Cost of living comparison
Bamako is 12.6% more expensive than Mexico City.
- Restaurants
-
pay 24.9% less in Bamako
- Groceries
-
pay 17.4% more in Bamako
- Transportation
-
pay 18.3% more in Bamako
- Housing
-
pay 69.3% more in Bamako
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 17.2% less in Bamako
The cost of housing, transportation, and groceries in Bamako are more expensive than in Mexico City. Expenses including restaurants and entertainment and sports are lower in Bamako.
If you lived in Bamako instead of Mexico City, you would:
pay 24.9% less for restaurants
|
Mexico City
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.93
MX$202.34
|
$6.70
F CFA4,044
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
MX$151.76
|
$6.42
F CFA3,874
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
MX$22.00
|
$0.77
F CFA466
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
MX$15.75
|
$0.58
F CFA350
|
|
pay 17.4% more for groceries
|
Mexico City
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.45
MX$49.97
|
$1.10
F CFA665
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.87
MX$99.18
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.51
MX$112.24
|
$9.46
F CFA5,708
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
MX$44.48
|
$3.13
F CFA1,886
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
MX$72.77
|
$6.00
F CFA3,619
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.22
MX$24.90
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
MX$13.64
|
$0.50
F CFA302
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
MX$16.28
|
$1.00
F CFA603
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
MX$16.86
|
$1.00
F CFA603
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
MX$17.34
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
MX$16.87
|
$0.75
F CFA452
|
|
pay 18.3% more for transportation
|
Mexico City
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
MX$94.51
|
$5.48
F CFA3,307
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.87
MX$364.22
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,615.02
MX$379,394.54
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.47
MX$70.82
|
?? | |
pay 69.3% more for housing
|
Mexico City
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.38
MX$496.88
|
$41.27
F CFA24,891
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$893.52
MX$18,210.94
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$544.24
MX$11,092.12
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.31
MX$617.78
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Mexico City
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.33
MX$7,771.84
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,426.99
MX$171,751.31
|
?? |
pay 17.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Mexico City
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.73
MX$55.64
|
$2.39
F CFA1,439
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
MX$61.27
|
$1.89
F CFA1,140
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.92
MX$79.93
|
$0.93
F CFA563
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.69
MX$1,094.21
|
$67.41
F CFA40,660
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.96
MX$101.17
|
$5.67
F CFA3,421
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Mexico City
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.36
MX$1,148.58
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.06
MX$836.83
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.99
MX$1,874.91
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.93
MX$1,873.62
|
?? |
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