Cost of living comparison
Bamako is 37.5% cheaper than Vienna.
If you lived in Bamako instead of Vienna, you would:
pay 63.8% less for restaurants
|
Vienna
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.24
€14.94
|
$4.91
F CFA2,961
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.83
€9.96
|
$6.59
F CFA3,976
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.82
€2.59
|
$0.78
F CFA468
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.46
€2.26
|
$0.64
F CFA388
|
|
pay 28.1% less for groceries
|
Vienna
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.75
€2.53
|
$1.05
F CFA634
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.56
€7.87
|
$9.62
F CFA5,804
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.08
€5.59
|
$9.46
F CFA5,708
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.65
€4.28
|
$2.57
F CFA1,552
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.36
€5.85
|
$3.57
F CFA2,154
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
€1.14
|
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| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.04
€0.96
|
$0.50
F CFA302
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.39
€1.28
|
$1.00
F CFA603
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.18
€2.00
|
$1.27
F CFA766
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.83
|
$0.46
F CFA279
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.78
|
$0.61
F CFA366
|
|
pay 18.0% less for transportation
|
Vienna
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.69
€6.15
|
$5.48
F CFA3,308
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$51.44
€47.31
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,126.94
€26,784.64
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.28
€16.81
|
?? | |
pay 42.2% less for housing
|
Vienna
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.68
€31.89
|
$34.18
F CFA20,617
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,084.25
€997.05
|
$500.00
F CFA301,603
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$798.73
€734.50
|
$307.59
F CFA185,538
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$239.11
€219.88
|
$114.71
F CFA69,191
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Vienna
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$264.10
€242.86
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,747.24
€13,561.31
|
?? |
pay 35.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Vienna
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.87
€4.48
|
$2.64
F CFA1,590
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.02
€3.70
|
$1.98
F CFA1,197
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.50
€5.98
|
$0.93
F CFA563
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.96
€40.43
|
$69.94
F CFA42,190
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.00
€11.95
|
$6.00
F CFA3,619
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Vienna
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.40
€93.25
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.91
€40.38
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.61
€87.92
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.29
€111.54
|
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