Bamako vs Nizhny Novgorod - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bamako	Nizhny Novgorod
🚶 Cost of living one person	$583	$882
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1388	$2140
🏠 One person rent	$254	$430
🏘️ Family rent	$431	$758
🍽️ Food expenses	$205	$308
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.1	$50.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$134	$721
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	20	46
😀 Quality of life	23	60
🏙️ Population	4.23M	1.2M

The cost of living in Bamako is 34% less expensive than in Nizhny Novgorod. Cities ranked 7964th and 6322nd ($583 vs $882) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 14th in Mali and Russia, respectively. Check Mali vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Bamako compared to 0.8 months in Nizhny Novgorod. Bamako ranked 1st best city to live in Mali vs Nizhny Novgorod ranked 14th in Russia, while ranked 9005th and 5937th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Bamako	Nizhny Novgorod
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.11	$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.3	$37
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.61	$5.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$0.97
☕ Cappuccino	$1.97	$2.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$269	$495
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$171	$320
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$497	$879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$307	$588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.1	$67.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.6	$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$7.16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.89%	18.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1744	$2854
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1038	$1848
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.6	$15.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.76	$6.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$0.73
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.48	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$5.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.85	$9.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.24	$8.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.53	$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.76	$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.82	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.85	$3.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.16	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.5	$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.24	$6.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$16
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.22	$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.2	$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63.8	$129
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$98.4	$327
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3658	$3800

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Cities near Bamako

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 Nizhny Novgorod

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$697
198 km or 123 mi	Ivanovo	$615
202 km or 125 mi	Cheboksary	$772
223 km or 139 mi	Vladimir	$650
241 km or 150 mi	Yoshkar-Ola	$693
245 km or 152 mi	Kostroma	$765
250 km or 155 mi	Saransk	$719
290 km or 180 mi	Yaroslavl	$672
323 km or 200 mi	Kazan	$868
331 km or 205 mi	Ryazan	$692
350 km or 217 mi	Elektrostal	$863
353 km or 220 mi	Penza	$537
355 km or 221 mi	Ulyanovsk	$641
366 km or 227 mi	Rybinsk	$678
380 km or 236 mi	Balashikha	$898
386 km or 240 mi	Korolyov	$831
387 km or 240 mi	Lyubertsy	$917
391 km or 243 mi	Mytishchi	$800
402 km or 250 mi	Moscow	$1438
403 km or 250 mi	Vologda	$544
410 km or 255 mi	Khimki	$914
415 km or 258 mi	Podolsk	$876
418 km or 260 mi	Krasnogorsk	$915
421 km or 262 mi	Kirov	$536
434 km or 270 mi	Tambov	$672
453 km or 281 mi	Syzran	$692
466 km or 289 mi	Tolyatti	$686
469 km or 291 mi	Tula	$837
477 km or 297 mi	Cherepovets	$543
482 km or 300 mi	Obninsk	$671
492 km or 305 mi	Nizhnekamsk	$681
498 km or 310 mi	Tver	$727
501 km or 311 mi	Lipetsk	$570
522 km or 324 mi	Naberezhnye Chelny	$755
525 km or 326 mi	Samara	$796
527 km or 328 mi	Kaluga	$582
536 km or 333 mi	Balakovo	$658
544 km or 338 mi	Almetyevsk	$709
549 km or 341 mi	Saratov	$783
558 km or 347 mi	Engels	$758