Cost of living comparison
Bamako is 44.0% cheaper than Bern.
- Restaurants
-
pay 76.7% less in Bamako
- Groceries
-
pay 37.1% less in Bamako
- Transportation
-
pay 30.2% less in Bamako
- Housing
-
pay 15.2% less in Bamako
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 60.8% less in Bamako
Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, transportation, and housing are lower in Bamako.
If you lived in Bamako instead of Bern, you would:
pay 76.7% less for restaurants
|
Bern
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$26.23
CHF21.98
|
$6.70
F CFA3,940
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$17.11
CHF14.33
|
$6.42
F CFA3,775
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.65
CHF3.90
|
$0.77
F CFA454
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$4.30
CHF3.61
|
$0.58
F CFA341
|
|
pay 37.1% less for groceries
|
Bern
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.23
CHF2.71
|
$1.10
F CFA648
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.69
CHF11.47
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.62
CHF6.38
|
$9.46
F CFA5,561
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.84
CHF4.89
|
$3.13
F CFA1,837
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$13.31
CHF11.15
|
$6.00
F CFA3,526
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
CHF1.24
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.08
CHF0.90
|
$0.50
F CFA294
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.16
CHF0.97
|
$1.00
F CFA588
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.71
CHF2.27
|
$1.00
F CFA588
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
CHF0.89
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
CHF0.82
|
$0.75
F CFA441
|
|
pay 30.2% less for transportation
|
Bern
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.86
CHF6.59
|
$5.48
F CFA3,222
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$91.24
CHF76.45
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,408.50
CHF31,342.53
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$43.00
CHF36.02
|
?? | |
pay 15.2% less for housing
|
Bern
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.66
CHF40.77
|
$41.27
F CFA24,252
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,382.42
CHF1,158.25
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$978.93
CHF820.19
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$253.38
CHF212.29
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Bern
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$3,022.33
CHF2,532.25
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$34,215.09
CHF28,666.95
|
?? |
pay 60.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bern
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.41
CHF6.21
|
$2.39
F CFA1,402
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.39
CHF4.52
|
$1.89
F CFA1,111
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.26
CHF8.60
|
$0.93
F CFA548
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$71.17
CHF59.63
|
$67.41
F CFA39,616
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$22.81
CHF19.11
|
$5.67
F CFA3,333
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Bern
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$142.37
CHF119.29
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$63.68
CHF53.35
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$167.27
CHF140.15
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$189.00
CHF158.35
|
?? |
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