Bamako vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bamako Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$574
$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1446
$2731
🏠 One person rent
$254
$612
🏘️ Family rent
$520
$1215
🍽️ Food expenses
$200
$272
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.9
$92.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$423
$1262
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
21
96
😀 Quality of life
22
74
🏙️ Population
4.23M
13M

The cost of living in Bamako is 47% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 8054th and 5091st ($574 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Mali and Russia, respectively. Check Mali vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bamako compared to 1.2 months in Moscow. Bamako ranked 1st best city to live in Mali vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 8767th and 1280th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bamako Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.89
$8.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.5
$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.51
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$1.96
$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$275
$842
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$655
$1827
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$383
$918
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.3
$70
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$8.71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.75%
17.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1842
$6312
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$958
$3303
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.56
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$0.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.42
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.66
$9.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$4.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.49
$9.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$3.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.27
$7.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.52
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.75
$2.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.87
$4.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.85
$2.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.4
$30.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.14
$5.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.5
$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.35
$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.6
$85.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$89.1
$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3185
$11652

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$736
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$743
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$797
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$583
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$633
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$672
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$566
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$660
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$606
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$490
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$590
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$507
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$616
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$515
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$533
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$498
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$623
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$507
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$471
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$450
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$461
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$401
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$551
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$639
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$480
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$508
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$457
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$419
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$298
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$682
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$447
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$415
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$467
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$376
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$514
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$469
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$449
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$451
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$541