Cost of living comparison
Bamako is 21.5% cheaper than Stockholm.
- Restaurants
-
pay 57.8% less in Bamako
- Groceries
-
pay 14.5% less in Bamako
- Transportation
-
pay 17.8% less in Bamako
- Housing
-
pay 23.2% more in Bamako
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 40.8% less in Bamako
Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, and groceries are lower in Bamako.
If you lived in Bamako instead of Stockholm, you would:
pay 57.8% less for restaurants
|
Stockholm
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.86
SEK131.36
|
$6.70
F CFA3,808
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.16
SEK96.33
|
$6.42
F CFA3,648
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
SEK24.31
|
$0.77
F CFA439
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
SEK20.18
|
$0.58
F CFA329
|
|
pay 14.5% less for groceries
|
Stockholm
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.66
SEK25.17
|
$1.10
F CFA626
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.29
SEK50.16
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.43
SEK51.51
|
$9.46
F CFA5,375
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.82
SEK36.25
|
$3.13
F CFA1,776
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.15
SEK48.78
|
$6.00
F CFA3,408
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
SEK13.13
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
SEK10.41
|
$0.50
F CFA284
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.36
SEK12.92
|
$1.00
F CFA568
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.78
SEK16.89
|
$1.00
F CFA568
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
SEK6.72
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
SEK7.48
|
$0.75
F CFA426
|
|
pay 17.8% less for transportation
|
Stockholm
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.67
SEK63.25
|
$5.48
F CFA3,114
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$94.22
SEK893.23
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,544.48
SEK270,597.40
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.62
SEK261.84
|
?? | |
pay 23.2% more for housing
|
Stockholm
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.49
SEK317.49
|
$41.27
F CFA23,438
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,542.54
SEK14,623.09
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$965.24
SEK9,150.31
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$139.65
SEK1,323.84
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Stockholm
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.54
SEK1,370.23
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,727.37
SEK54,294.62
|
?? |
pay 40.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Stockholm
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.30
SEK69.18
|
$2.39
F CFA1,355
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.27
SEK40.49
|
$1.89
F CFA1,073
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.56
SEK62.18
|
$0.93
F CFA530
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.99
SEK379.06
|
$67.41
F CFA38,288
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.61
SEK148.00
|
$5.67
F CFA3,222
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Stockholm
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.26
SEK855.70
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.14
SEK408.97
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.21
SEK1,006.85
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$174.28
SEK1,652.19
|
?? |
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