Cost of living comparison
Kiev is 13.9% cheaper than Bamako.
If you lived in Kiev instead of Bamako, you would:
pay 1.5% less for restaurants
Bamako
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.91
F CFA2,966
|
$7.58
UAH307.12
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.59
F CFA3,982
|
$6.32
UAH255.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
F CFA469
|
$0.62
UAH25.14
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
F CFA389
|
$0.41
UAH16.62
|
|
pay 32.6% less for groceries
Bamako
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
F CFA635
|
$0.73
UAH29.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.62
F CFA5,813
|
$4.30
UAH174.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.46
F CFA5,718
|
$3.88
UAH157.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
F CFA1,554
|
$1.78
UAH72.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
F CFA2,158
|
$1.97
UAH79.98
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.34
UAH13.93
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA302
|
$0.64
UAH25.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA604
|
$0.71
UAH28.64
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA767
|
$0.94
UAH37.98
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
F CFA279
|
$0.28
UAH11.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA366
|
$0.37
UAH15.18
|
|
pay 5.9% less for transportation
Bamako
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
F CFA3,313
|
$5.16
UAH209.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$9.66
UAH391.58
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$30,944.11
UAH1,254,066.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$4.19
UAH169.94
|
|
pay 25.6% less for housing
Bamako
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.18
F CFA20,651
|
$5.82
UAH235.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$500.00
F CFA302,103
|
$558.46
UAH22,632.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$307.59
F CFA185,846
|
$325.98
UAH13,210.85
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$114.71
F CFA69,306
|
$72.04
UAH2,919.72
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Bamako
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$365.07
UAH14,795.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$6,874.47
UAH278,600.39
|
pay 3.7% less for entertainment and sports
Bamako
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.64
F CFA1,593
|
$1.26
UAH51.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.98
F CFA1,199
|
$1.34
UAH54.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.93
F CFA564
|
$2.27
UAH92.14
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.94
F CFA42,260
|
$26.77
UAH1,084.88
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
F CFA3,625
|
$5.05
UAH204.75
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Bamako
|
Kiev
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$69.25
UAH2,806.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$36.51
UAH1,479.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$87.23
UAH3,535.27
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$94.45
UAH3,827.85
|
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