Cost of living comparison
Bamako is 14.7% more expensive than Santiago.
If you lived in Bamako instead of Santiago, you would:
pay 45.5% less for restaurants
|
Santiago
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.36
CLF0.4400
|
$6.70
F CFA4,221
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.24
CLF0.2900
|
$6.42
F CFA4,045
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.78
CLF0.0600
|
$0.77
F CFA486
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
CLF0.0500
|
$0.58
F CFA365
|
|
pay 22.7% more for groceries
|
Santiago
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
CLF0.0500
|
$1.10
F CFA694
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.49
CLF0.2000
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.59
CLF0.1600
|
$9.46
F CFA5,959
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.97
CLF0.1400
|
$3.13
F CFA1,969
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.88
CLF0.1000
|
$6.00
F CFA3,778
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
CLF0.0300
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
CLF0.0300
|
$0.50
F CFA315
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
CLF0.0300
|
$1.00
F CFA630
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
$1.00
F CFA630
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
$0.75
F CFA472
|
|
pay 6.7% more for transportation
|
Santiago
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.14
CLF0.1800
|
$5.48
F CFA3,453
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$41.20
CLF1.4700
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,540.00
CLF662.9500
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.41
CLF0.4400
|
?? | |
pay 97.7% more for housing
|
Santiago
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.87
CLF0.7500
|
$41.27
F CFA25,984
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$513.58
CLF18.3600
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$439.93
CLF15.7300
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.66
CLF3.7400
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Santiago
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$387.71
CLF13.8600
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,421.89
CLF229.6300
|
?? |
pay 8.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Santiago
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.83
CLF0.1000
|
$2.39
F CFA1,502
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.09
CLF0.1100
|
$1.89
F CFA1,190
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.15
CLF0.1800
|
$0.93
F CFA588
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.85
CLF1.2100
|
$67.41
F CFA42,446
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.87
CLF0.2100
|
$5.67
F CFA3,572
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Santiago
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.80
CLF1.8900
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.11
CLF1.1100
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.37
CLF2.6200
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.04
CLF2.9300
|
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