Cost of living comparison
Bamako is 25.1% more expensive than Lima.
- Restaurants
-
pay 10.2% more in Bamako
- Groceries
-
pay 59.4% more in Bamako
- Transportation
-
pay 1.8% more in Bamako
- Housing
-
pay 55.4% more in Bamako
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 1.1% less in Bamako
The cost of groceries, housing, restaurants, and transportation in Bamako are more expensive than in Lima.
If you lived in Bamako instead of Lima, you would:
pay 10.2% more for restaurants
|
Lima
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.23
PEN19.26
|
$6.70
F CFA3,940
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.10
PEN22.46
|
$6.42
F CFA3,775
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
PEN3.05
|
$0.77
F CFA454
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
PEN1.88
|
$0.58
F CFA341
|
|
pay 59.4% more for groceries
|
Lima
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.42
PEN8.93
|
$1.10
F CFA648
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.22
PEN15.56
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.95
PEN18.25
|
$9.46
F CFA5,561
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
PEN9.97
|
$3.13
F CFA1,837
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
PEN8.28
|
$6.00
F CFA3,526
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
PEN3.22
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
PEN1.86
|
$0.50
F CFA294
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.77
|
$1.00
F CFA588
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
PEN1.93
|
$1.00
F CFA588
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
PEN1.97
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.76
|
$0.75
F CFA441
|
|
pay 1.8% more for transportation
|
Lima
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.39
PEN19.85
|
$5.48
F CFA3,222
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.85
PEN87.90
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,163.52
PEN85,362.33
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.14
PEN74.23
|
?? | |
pay 55.4% more for housing
|
Lima
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.56
PEN97.89
|
$41.27
F CFA24,252
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$575.58
PEN2,121.13
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$363.71
PEN1,340.33
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.01
PEN162.18
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Lima
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$213.68
PEN787.45
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,818.35
PEN28,812.23
|
?? |
pay 1.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Lima
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.12
PEN7.81
|
$2.39
F CFA1,402
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
PEN9.65
|
$1.89
F CFA1,111
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
PEN19.53
|
$0.93
F CFA548
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.52
PEN112.45
|
$67.41
F CFA39,616
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.95
PEN29.30
|
$5.67
F CFA3,333
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Lima
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.79
PEN157.70
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.98
PEN128.92
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.21
PEN314.00
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.35
PEN347.70
|
?? |
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