Bamako vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bamako Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$583
$735
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1388
$1851
🏠 One person rent
$254
$356
🏘️ Family rent
$431
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$205
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.1
$46.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$134
$549
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
20
61
😀 Quality of life
23
69
🏙️ Population
4.23M
2M

The cost of living in Bamako is 21% less expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 7964th and 6924th ($583 vs $735) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Mali and Belarus, respectively. Check Mali vs Belarus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Bamako compared to 0.7 months in Minsk. Bamako ranked 1st best city to live in Mali vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 9005th and 4343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Bamako Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.11
$9.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.3
$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.61
$5.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$1.18
☕ Cappuccino
$1.97
$1.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$434
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$497
$767
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$307
$511
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.6
$47.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25
$9.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.89%
15.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1744
$2017
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1038
$1259
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.6
$15
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.76
$3.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$1.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.04
$6.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$4.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.85
$7.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.24
$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.76
$1.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.82
$5.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.85
$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.16
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.5
$30.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.24
$4.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$13
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.22
$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.2
$41.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.8
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$98.4
$307
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3658
$11271

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Distance City Cost of living
52 km or 32 mi Koulikoro
$506
116 km or 72 mi Banamba
$506
147 km or 92 mi Bougouni
$508
207 km or 129 mi Segou
$506
237 km or 147 mi Markala
$508
289 km or 180 mi Kankan
$1007
293 km or 182 mi Sikasso
$514
435 km or 270 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$831
438 km or 272 mi Korhogo
$1099
448 km or 278 mi Nouna
$821
492 km or 305 mi Dedougou
$822
510 km or 317 mi Gueckedou
$1010
512 km or 318 mi Mamou
$1021
552 km or 343 mi Nzerekore
$1003
566 km or 352 mi Yekepa
$503
593 km or 368 mi Sanniquellie
$503
612 km or 381 mi Koudougou
$820
613 km or 381 mi Ouahigouya
$851
634 km or 394 mi Kenema
$1281
640 km or 398 mi Bouake
$1123
652 km or 405 mi Forecariah
$999
663 km or 412 mi Bo
$1283
664 km or 412 mi Leo
$846
702 km or 436 mi Ouagadougou
$961
713 km or 443 mi Yamoussoukro
$1056
714 km or 444 mi Boffa
$999
715 km or 444 mi Conakry
$1067
726 km or 451 mi Bafata
$872
728 km or 452 mi Kakata
$502
736 km or 458 mi Freetown
$1347
754 km or 469 mi Kolda
$1044
759 km or 471 mi Gagnoa
$1082
761 km or 473 mi Manga
$877
769 km or 478 mi Monrovia
$536
810 km or 504 mi Divo
$1083
822 km or 511 mi Abengourou
$1066
831 km or 516 mi Bissau
$895
854 km or 530 mi Agboville
$1057
856 km or 532 mi Greenville
$502
858 km or 533 mi Tamale
$576

Cities near Minsk

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$561
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$517
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$406
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1414
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$545
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$974
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$293
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$426
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$929
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$883
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$349
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$865
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1334
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$475
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$920
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$988
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$840
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1113
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1148
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$547
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$894
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$528
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1125
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$967
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1079
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$516
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$993
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1046
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$439
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$546
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$889
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$1009
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1270
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1113
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$586
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1185
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1419
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$928
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$864
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$879