Cost of living comparison
Kiev is 28.9% cheaper than Bamako.
If you lived in Kiev instead of Bamako, you would:
pay 13.9% less for restaurants
Bamako
|
Kiev
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
F CFA4,873
|
$8.16
UAH321.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.83
F CFA2,944
|
$4.15
UAH163.21
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
F CFA542
|
$0.62
UAH24.50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
F CFA348
|
$0.49
UAH19.44
|
|
pay 28.4% less for groceries
Bamako
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
F CFA528
|
$0.72
UAH28.46
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.81
F CFA4,760
|
$4.00
UAH157.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.20
F CFA4,996
|
$3.90
UAH153.54
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
F CFA1,155
|
$2.02
UAH79.39
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.43
F CFA2,091
|
$1.76
UAH69.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.25
UAH9.76
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
F CFA290
|
$0.62
UAH24.33
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
F CFA650
|
$0.68
UAH26.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA774
|
$1.01
UAH39.66
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
F CFA281
|
$0.22
UAH8.56
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA369
|
$0.34
UAH13.31
|
|
pay 20.6% less for transportation
Bamako
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
F CFA2,978
|
$5.50
UAH216.55
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$9.52
UAH374.58
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$50,000.00
F CFA30,457,723
|
$23,116.98
UAH909,683.30
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$3.81
UAH149.83
|
|
pay 63.2% less for housing
Bamako
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.94
F CFA21,894
|
$5.04
UAH198.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,000.00
F CFA609,154
|
$454.74
UAH17,894.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$538.39
F CFA327,963
|
$275.70
UAH10,849.31
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$204.36
F CFA124,488
|
$74.83
UAH2,944.58
|
|
pay 53.4% less for childcare
Bamako
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$312.58
UAH12,300.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,000.00
F CFA7,309,854
|
$5,592.11
UAH220,056.63
|
|
pay 27.3% less for entertainment and sports
Bamako
|
Kiev
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
F CFA1,218
|
$1.09
UAH42.81
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.01
F CFA1,227
|
$1.35
UAH53.11
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
F CFA914
|
$2.04
UAH80.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.94
F CFA42,606
|
$26.77
UAH1,053.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
F CFA3,655
|
$4.08
UAH160.53
|
|
pay 4.8% more for clothing
Bamako
|
Kiev
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$65.70
UAH2,585.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
F CFA15,229
|
$33.80
UAH1,330.09
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$78.00
UAH3,069.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.00
F CFA76,144
|
$93.05
UAH3,661.83
|
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