Cost of living comparison
Bamako is 2.2% cheaper than P'yongyang.
- Restaurants
-
pay 55.0% less in Bamako
- Groceries
-
pay 50.9% more in Bamako
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.6% less in Bamako
Expenses including restaurants and entertainment and sports are lower in Bamako.
If you lived in Bamako instead of P'yongyang, you would:
pay 55.0% less for restaurants
|
P'yongyang
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$6.70
F CFA4,044
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$6.42
F CFA3,874
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
KPW1,929
|
$0.77
F CFA466
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
KPW965
|
$0.58
F CFA350
|
|
pay 50.9% more for groceries
|
P'yongyang
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.20
KPW1,983
|
$1.10
F CFA665
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? | ?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.40
KPW3,058
|
$9.46
F CFA5,708
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.52
KPW2,267
|
$3.13
F CFA1,886
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$6.00
F CFA3,619
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? | ?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.50
F CFA302
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.00
F CFA603
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.00
F CFA603
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? | ?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.75
F CFA452
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
P'yongyang
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$5.48
F CFA3,307
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? | ?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? | ?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
|
P'yongyang
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$41.27
F CFA24,891
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$85.74
KPW77,167
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$85.74
KPW77,167
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? | ?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
P'yongyang
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? | ?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? | ?? |
pay 2.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
P'yongyang
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$12.86
KPW11,575
|
$2.39
F CFA1,439
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.07
KPW965
|
$1.89
F CFA1,140
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$0.93
F CFA563
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$67.41
F CFA40,660
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.67
F CFA3,421
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
P'yongyang
|
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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