Cost of living comparison
Bamako is 30.9% cheaper than Rome.
If you lived in Bamako instead of Rome, you would:
pay 54.5% less for restaurants
|
Rome
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.24
€14.94
|
$4.91
F CFA2,961
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.83
€9.96
|
$6.59
F CFA3,976
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.22
€2.04
|
$0.78
F CFA468
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
€1.05
|
$0.64
F CFA388
|
|
pay 10.7% less for groceries
|
Rome
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.87
€1.72
|
$1.05
F CFA634
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.93
€6.37
|
$9.62
F CFA5,804
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.37
€5.86
|
$9.46
F CFA5,708
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.90
€3.59
|
$2.57
F CFA1,552
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.10
€4.69
|
$3.57
F CFA2,154
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.93
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.84
|
$0.50
F CFA302
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.95
€0.87
|
$1.00
F CFA603
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.06
|
$1.27
F CFA766
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.66
|
$0.46
F CFA279
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.71
|
$0.61
F CFA366
|
|
pay 26.3% less for transportation
|
Rome
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.44
€6.84
|
$5.48
F CFA3,308
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.90
€34.86
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,749.78
€24,598.65
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.87
€16.43
|
?? | |
pay 33.9% less for housing
|
Rome
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.04
€27.63
|
$34.18
F CFA20,617
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,171.95
€1,077.70
|
$500.00
F CFA301,603
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$721.77
€663.73
|
$307.59
F CFA185,538
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$175.72
€161.59
|
$114.71
F CFA69,191
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Rome
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$516.83
€475.26
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,813.53
€9,024.35
|
?? |
pay 28.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Rome
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.41
€4.98
|
$2.64
F CFA1,590
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.59
€1.46
|
$1.98
F CFA1,197
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.50
€5.98
|
$0.93
F CFA563
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.20
€57.20
|
$69.94
F CFA42,190
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.83
€9.96
|
$6.00
F CFA3,619
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Rome
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.31
€61.90
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.97
€28.48
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.10
€74.58
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.39
€95.08
|
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