Cost of living comparison
Bamako is 59.0% more expensive than Minsk.
If you lived in Bamako instead of Minsk, you would:
pay 3.8% less for restaurants
|
Minsk
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.90
BYN32.41
|
$8.00
F CFA4,902
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.33
BYN17.44
|
$4.83
F CFA2,961
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
BYN2.78
|
$0.89
F CFA545
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
BYN1.72
|
$0.57
F CFA350
|
|
pay 47.0% more for groceries
|
Minsk
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
BYN2.18
|
$0.87
F CFA532
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.74
BYN12.26
|
$7.81
F CFA4,788
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.09
BYN10.12
|
$8.20
F CFA5,025
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.45
BYN4.76
|
$1.90
F CFA1,162
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
BYN6.37
|
$3.43
F CFA2,103
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.67
BYN2.18
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
BYN3.01
|
$0.48
F CFA292
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
BYN2.86
|
$1.07
F CFA654
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
BYN4.24
|
$1.27
F CFA778
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
BYN1.15
|
$0.46
F CFA283
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
BYN1.27
|
$0.61
F CFA371
|
|
pay 82.3% more for transportation
|
Minsk
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.70
BYN12.12
|
$4.89
F CFA2,996
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$19.80
BYN64.82
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,504.75
BYN70,391.36
|
$50,000.00
F CFA30,636,655
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.17
BYN10.37
|
?? | |
pay 2.9 times more for housing
|
Minsk
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.59
BYN44.47
|
$35.94
F CFA22,022
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$403.93
BYN1,322.19
|
$1,000.00
F CFA612,733
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$265.15
BYN867.90
|
$538.39
F CFA329,890
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.60
BYN149.26
|
$204.36
F CFA125,219
|
|
pay 81.4% more for childcare
|
Minsk
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$464.49
BYN1,520.41
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,614.68
BYN21,651.79
|
$12,000.00
F CFA7,352,797
|
|
pay 34.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Minsk
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.24
BYN4.07
|
$2.00
F CFA1,225
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.77
BYN5.80
|
$2.01
F CFA1,235
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
BYN6.22
|
$1.50
F CFA919
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.75
BYN120.29
|
$69.94
F CFA42,856
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.75
BYN15.56
|
$6.00
F CFA3,676
|
|
pay 18.6% less for clothing
|
Minsk
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.88
BYN235.30
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.22
BYN154.56
|
$25.00
F CFA15,318
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.20
BYN354.17
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.87
BYN372.72
|
$125.00
F CFA76,592
|
|
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