Cost of living comparison

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Bamako is 17.7% more expensive than Havana.

If you lived in Bamako instead of Havana, you would:

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pay 18.8% less for restaurants

 
Havana
Bamako
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $4.40
CUC4.40
$6.70
F CFA4,216
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.50
CUC6.50
$6.42
F CFA4,040
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.20
CUC2.20
$0.77
F CFA486

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pay 9.3% more for groceries

 
Havana
Bamako
Bread
1 loaf
$1.06
CUC1.06
$1.10
F CFA693
Local cheese (8 oz) $2.50
CUC2.50
??
Milk (1 gallon) $12.48
CUC12.48
$9.46
F CFA5,952

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pay 16.3% more for transportation

 
Havana
Bamako
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.71
CUC4.71
$5.48
F CFA3,449
Monthly public transit pass $25.00
CUC25.00
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $60,000.00
CUC60,000.00
??

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pay 45.0% less for housing

 
Havana
Bamako
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$75.00
CUC75.00
$41.27
F CFA25,954
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $363.87
CUC363.87
??
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $289.40
CUC289.40
??

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Havana
Bamako
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $112.00
CUC112.00
??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,000.00
CUC10,000.00
??

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pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Havana
Bamako
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.00
CUC2.00
$2.39
F CFA1,501
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.21
CUC1.21
$1.89
F CFA1,188
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.00
CUC4.00
$0.93
F CFA587

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Havana
Bamako
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$39.75
CUC39.75
??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$33.67
CUC33.67
??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$76.25
CUC76.25
??

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