Bamako vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bamako Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$569
$727
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1444
$1874
🏠 One person rent
$251
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$523
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$200
$251
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.6
$46.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$412
$686
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
21
61
😀 Quality of life
22
67
🏙️ Population
4.23M
1.99M

The cost of living in Bamako is 22% less expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 8028th and 6769th ($569 vs $727) 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 8788th and 3750th 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
$2.93
$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.1
$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.56
$5.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.21
 Cappuccino
$1.92
$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$266
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$280
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$650
$818
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$387
$534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.3
$32.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.9
$50.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.62%
14.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1772
$1925
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1030
$1211
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$15.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.54
$3.73
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.45
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.75
$6.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.27
$3.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.62
$7.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$2.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.37
$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$1.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.98
$6.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.82
$2.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.2
$31.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.13
$4.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.4
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.21
$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.5
$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.8
$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3104
$10220

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$490
116 km or 72 mi Banamba
$491
147 km or 92 mi Bougouni
$489
207 km or 129 mi Segou
$490
237 km or 147 mi Markala
$489
289 km or 180 mi Kankan
$1007
293 km or 182 mi Sikasso
$499
435 km or 270 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$757
438 km or 272 mi Korhogo
$916
448 km or 278 mi Nouna
$733
492 km or 305 mi Dedougou
$735
510 km or 317 mi Gueckedou
$1009
512 km or 318 mi Mamou
$1019
552 km or 343 mi Nzerekore
$999
566 km or 352 mi Yekepa
$487
593 km or 368 mi Sanniquellie
$487
612 km or 381 mi Koudougou
$743
613 km or 381 mi Ouahigouya
$756
634 km or 394 mi Kenema
$1272
640 km or 398 mi Bouake
$937
652 km or 405 mi Forecariah
$998
663 km or 412 mi Bo
$1278
664 km or 412 mi Leo
$753
702 km or 436 mi Ouagadougou
$869
713 km or 443 mi Yamoussoukro
$887
714 km or 444 mi Boffa
$998
715 km or 444 mi Conakry
$1061
726 km or 451 mi Bafata
$804
728 km or 452 mi Kakata
$487
736 km or 458 mi Freetown
$1346
754 km or 469 mi Kolda
$964
759 km or 471 mi Gagnoa
$904
761 km or 473 mi Manga
$774
769 km or 478 mi Monrovia
$523
810 km or 504 mi Divo
$906
822 km or 511 mi Abengourou
$889
831 km or 516 mi Bissau
$827
854 km or 530 mi Agboville
$882
856 km or 532 mi Greenville
$487
858 km or 533 mi Tamale
$507

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Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$570
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$517
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$438
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1261
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$474
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$936
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$300
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$435
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$843
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$850
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$385
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$847
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1150
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$440
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$882
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$950
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$761
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1016
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$935
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$479
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$840
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$469
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1025
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$953
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$965
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$433
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$964
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$933
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$394
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$510
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$804
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$882
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1113
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1025
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$549
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1107
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1299
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$835
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$983
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$850