Cost of living comparison

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Bamako is 18.7% more expensive than Nairobi.

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

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pay 25.9% more for restaurants

 
Nairobi
Bamako
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.85
KES497.08
$6.70
F CFA4,171
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.17
KES795.33
$6.42
F CFA3,996
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.66
KES85.49
$0.77
F CFA480

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pay 81.6% more for groceries

 
Nairobi
Bamako
Bread
1 loaf
$0.56
KES72.00
$1.10
F CFA686
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.59
KES721.09
??
Milk (1 gallon) $3.35
KES432.35
$9.46
F CFA5,887

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pay 11.2% less for transportation

 
Nairobi
Bamako
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.17
KES796.50
$5.48
F CFA3,411
Monthly public transit pass $30.83
KES3,976.67
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $19,266.80
KES2,485,417.29
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pay 4.8% more for housing

 
Nairobi
Bamako
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$39.39
KES5,081.66
$41.27
F CFA25,672
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $428.53
KES55,280.12
??
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $166.44
KES21,470.18
??

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Nairobi
Bamako
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $166.67
KES21,501.04
??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $8,008.06
KES1,033,039.32
??

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pay 7.5% less for entertainment and sports

 
Nairobi
Bamako
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.31
KES298.25
$2.39
F CFA1,484
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.24
KES289.07
$1.89
F CFA1,176
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.08
KES397.67
$0.93
F CFA580

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Nairobi
Bamako
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$16.84
KES2,172.73
??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$22.95
KES2,960.41
??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$61.84
KES7,977.01
??

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