Cost of living comparison

 Charlotte Amalie, Virgin Islands
compared to
 Bamako, Mali
Bamako vs. Charlotte Amalie Cost of Living Summary

Bamako is 49.2% cheaper than Charlotte Amalie.

Restaurants
pay 58.0% less in Bamako
Groceries
pay 51.0% less in Bamako
Transportation
pay 5.4% less in Bamako
Housing
pay 64.4% less in Bamako
Entertainment and Sports
pay 67.2% less in Bamako

Expenses including entertainment and sports, housing, restaurants, groceries, and transportation are lower in Bamako.

Bamako vs. Charlotte Amalie Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bamako instead of Charlotte Amalie, you would:

pay 58.0% less for restaurants

 
Charlotte Amalie
Bamako
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $30.00
 
$6.70
F CFA4,029
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.50
 
$6.42
F CFA3,860
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.25
 
$0.77
F CFA464

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pay 51.0% less for groceries

 
Charlotte Amalie
Bamako
Bread
1 loaf
$9.00
 
$1.10
F CFA662
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? ??
Milk (1 gallon) $10.50
 
$9.46
F CFA5,686

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pay 5.4% less for transportation

 
Charlotte Amalie
Bamako
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.80
 
$5.48
F CFA3,295
Monthly public transit pass ?? ??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? ??

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pay 64.4% less for housing

 
Charlotte Amalie
Bamako
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$116.00
 
$41.27
F CFA24,797
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $2,000.00
 
??
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $950.00
 
??

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Charlotte Amalie
Bamako
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? ??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? ??

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pay 67.2% less for entertainment and sports

 
Charlotte Amalie
Bamako
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $7.00
 
$2.39
F CFA1,434
Cappuccino in mid-range area $6.00
 
$1.89
F CFA1,136
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $0.93
F CFA561

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Charlotte Amalie
Bamako
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? ??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? ??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? ??

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025
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