Cost of living comparison
Bamako is 2.0 times more expensive than Delhi.
If you lived in Bamako instead of Delhi, you would:
pay 96.8% more for restaurants
Delhi
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.19
₹352.62
|
$4.91
F CFA2,961
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.19
₹352.62
|
$6.59
F CFA3,976
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
₹36.41
|
$0.78
F CFA468
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
₹16.21
|
$0.64
F CFA388
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
Delhi
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.53
₹44.16
|
$1.05
F CFA634
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.40
₹201.62
|
$9.62
F CFA5,804
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.87
₹241.05
|
$9.46
F CFA5,708
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.12
₹94.41
|
$2.57
F CFA1,552
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.62
₹136.06
|
$3.57
F CFA2,154
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
₹76.23
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
₹31.64
|
$0.50
F CFA302
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
₹39.50
|
$1.00
F CFA603
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
₹20.65
|
$1.27
F CFA766
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.16
₹13.21
|
$0.46
F CFA279
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
₹16.96
|
$0.61
F CFA366
|
|
pay 22.1% more for transportation
Delhi
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.49
₹377.67
|
$5.48
F CFA3,308
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.98
₹1,007.50
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,378.06
₹1,208,994.34
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.52
₹211.57
|
?? | |
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Delhi
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.22
₹691.02
|
$34.18
F CFA20,617
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$257.61
₹21,661.25
|
$500.00
F CFA301,603
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$147.09
₹12,368.61
|
$307.59
F CFA185,538
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$50.99
₹4,287.87
|
$114.71
F CFA69,191
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Delhi
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$92.34
₹7,764.11
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,986.57
₹167,042.72
|
?? |
pay 38.7% more for entertainment and sports
Delhi
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.80
₹151.12
|
$2.64
F CFA1,590
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.08
₹174.57
|
$1.98
F CFA1,197
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.19
₹352.62
|
$0.93
F CFA563
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.02
₹1,935.99
|
$69.94
F CFA42,190
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.79
₹403.00
|
$6.00
F CFA3,619
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Delhi
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$31.38
₹2,639.03
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.88
₹3,100.82
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$49.59
₹4,170.22
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.96
₹3,108.21
|
?? |
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