Cost of living comparison
Bamako is 9.9% cheaper than Dakar.
- Restaurants
-
pay 20.9% less in Bamako
- Groceries
-
pay 21.3% more in Bamako
- Transportation
-
pay 10.4% less in Bamako
- Housing
-
pay 15.1% less in Bamako
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 24.2% less in Bamako
Expenses including entertainment and sports, restaurants, housing, and transportation are lower in Bamako.
If you lived in Bamako instead of Dakar, you would:
pay 20.9% less for restaurants
|
Dakar
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.54
F CFA3,841
|
$6.70
F CFA3,940
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.99
F CFA5,281
|
$6.42
F CFA3,775
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
F CFA544
|
$0.77
F CFA454
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
F CFA578
|
$0.58
F CFA341
|
|
pay 21.3% more for groceries
|
Dakar
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
F CFA324
|
$1.10
F CFA648
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.75
F CFA3,964
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.56
F CFA6,205
|
$9.46
F CFA5,561
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.41
F CFA1,419
|
$3.13
F CFA1,837
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.39
F CFA2,578
|
$6.00
F CFA3,526
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
F CFA598
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
F CFA479
|
$0.50
F CFA294
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
F CFA580
|
$1.00
F CFA588
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
F CFA518
|
$1.00
F CFA588
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
F CFA377
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
F CFA318
|
$0.75
F CFA441
|
|
pay 10.4% less for transportation
|
Dakar
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.12
F CFA3,598
|
$5.48
F CFA3,222
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.51
F CFA14,403
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,959.22
F CFA15,843,020
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.33
F CFA14,883
|
?? | |
pay 15.1% less for housing
|
Dakar
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.58
F CFA28,549
|
$41.27
F CFA24,252
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$932.62
F CFA548,067
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$326.78
F CFA192,037
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.46
F CFA57,272
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Dakar
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$249.17
F CFA146,428
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,796.99
F CFA3,994,361
|
?? |
pay 24.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Dakar
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.45
F CFA1,440
|
$2.39
F CFA1,402
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.23
F CFA2,487
|
$1.89
F CFA1,111
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.47
F CFA864
|
$0.93
F CFA548
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.81
F CFA38,087
|
$67.41
F CFA39,616
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA4,801
|
$5.67
F CFA3,333
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Dakar
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.82
F CFA34,567
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.58
F CFA22,084
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.23
F CFA51,851
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.72
F CFA54,490
|
?? |
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