Bamako vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bamako Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$518
$649
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1294
$1703
🏠 One person rent
$219
$293
🏘️ Family rent
$427
$577
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.8
$46.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$370
$599
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
21
62
😀 Quality of life
24
67
🏙️ Population
2.01M
2M

The cost of living in Bamako is 20% less expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 8384th and 7206th ($518 vs $649) 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 0.7 months in Bamako compared to 0.9 months in Minsk. Bamako ranked 1st best city to live in Mali vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 8836th and 3890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bamako vs Minsk

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Bamako Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.85
$9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.5
$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.29
$4.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.07
 Cappuccino
$1.77
$1.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$139
$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$505
$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$466
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.6
$31.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$48.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.3
$10.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.53%
17.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1570
$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$830
$1163
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13
$15.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.37
$3.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$0.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.45
$1.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.56
$6.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.87
$7.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$2.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.51
$7.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$0.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.74
$1.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.35
$5.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.99
$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.6
$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.16
$4.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.19
$4.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.6
$63.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.1
$93.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.6
$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2953
$5767

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Cities near Bamako

Distance City Cost of living
52 km or 32 mi Koulikoro
$471
116 km or 72 mi Banamba
$471
147 km or 92 mi Bougouni
$472
207 km or 129 mi Segou
$470
237 km or 147 mi Markala
$471
289 km or 180 mi Kankan
$975
293 km or 182 mi Sikasso
$479
435 km or 270 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$732
438 km or 272 mi Korhogo
$976
448 km or 278 mi Nouna
$680
492 km or 305 mi Dedougou
$677
510 km or 317 mi Gueckedou
$977
512 km or 318 mi Mamou
$989
552 km or 343 mi Nzerekore
$972
566 km or 352 mi Yekepa
$469
593 km or 368 mi Sanniquellie
$469
612 km or 381 mi Koudougou
$664
613 km or 381 mi Ouahigouya
$673
634 km or 394 mi Kenema
$689
640 km or 398 mi Bouake
$923
652 km or 405 mi Forecariah
$971
663 km or 412 mi Bo
$689
664 km or 412 mi Leo
$675
702 km or 436 mi Ouagadougou
$750
713 km or 443 mi Yamoussoukro
$891
714 km or 444 mi Boffa
$968
715 km or 444 mi Conakry
$1024
726 km or 451 mi Bafata
$778
728 km or 452 mi Kakata
$470
736 km or 458 mi Freetown
$751
754 km or 469 mi Kolda
$1049
759 km or 471 mi Gagnoa
$897
761 km or 473 mi Manga
$678
769 km or 478 mi Monrovia
$501
810 km or 504 mi Divo
$888
822 km or 511 mi Abengourou
$874
831 km or 516 mi Bissau
$799
854 km or 530 mi Agboville
$892
856 km or 532 mi Greenville
$468
858 km or 533 mi Tamale
$443

Cities near Minsk

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$528
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$490
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$426
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1303
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$472
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$928
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$299
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$423
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$864
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$850
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$385
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$835
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1080
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$406
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$922
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$877
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$831
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1028
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$949
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$437
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$927
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$415
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1013
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$827
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$969
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$443
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$1027
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1088
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$476
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$518
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$827
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$842
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1135
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1029
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$495
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$980
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1362
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$860
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$985
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$760