Cost of living comparison

compared to

Bamako is 48.5% cheaper than Monaco.

If you lived in Bamako instead of Monaco, you would:

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pay 72.8% less for restaurants

 
Monaco
Bamako
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $20.90
€19.82
$6.70
F CFA4,171
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$12.33
€11.69
$6.42
F CFA3,996
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $4.67
€4.43
$0.77
F CFA480

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pay 25.7% less for groceries

 
Monaco
Bamako
Bread
1 loaf
$6.56
€6.23
$1.10
F CFA686
Local cheese (8 oz) $8.04
€7.62
??
Milk (1 gallon) $7.10
€6.73
$9.46
F CFA5,887

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pay 35.8% less for transportation

 
Monaco
Bamako
Gasoline (1 gallon) $8.55
€8.11
$5.48
F CFA3,411
Monthly public transit pass $23.58
€22.36
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $46,276.05
€43,886.45
??

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pay 32.4% less for housing

 
Monaco
Bamako
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$61.09
€57.94
$41.27
F CFA25,672
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $8,084.96
€7,667.47
??
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $6,430.58
€6,098.52
??

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Monaco
Bamako
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $2,089.94
€1,982.02
??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $42,736.55
€40,529.72
??

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pay 75.9% less for entertainment and sports

 
Monaco
Bamako
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $8.57
€8.13
$2.39
F CFA1,484
Cappuccino in mid-range area $6.62
€6.28
$1.89
F CFA1,176
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$13.40
€12.71
$0.93
F CFA580

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Monaco
Bamako
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$174.43
€165.42
??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$75.29
€71.40
??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$219.18
€207.86
??

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