Cost of living comparison
Bamako is 29.3% more expensive than Buenos Aires.
- Restaurants
-
pay 39.4% less in Bamako
- Groceries
-
pay 37.0% more in Bamako
- Transportation
-
pay 56.5% more in Bamako
- Housing
-
pay 73.4% more in Bamako
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 19.2% more in Bamako
The cost of housing, transportation, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Bamako are more expensive than in Buenos Aires.
If you lived in Bamako instead of Buenos Aires, you would:
pay 39.4% less for restaurants
|
Buenos Aires
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.00
ARS11,804.54
|
$6.70
F CFA4,013
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.49
ARS9,110.96
|
$6.42
F CFA3,845
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
ARS1,576.79
|
$0.77
F CFA462
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
ARS1,163.84
|
$0.58
F CFA347
|
|
pay 37.0% more for groceries
|
Buenos Aires
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.16
ARS2,312.69
|
$1.10
F CFA660
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.19
ARS5,572.82
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.04
ARS5,409.22
|
$9.46
F CFA5,664
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
ARS2,475.48
|
$3.13
F CFA1,871
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.80
ARS3,007.76
|
$6.00
F CFA3,591
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
ARS991.95
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
ARS938.66
|
$0.50
F CFA299
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
ARS650.15
|
$1.00
F CFA599
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
ARS1,072.72
|
$1.00
F CFA599
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
ARS458.26
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
ARS542.32
|
$0.75
F CFA449
|
|
pay 56.5% more for transportation
|
Buenos Aires
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.50
ARS3,761.13
|
$5.48
F CFA3,282
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.00
ARS11,804.54
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,250.00
ARS24,950,508.44
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.35
ARS7,887.58
|
?? | |
pay 73.4% more for housing
|
Buenos Aires
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.79
ARS25,534.70
|
$41.27
F CFA24,699
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$513.68
ARS551,247.81
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$357.39
ARS383,532.08
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.23
ARS52,834.49
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Buenos Aires
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$216.50
ARS232,334.84
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,476.88
ARS4,804,316.51
|
?? |
pay 19.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Buenos Aires
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.80
ARS1,931.40
|
$2.39
F CFA1,428
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.98
ARS3,202.39
|
$1.89
F CFA1,131
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.40
ARS2,575.54
|
$0.93
F CFA559
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.22
ARS29,209.69
|
$67.41
F CFA40,348
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
ARS5,365.70
|
$5.67
F CFA3,395
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Buenos Aires
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.58
ARS96,126.53
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$74.73
ARS80,194.83
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.08
ARS122,420.53
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.22
ARS127,937.62
|
?? |
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