Cost of living comparison
Minsk is 20.0% cheaper than Bamako.
If you lived in Minsk instead of Bamako, you would:
pay 5.3% more for restaurants
Bamako
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
F CFA4,869
|
$9.90
BYN32.37
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.83
F CFA2,941
|
$5.33
BYN17.42
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
F CFA541
|
$0.85
BYN2.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
F CFA348
|
$0.53
BYN1.72
|
|
pay 18.7% less for groceries
Bamako
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
F CFA528
|
$0.67
BYN2.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.81
F CFA4,756
|
$3.74
BYN12.24
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.20
F CFA4,991
|
$3.09
BYN10.11
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
F CFA1,154
|
$1.45
BYN4.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.43
F CFA2,089
|
$1.94
BYN6.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.67
BYN2.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
F CFA290
|
$0.92
BYN3.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
F CFA649
|
$0.88
BYN2.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA773
|
$1.30
BYN4.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
F CFA281
|
$0.35
BYN1.15
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA369
|
$0.39
BYN1.27
|
|
pay 40.6% less for transportation
Bamako
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
F CFA2,975
|
$3.70
BYN12.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$19.80
BYN64.74
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$50,000.00
F CFA30,428,205
|
$21,504.75
BYN70,311.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$3.17
BYN10.36
|
|
pay 62.6% less for housing
Bamako
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.94
F CFA21,872
|
$13.59
BYN44.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,000.00
F CFA608,564
|
$403.93
BYN1,320.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$538.39
F CFA327,645
|
$265.15
BYN866.92
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$204.36
F CFA124,367
|
$45.60
BYN149.09
|
|
pay 44.9% less for childcare
Bamako
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$464.49
BYN1,518.69
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,000.00
F CFA7,302,769
|
$6,614.68
BYN21,627.31
|
|
pay 18.3% less for entertainment and sports
Bamako
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
F CFA1,217
|
$1.24
BYN4.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.01
F CFA1,226
|
$1.77
BYN5.79
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
F CFA913
|
$1.90
BYN6.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.94
F CFA42,564
|
$36.75
BYN120.15
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
F CFA3,651
|
$4.75
BYN15.54
|
|
pay 40.0% more for clothing
Bamako
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$71.88
BYN235.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
F CFA15,214
|
$47.22
BYN154.38
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$108.20
BYN353.77
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.00
F CFA76,071
|
$113.87
BYN372.29
|
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