Cost of living comparison
Bamako is 35.5% more expensive than Maseru.
If you lived in Bamako instead of Maseru, you would:
pay 20.9% less for restaurants
|
Maseru
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$6.70
F CFA4,216
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.58
LSL212.37
|
$6.42
F CFA4,040
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
LSL18.87
|
$0.77
F CFA486
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
LSL9.95
|
$0.58
F CFA365
|
|
pay 47.4% more for groceries
|
Maseru
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
LSL15.05
|
$1.10
F CFA693
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.67
LSL48.94
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.65
LSL66.91
|
$9.46
F CFA5,952
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.28
LSL23.41
|
$3.13
F CFA1,966
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.09
LSL56.69
|
$6.00
F CFA3,773
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LSL16.18
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
LSL18.42
|
$0.50
F CFA314
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
LSL18.11
|
$1.00
F CFA629
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
LSL21.26
|
$1.00
F CFA629
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
LSL11.18
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
LSL12.60
|
$0.75
F CFA472
|
|
pay 18.3% more for transportation
|
Maseru
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
LSL85.01
|
$5.48
F CFA3,449
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.40
LSL520.76
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,879.98
LSL364,535.15
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.62
LSL103.11
|
?? | |
pay 81.6% more for housing
|
Maseru
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.72
LSL416.61
|
$41.27
F CFA25,954
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$143.89
LSL2,638.54
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$72.89
LSL1,336.63
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? | ?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Maseru
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$29.35
LSL538.12
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,117.07
LSL20,483.40
|
?? |
pay 51.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Maseru
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
LSL34.00
|
$2.39
F CFA1,501
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.29
LSL23.69
|
$1.89
F CFA1,188
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.83
LSL88.53
|
$0.93
F CFA587
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.77
LSL399.25
|
$67.41
F CFA42,397
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.67
F CFA3,567
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Maseru
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.60
LSL781.15
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.76
LSL729.07
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.35
LSL1,840.03
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$142.00
LSL2,603.82
|
?? |
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