Cost of living comparison
Bamako is 60.0% more expensive than Thimphu.
If you lived in Bamako instead of Thimphu, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
|
Thimphu
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.95
BTN248.91
|
$6.70
F CFA4,221
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.95
BTN248.91
|
$6.42
F CFA4,045
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
BTN46.80
|
$0.77
F CFA486
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
BTN15.76
|
$0.58
F CFA365
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Thimphu
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
BTN79.65
|
$1.10
F CFA694
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.68
BTN141.88
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.17
BTN267.59
|
$9.46
F CFA5,959
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.20
BTN186.18
|
$3.13
F CFA1,969
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.74
BTN146.78
|
$6.00
F CFA3,778
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
BTN90.32
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
BTN55.32
|
$0.50
F CFA315
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
BTN69.55
|
$1.00
F CFA630
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
BTN31.16
|
$1.00
F CFA630
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
BTN19.42
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BTN21.68
|
$0.75
F CFA472
|
|
pay 39.7% more for transportation
|
Thimphu
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.93
BTN331.63
|
$5.48
F CFA3,453
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$3.97
BTN335.06
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,215.98
BTN1,792,154.54
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.09
BTN1,274.42
|
?? | |
pay 32.1% more for housing
|
Thimphu
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.25
BTN2,639.37
|
$41.27
F CFA25,984
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$124.45
BTN10,512.64
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$79.38
BTN6,705.57
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.69
BTN1,409.60
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Thimphu
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$246.05
BTN20,784.01
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$677.73
BTN57,249.38
|
?? |
pay 3.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Thimphu
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.43
BTN543.28
|
$2.39
F CFA1,502
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.53
BTN129.43
|
$1.89
F CFA1,190
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.83
BTN323.58
|
$0.93
F CFA588
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.11
BTN4,148.51
|
$67.41
F CFA42,446
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.54
BTN298.69
|
$5.67
F CFA3,572
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Thimphu
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$9.43
BTN796.51
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$11.79
BTN995.64
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$32.41
BTN2,738.01
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$32.41
BTN2,738.01
|
?? |
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