Cost of living comparison

compared to

Bamako is 5.2% cheaper than Port Of Spain.

If you lived in Bamako instead of Port Of Spain, you would:

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pay 26.6% less for restaurants

 
Port Of Spain
Bamako
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $10.31
TTD69.83
$4.91
F CFA2,961
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.37
TTD49.88
$6.59
F CFA3,976
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.00
TTD6.80
$0.78
F CFA468

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pay 14.6% less for groceries

 
Port Of Spain
Bamako
Bread
1 loaf
$2.57
TTD17.41
$1.05
F CFA634
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.24
TTD28.69
$9.62
F CFA5,804
Milk (1 gallon) $9.33
TTD63.17
$9.46
F CFA5,708

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pay 32.5% more for transportation

 
Port Of Spain
Bamako
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.14
TTD28.02
$5.48
F CFA3,308
Monthly public transit pass $97.25
TTD658.39
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $29,395.62
TTD199,014.41
??

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pay 2.4% less for housing

 
Port Of Spain
Bamako
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$56.92
TTD385.33
$34.18
F CFA20,617
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $609.52
TTD4,126.60
$500.00
F CFA301,603
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $432.83
TTD2,930.35
$307.59
F CFA185,538

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Port Of Spain
Bamako
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $231.33
TTD1,566.18
??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $3,769.61
TTD25,521.06
??

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pay 14.7% less for entertainment and sports

 
Port Of Spain
Bamako
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.77
TTD11.97
$2.64
F CFA1,590
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.57
TTD24.17
$1.98
F CFA1,197
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$5.89
TTD39.90
$0.93
F CFA563

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Port Of Spain
Bamako
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$62.20
TTD421.12
??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$54.52
TTD369.10
??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$105.77
TTD716.11
??

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