Cost of living comparison
compared to
Bamako vs. Chisinau Cost of Living Summary
Bamako is 34.1% cheaper than Chisinau.
Bamako vs. Chisinau Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Bamako instead of Chisinau, you would:
pay 18.2% less for restaurants
|
Chisinau
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.22
MDL200.58
|
$8.50
F CFA4,978
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.70
MDL155.45
|
$8.18
F CFA4,792
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
MDL21.60
|
$0.93
F CFA542
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
MDL15.92
|
$0.68
F CFA395
|
|
Chisinau vs. Bamako - Cost of restaurants
pay 88.5% more for groceries
|
Chisinau
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
MDL12.71
|
$3.84
F CFA2,247
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.89
MDL87.39
|
$8.91
F CFA5,218
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.73
MDL84.61
|
$7.22
F CFA4,228
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.79
MDL49.81
|
$5.92
F CFA3,465
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
MDL42.13
|
$7.08
F CFA4,148
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.44
MDL7.83
|
$1.81
F CFA1,063
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
MDL15.60
|
$0.48
F CFA279
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
MDL16.79
|
$1.28
F CFA751
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.01
MDL17.97
|
$0.95
F CFA558
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
MDL5.58
|
$0.56
F CFA327
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
MDL4.40
|
$0.52
F CFA306
|
|
Chisinau vs. Bamako - Cost of groceries
pay 34.7% less for transportation
|
Chisinau
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.44
MDL115.06
|
$4.20
F CFA2,460
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$13.52
MDL241.70
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,507.41
MDL528K
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.94
MDL88.26
|
?? | |
Chisinau vs. Bamako - Cost of transportation
pay 69.9% less for housing
|
Chisinau
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.59
MDL189.39
|
$65.00
F CFA38,071
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$679.74
MDL12,152.24
|
$175.00
F CFA102K
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$435.34
MDL7,782.96
|
$80.00
F CFA46,856
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$185.85
MDL3,322.64
|
$114.71
F CFA67,183
|
|
Chisinau vs. Bamako - Cost of housing
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Chisinau
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$434.06
MDL7,759.94
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,841.67
MDL104K
|
?? |
Chisinau vs. Bamako - Cost of childcare
pay 14.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Chisinau
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.24
MDL40.12
|
$2.39
F CFA1,398
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.16
MDL38.67
|
$1.67
F CFA977
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.42
MDL61.18
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.67
MDL745.01
|
$70.00
F CFA40,999
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.41
MDL150.43
|
?? | |
Chisinau vs. Bamako - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Chisinau
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$79.80
MDL1,426.62
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.07
MDL841.43
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.14
MDL2,040.51
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.56
MDL2,065.97
|
?? |
Chisinau vs. Bamako - Cost of clothing
We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated November 2026). How we calculate this
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