Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 3.2% cheaper than Bamako.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Bamako, you would:
pay 28.1% more for restaurants
Bamako
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.91
F CFA2,960
|
$9.92
RUB902.91
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.59
F CFA3,974
|
$4.92
RUB447.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
F CFA468
|
$1.10
RUB100.55
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
F CFA388
|
$0.60
RUB54.58
|
|
pay 31.0% less for groceries
Bamako
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
F CFA634
|
$0.63
RUB57.52
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.62
F CFA5,801
|
$4.72
RUB429.27
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.46
F CFA5,706
|
$3.62
RUB329.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
F CFA1,551
|
$1.74
RUB158.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
F CFA2,153
|
$2.18
RUB198.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.64
RUB57.94
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA301
|
$0.69
RUB62.40
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA603
|
$0.79
RUB72.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA766
|
$1.56
RUB141.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
F CFA279
|
$0.19
RUB17.29
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA365
|
$0.20
RUB18.47
|
|
pay 57.8% less for transportation
Bamako
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
F CFA3,306
|
$2.31
RUB210.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$29.87
RUB2,717.58
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$32,820.00
RUB2,986,351.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$5.69
RUB517.63
|
|
pay 11.5% more for housing
Bamako
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.18
F CFA20,607
|
$6.03
RUB548.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$500.00
F CFA301,461
|
$881.83
RUB80,239.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$307.59
F CFA185,451
|
$532.09
RUB48,415.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$114.71
F CFA69,159
|
$90.54
RUB8,238.59
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Bamako
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$484.25
RUB44,062.71
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$11,553.80
RUB1,051,301.61
|
pay 33.0% more for entertainment and sports
Bamako
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.64
F CFA1,589
|
$3.28
RUB298.64
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.98
F CFA1,197
|
$2.63
RUB239.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.93
F CFA563
|
$2.52
RUB228.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.94
F CFA42,170
|
$32.93
RUB2,996.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
F CFA3,618
|
$5.47
RUB497.73
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Bamako
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$98.68
RUB8,979.49
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$46.53
RUB4,233.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$117.96
RUB10,733.44
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$114.14
RUB10,386.04
|
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