Cost of living comparison
Bamako is 18.7% more expensive than Nairobi.
- Restaurants
-
pay 25.9% more in Bamako
- Groceries
-
pay 81.6% more in Bamako
- Transportation
-
pay 11.2% less in Bamako
- Housing
-
pay 4.8% more in Bamako
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 7.5% less in Bamako
The cost of groceries, restaurants, and housing in Bamako are more expensive than in Nairobi. Expenses including transportation and entertainment and sports are lower in Bamako. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Bamako.
If you lived in Bamako instead of Nairobi, you would:
pay 25.9% more for restaurants
|
Nairobi
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.85
KES498.05
|
$6.70
F CFA4,044
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.17
KES796.87
|
$6.42
F CFA3,874
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
KES85.65
|
$0.77
F CFA466
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
KES68.82
|
$0.58
F CFA350
|
|
pay 81.6% more for groceries
|
Nairobi
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
KES72.13
|
$1.10
F CFA665
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.59
KES722.48
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.35
KES433.19
|
$9.46
F CFA5,708
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.70
KES220.07
|
$3.13
F CFA1,886
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
KES350.21
|
$6.00
F CFA3,619
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
KES163.33
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
KES64.58
|
$0.50
F CFA302
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
KES112.93
|
$1.00
F CFA603
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
KES59.08
|
$1.00
F CFA603
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
KES62.36
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
KES71.90
|
$0.75
F CFA452
|
|
pay 11.2% less for transportation
|
Nairobi
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.17
KES798.05
|
$5.48
F CFA3,307
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.83
KES3,984.37
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,266.80
KES2,490,233.99
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.87
KES1,792.97
|
?? | |
pay 4.8% more for housing
|
Nairobi
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.39
KES5,091.51
|
$41.27
F CFA24,891
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$428.53
KES55,387.25
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$166.44
KES21,511.79
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.39
KES2,894.23
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Nairobi
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$166.67
KES21,542.71
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,008.06
KES1,035,041.33
|
?? |
pay 7.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Nairobi
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.31
KES298.83
|
$2.39
F CFA1,439
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
KES289.63
|
$1.89
F CFA1,140
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.08
KES398.44
|
$0.93
F CFA563
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.12
KES5,702.13
|
$67.41
F CFA40,660
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.17
KES796.87
|
$5.67
F CFA3,421
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Nairobi
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.84
KES2,176.94
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.95
KES2,966.15
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.84
KES7,992.47
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$52.50
KES6,785.85
|
?? |
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