Bamako vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bamako Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$574
$717
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1446
$1821
🏠 One person rent
$254
$350
🏘️ Family rent
$520
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$200
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.9
$45.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$423
$641
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
21
62
😀 Quality of life
22
67
🏙️ Population
4.23M
1.99M

The cost of living in Bamako is 20% less expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 8054th and 6834th ($574 vs $717) 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 8767th and 3775th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bamako Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.89
$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.5
$30.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.51
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$1.51
☕ Cappuccino
$1.96
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$275
$435
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$271
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$655
$787
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$383
$510
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.3
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58
$53
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$10.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.75%
14.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1842
$1923
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$958
$1217
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$15.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.56
$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.42
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.66
$6.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$3.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.49
$7.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.27
$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.52
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.75
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.87
$5.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.85
$2.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.4
$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.14
$4.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.5
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.35
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.6
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$89.1
$302
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3185
$10290

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Distance City Cost of living
52 km or 32 mi Koulikoro
$497
116 km or 72 mi Banamba
$495
147 km or 92 mi Bougouni
$496
207 km or 129 mi Segou
$498
237 km or 147 mi Markala
$496
289 km or 180 mi Kankan
$979
293 km or 182 mi Sikasso
$503
435 km or 270 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$766
438 km or 272 mi Korhogo
$1047
448 km or 278 mi Nouna
$745
492 km or 305 mi Dedougou
$742
510 km or 317 mi Gueckedou
$983
512 km or 318 mi Mamou
$994
552 km or 343 mi Nzerekore
$971
566 km or 352 mi Yekepa
$494
593 km or 368 mi Sanniquellie
$495
612 km or 381 mi Koudougou
$744
613 km or 381 mi Ouahigouya
$753
634 km or 394 mi Kenema
$1146
640 km or 398 mi Bouake
$1071
652 km or 405 mi Forecariah
$974
663 km or 412 mi Bo
$1138
664 km or 412 mi Leo
$751
702 km or 436 mi Ouagadougou
$820
713 km or 443 mi Yamoussoukro
$1021
714 km or 444 mi Boffa
$972
715 km or 444 mi Conakry
$1030
726 km or 451 mi Bafata
$866
728 km or 452 mi Kakata
$494
736 km or 458 mi Freetown
$1213
754 km or 469 mi Kolda
$1039
759 km or 471 mi Gagnoa
$1035
761 km or 473 mi Manga
$761
769 km or 478 mi Monrovia
$528
810 km or 504 mi Divo
$1034
822 km or 511 mi Abengourou
$1015
831 km or 516 mi Bissau
$889
854 km or 530 mi Agboville
$1012
856 km or 532 mi Greenville
$494
858 km or 533 mi Tamale
$492

Cities near Minsk

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$563
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$516
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$437
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1341
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$467
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$950
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$298
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$437
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$899
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$871
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$390
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$856
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1191
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$469
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$886
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$902
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$817
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1061
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1002
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$461
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$946
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$527
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1057
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$999
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1113
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$422
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$916
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1111
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$418
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$487
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$856
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$931
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1169
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1042
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$529
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1118
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1377
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$893
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$1042
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$795