
€3.02
|
$3.13
F CFA1,886
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.41
€4.97
|
$6.00
F CFA3,619
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.34
€1.24
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.76
|
$0.50
F CFA302
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.92
|
$1.00
F CFA603
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
€1.70
|
$1.00
F CFA603
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.76
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.73
|
$0.75
F CFA452
|
|
pay 23.7% less for transportation
|
Berlin
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.19
€6.61
|
$5.48
F CFA3,307
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$52.52
€48.29
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,799.21
€29,239.31
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.37
€27.00
|
?? | |
pay 8.3% less for housing
|
Berlin
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.99
€41.36
|
$41.27
F CFA24,891
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,278.77
€1,175.83
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$938.86
€863.28
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$263.55
€242.33
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Berlin
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$306.98
€282.27
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,639.17
€8,863.20
|
?? |
pay 33.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Berlin
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.29
€3.94
|
$2.39
F CFA1,439
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.98
€3.66
|
$1.89
F CFA1,140
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.11
€8.38
|
$0.93
F CFA563
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.89
€34.84
|
$67.41
F CFA40,660
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.66
€12.56
|
$5.67
F CFA3,421
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Berlin
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.49
€78.61
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.99
€37.69
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.49
€87.80
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$138.30
€127.17
|
?? |
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