Cost of living comparison
Bamako is 32.7% cheaper than Luxembourg.
- Restaurants
-
pay 70.7% less in Bamako
- Groceries
-
pay 17.8% less in Bamako
- Transportation
-
pay 10.4% less in Bamako
- Housing
-
pay 20.1% less in Bamako
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 44.6% less in Bamako
Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, and transportation are lower in Bamako.
If you lived in Bamako instead of Luxembourg, you would:
pay 70.7% less for restaurants
|
Luxembourg
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.44
€18.81
|
$6.70
F CFA3,860
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.86
€11.29
|
$6.42
F CFA3,698
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.89
€3.42
|
$0.77
F CFA445
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.59
€3.15
|
$0.58
F CFA334
|
|
pay 17.8% less for groceries
|
Luxembourg
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.19
€2.80
|
$1.10
F CFA635
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.38
€7.36
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.80
€5.09
|
$9.46
F CFA5,448
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.18
€3.67
|
$3.13
F CFA1,800
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.36
€4.70
|
$6.00
F CFA3,454
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.06
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.80
|
$0.50
F CFA288
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
€0.99
|
$1.00
F CFA576
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
€1.62
|
$1.00
F CFA576
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
€0.84
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.87
|
$0.75
F CFA432
|
|
pay 10.4% less for transportation
|
Luxembourg
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.12
€5.37
|
$5.48
F CFA3,157
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,027.72
€23,722.23
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.72
€27.84
|
?? | |
pay 20.1% less for housing
|
Luxembourg
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.67
€45.35
|
$41.27
F CFA23,759
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,942.57
€1,704.99
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,630.61
€1,431.19
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$186.56
€163.75
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Luxembourg
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,316.93
€1,155.87
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,684.09
€15,521.33
|
?? |
pay 44.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Luxembourg
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.23
€6.35
|
$2.39
F CFA1,374
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.34
€3.81
|
$1.89
F CFA1,088
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.16
€5.41
|
$0.93
F CFA537
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.62
€40.04
|
$67.41
F CFA38,812
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.00
€13.17
|
$5.67
F CFA3,266
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Luxembourg
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.15
€56.31
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.76
€28.76
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.52
€72.43
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.28
€88.89
|
?? |
Change currency:
Compare countries by overall cost of living
Help us improve these prices
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Bamako or Luxembourg. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.