Cost of living comparison
Bamako is 8.9% more expensive than Prague.
If you lived in Bamako instead of Prague, you would:
pay 43.8% less for restaurants
Prague
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.61
CZK254.39
|
$6.70
F CFA4,171
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.49
CZK203.51
|
$6.42
F CFA3,996
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
CZK41.76
|
$0.77
F CFA480
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
CZK33.31
|
$0.58
F CFA361
|
|
pay 22.1% more for groceries
Prague
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.42
CZK34.10
|
$1.10
F CFA686
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.99
CZK143.62
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.96
CZK94.88
|
$9.46
F CFA5,887
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.56
CZK61.31
|
$3.13
F CFA1,945
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.92
CZK93.83
|
$6.00
F CFA3,733
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
CZK18.35
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
CZK17.54
|
$0.50
F CFA311
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
CZK21.42
|
$1.00
F CFA622
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
CZK35.33
|
$1.00
F CFA622
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
CZK13.76
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
CZK13.11
|
$0.75
F CFA467
|
|
pay 10.6% less for transportation
Prague
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.13
CZK146.93
|
$5.48
F CFA3,411
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.35
CZK559.66
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,475.49
CZK610,543.08
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.99
CZK311.38
|
?? | |
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Prague
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.68
CZK471.56
|
$41.27
F CFA25,672
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,128.35
CZK27,041.97
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$837.45
CZK20,070.26
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$223.37
CZK5,353.17
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Prague
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$713.18
CZK17,092.07
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,763.21
CZK281,915.85
|
?? |
pay 33.1% less for entertainment and sports
Prague
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.40
CZK57.49
|
$2.39
F CFA1,484
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.08
CZK73.74
|
$1.89
F CFA1,176
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.54
CZK156.71
|
$0.93
F CFA580
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$63.73
CZK1,527.41
|
$67.41
F CFA41,937
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.61
CZK254.39
|
$5.67
F CFA3,529
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Prague
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.44
CZK1,975.75
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.17
CZK866.89
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.56
CZK2,218.31
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.10
CZK2,662.65
|
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