Cost of living comparison

Saint John's, Antigua and Barbuda

compared to

Bamako, Mali

Bamako vs. Saint John's Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bamako instead of Saint John's, you would:

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pay (unknown) more for restaurants

	Saint John's	Bamako
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	??	$6.70 F CFA3,808
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	??	$6.42 F CFA3,648
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	??	$0.77 F CFA439
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	??	$0.58 F CFA329

Saint John's vs. Bamako - Cost of restaurants

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pay (unknown) more for groceries

	Saint John's	Bamako
Bread 1 loaf	??	$1.10 F CFA626
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	??
Milk (1 gallon)	??	$9.46 F CFA5,375
Eggs 1 dozen	??	$3.13 F CFA1,776
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	??	$6.00 F CFA3,408
Apples (1 lb)	??	??
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$0.50 F CFA284
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$1.00 F CFA568
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$1.00 F CFA568
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	??
Onions (1 lb)	??	$0.75 F CFA426

Saint John's vs. Bamako - Cost of groceries

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

	Saint John's	Bamako
Gasoline (1 gallon)	??	$5.48 F CFA3,114
Monthly public transit pass	??	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	??

Saint John's vs. Bamako - Cost of transportation

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pay (unknown) more for housing

	Saint John's	Bamako
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$41.27 F CFA23,438
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	??	??
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	??	??
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	??

Saint John's vs. Bamako - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Saint John's	Bamako
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	??

Saint John's vs. Bamako - Cost of childcare

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pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports

	Saint John's	Bamako
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	??	$2.39 F CFA1,355
Cappuccino in mid-range area	??	$1.89 F CFA1,073
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$0.93 F CFA530
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$67.41 F CFA38,288
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$5.67 F CFA3,222

Saint John's vs. Bamako - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Saint John's	Bamako
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	??
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	??

Saint John's vs. Bamako - Cost of clothing

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