Cost of living comparison
Bamako is 32.4% cheaper than Majuro.
- Restaurants
-
pay 54.0% less in Bamako
- Groceries
-
pay 46.4% less in Bamako
- Transportation
-
pay 19.5% less in Bamako
- Housing
-
pay 46.2% less in Bamako
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 4.1% more in Bamako
Expenses including restaurants, groceries, housing, and transportation are lower in Bamako.
If you lived in Bamako instead of Majuro, you would:
pay 54.0% less for restaurants
|
Majuro
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.00
|
$6.70
F CFA3,868
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
|
$6.42
F CFA3,706
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.83
|
$0.77
F CFA446
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
|
$0.58
F CFA334
|
|
pay 46.4% less for groceries
|
Majuro
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.40
|
$1.10
F CFA636
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.57
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.52
|
$9.46
F CFA5,460
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.04
|
$3.13
F CFA1,804
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.99
|
$6.00
F CFA3,462
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.99
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.29
|
$0.50
F CFA288
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.95
|
$1.00
F CFA577
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$5.79
|
$1.00
F CFA577
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.39
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$2.49
|
$0.75
F CFA433
|
|
pay 19.5% less for transportation
|
Majuro
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.81
|
$5.48
F CFA3,164
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,500.00
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.50
|
?? | |
pay 46.2% less for housing
|
Majuro
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$76.67
|
$41.27
F CFA23,808
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$766.67
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$833.33
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$191.13
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Majuro
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$150.00
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,570.00
|
?? |
pay 4.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Majuro
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
|
$2.39
F CFA1,377
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.75
|
$1.89
F CFA1,090
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$0.93
F CFA538
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.33
|
$67.41
F CFA38,893
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.67
F CFA3,273
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Majuro
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.50
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.00
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$35.00
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$54.00
|
?? |
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