Cost of living comparison
Russia is 31.7% cheaper than Bamako.
If you lived in Russia instead of Bamako, you would:
pay 9.8% less for restaurants
Bamako
|
Russia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
F CFA4,902
|
$7.74
RUB721.20
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.83
F CFA2,961
|
$4.69
RUB436.88
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
F CFA545
|
$0.85
RUB78.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
F CFA350
|
$0.41
RUB38.17
|
|
pay 35.4% less for groceries
Bamako
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
F CFA532
|
$0.54
RUB49.85
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.81
F CFA4,788
|
$4.40
RUB410.04
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.20
F CFA5,025
|
$3.48
RUB323.86
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
F CFA1,162
|
$1.27
RUB118.66
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.43
F CFA2,103
|
$1.79
RUB166.64
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.62
RUB57.34
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
F CFA292
|
$0.56
RUB52.05
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
F CFA654
|
$0.66
RUB61.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA778
|
$1.03
RUB95.98
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
F CFA283
|
$0.30
RUB27.69
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA371
|
$0.25
RUB23.57
|
|
pay 44.5% less for transportation
Bamako
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
F CFA2,996
|
$2.37
RUB221.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$19.36
RUB1,803.03
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$50,000.00
F CFA30,636,655
|
$31,226.85
RUB2,908,883.23
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$3.41
RUB317.42
|
|
pay 69.2% less for housing
Bamako
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.94
F CFA22,022
|
$6.56
RUB611.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,000.00
F CFA612,733
|
$310.33
RUB28,908.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$538.39
F CFA329,890
|
$214.38
RUB19,969.83
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$204.36
F CFA125,219
|
$69.84
RUB6,506.29
|
|
pay 60.9% less for childcare
Bamako
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$220.41
RUB20,531.97
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,000.00
F CFA7,352,797
|
$4,693.93
RUB437,254.61
|
|
pay 14.9% less for entertainment and sports
Bamako
|
Russia
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
F CFA1,225
|
$1.55
RUB144.70
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.01
F CFA1,235
|
$1.73
RUB161.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
F CFA919
|
$2.23
RUB208.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.94
F CFA42,856
|
$31.55
RUB2,939.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
F CFA3,676
|
$4.06
RUB378.34
|
|
pay 13.0% more for clothing
Bamako
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$62.85
RUB5,855.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
F CFA15,318
|
$39.44
RUB3,674.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$79.13
RUB7,371.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.00
F CFA76,592
|
$85.30
RUB7,946.18
|
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