Cost of living comparison
Bamako is 15.0% more expensive than Vilnius.
If you lived in Bamako instead of Vilnius, you would:
pay 50.4% less for restaurants
|
Vilnius
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.86
€12.35
|
$6.70
F CFA4,221
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.57
€8.23
|
$6.42
F CFA4,045
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
€1.87
|
$0.77
F CFA486
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
€1.75
|
$0.58
F CFA365
|
|
pay 23.9% more for groceries
|
Vilnius
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
€1.46
|
$1.10
F CFA694
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.36
€6.11
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.17
€4.97
|
$9.46
F CFA5,959
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
€2.47
|
$3.13
F CFA1,969
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.03
€2.91
|
$6.00
F CFA3,778
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.63
|
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| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.67
|
$0.50
F CFA315
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.88
|
$1.00
F CFA630
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
€1.42
|
$1.00
F CFA630
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
€0.38
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
€0.43
|
$0.75
F CFA472
|
|
pay 10.4% less for transportation
|
Vilnius
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.12
€5.87
|
$5.48
F CFA3,453
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$31.08
€29.83
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,251.45
€31,917.30
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.36
€10.90
|
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pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Vilnius
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.16
€16.47
|
$41.27
F CFA25,984
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$795.81
€763.88
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$594.19
€570.34
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$149.42
€143.42
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Vilnius
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$556.87
€534.53
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,496.16
€8,155.27
|
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pay 28.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Vilnius
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.82
€4.63
|
$2.39
F CFA1,502
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.37
€3.24
|
$1.89
F CFA1,190
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.36
€5.14
|
$0.93
F CFA588
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.23
€38.61
|
$67.41
F CFA42,446
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.57
€8.23
|
$5.67
F CFA3,572
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Vilnius
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.32
€79.02
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.02
€34.58
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.70
€96.66
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.57
€115.74
|
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