Cost of living comparison
Bamako is 30.9% more expensive than Ouagadougou.
If you lived in Bamako instead of Ouagadougou, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Ouagadougou
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.23
F CFA765
|
$6.70
F CFA4,188
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
F CFA4,592
|
$6.42
F CFA4,012
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
F CFA476
|
$0.77
F CFA482
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
F CFA332
|
$0.58
F CFA362
|
|
pay 24.4% more for groceries
|
Ouagadougou
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
F CFA446
|
$1.10
F CFA689
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.17
F CFA5,103
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.16
F CFA5,722
|
$9.46
F CFA5,911
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.86
F CFA1,787
|
$3.13
F CFA1,953
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.89
F CFA5,555
|
$6.00
F CFA3,748
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
F CFA926
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA311
|
$0.50
F CFA312
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
F CFA258
|
$1.00
F CFA625
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
F CFA652
|
$1.00
F CFA625
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
F CFA746
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA383
|
$0.75
F CFA468
|
|
pay 13.3% more for transportation
|
Ouagadougou
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
F CFA3,023
|
$5.48
F CFA3,425
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? | ?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? | ?? | |
pay 8.0% less for housing
|
Ouagadougou
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.85
F CFA28,014
|
$41.27
F CFA25,776
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$408.47
F CFA255,133
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$285.93
F CFA178,593
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.13
F CFA55,669
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Ouagadougou
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$122.54
F CFA76,540
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,052.55
F CFA9,401,850
|
?? |
pay 13.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ouagadougou
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.14
F CFA714
|
$2.39
F CFA1,490
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
F CFA1,021
|
$1.89
F CFA1,180
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.63
F CFA1,021
|
$0.93
F CFA583
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.19
F CFA35,719
|
$67.41
F CFA42,106
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA5,103
|
$5.67
F CFA3,543
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Ouagadougou
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? | ?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? | ?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? | ?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? | ?? |
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