Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Bamako instead of Vatican City, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
|
Vatican City
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$6.70
F CFA4,188
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$6.42
F CFA4,012
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.77
F CFA482
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.58
F CFA362
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
|
Vatican City
|
Bamako
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$1.10
F CFA689
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? | ?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$9.46
F CFA5,911
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$3.13
F CFA1,953
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$6.00
F CFA3,748
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? | ?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.50
F CFA312
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.00
F CFA625
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.00
F CFA625
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? | ?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.75
F CFA468
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Vatican City
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$5.48
F CFA3,425
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? | ?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? | ?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
|
Vatican City
|
Bamako
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$41.27
F CFA25,776
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? | ?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? | ?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? | ?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Vatican City
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? | ?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? | ?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
|
Vatican City
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$2.39
F CFA1,490
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$1.89
F CFA1,180
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$0.93
F CFA583
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$67.41
F CFA42,106
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.67
F CFA3,543
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Vatican City
|
Bamako
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? | ?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? | ?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? | ?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? | ?? |
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