Bamako vs Nizhny Novgorod - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bamako	Nizhny Novgorod
🚶 Cost of living one person	$561	$1051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1361	$2514
🏠 One person rent	$239	$528
🏘️ Family rent	$403	$928
🍽️ Food expenses	$203	$371
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.6	$56.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$167	$928
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	20	48
😀 Quality of life	25	63
🏙️ Population	4.23M	1.2M

The cost of living in Bamako is 47% less expensive than in Nizhny Novgorod. Cities ranked 8310th and 5192nd ($561 vs $1051) 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 0.3 months in Bamako compared to 0.9 months in Nizhny Novgorod. Bamako ranked 1st best city to live in Mali vs Nizhny Novgorod ranked 6th in Russia, while ranked 8953rd and 5476th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Bamako	Nizhny Novgorod
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.06	$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.3	$48.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.65	$7.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$1.27
☕ Cappuccino	$1.99	$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$1.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$259	$603
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$158	$395
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$477	$1089
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$280	$717
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.3	$82.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.3	$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22	$9.07
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.73%	20.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1738	$3459
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$913	$2313
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.2	$18.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.79	$6.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.64	$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.48	$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.92	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$5.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.75	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$3.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.06	$9.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.15	$3.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.01	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.85	$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.17	$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.2	$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.01	$7.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.8	$18
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.98	$6.34
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.3	$70.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.6	$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$129	$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4776	$5021

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Cities near Bamako

Distance	City	Cost of living
52 km or 32 mi	Koulikoro	$493
116 km or 72 mi	Banamba	$494
147 km or 92 mi	Bougouni	$494
207 km or 129 mi	Segou	$495
237 km or 147 mi	Markala	$495
289 km or 180 mi	Kankan	$993
293 km or 182 mi	Sikasso	$501
435 km or 270 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$846
438 km or 272 mi	Korhogo	$1076
448 km or 278 mi	Nouna	$835
492 km or 305 mi	Dedougou	$836
510 km or 317 mi	Gueckedou	$998
512 km or 318 mi	Mamou	$1005
552 km or 343 mi	Nzerekore	$993
566 km or 352 mi	Yekepa	$487
593 km or 368 mi	Sanniquellie	$486
612 km or 381 mi	Koudougou	$830
613 km or 381 mi	Ouahigouya	$868
634 km or 394 mi	Kenema	$1219
640 km or 398 mi	Bouake	$1100
652 km or 405 mi	Forecariah	$984
663 km or 412 mi	Bo	$1231
664 km or 412 mi	Leo	$863
702 km or 436 mi	Ouagadougou	$988
713 km or 443 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1044
714 km or 444 mi	Boffa	$983
715 km or 444 mi	Conakry	$1050
726 km or 451 mi	Bafata	$831
728 km or 452 mi	Kakata	$487
736 km or 458 mi	Freetown	$1272
754 km or 469 mi	Kolda	$1119
759 km or 471 mi	Gagnoa	$1062
761 km or 473 mi	Manga	$896
769 km or 478 mi	Monrovia	$518
810 km or 504 mi	Divo	$1067
822 km or 511 mi	Abengourou	$1049
831 km or 516 mi	Bissau	$857
854 km or 530 mi	Agboville	$1043
856 km or 532 mi	Greenville	$487
858 km or 533 mi	Tamale	$666

Cities near Nizhny Novgorod

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$800
198 km or 123 mi	Ivanovo	$705
202 km or 125 mi	Cheboksary	$749
223 km or 139 mi	Vladimir	$821
241 km or 150 mi	Yoshkar-Ola	$754
245 km or 152 mi	Kostroma	$804
250 km or 155 mi	Saransk	$834
290 km or 180 mi	Yaroslavl	$781
323 km or 200 mi	Kazan	$981
331 km or 205 mi	Ryazan	$771
350 km or 217 mi	Elektrostal	$1066
353 km or 220 mi	Penza	$614
355 km or 221 mi	Ulyanovsk	$705
366 km or 227 mi	Rybinsk	$786
380 km or 236 mi	Balashikha	$1055
386 km or 240 mi	Korolyov	$1030
387 km or 240 mi	Lyubertsy	$1077
391 km or 243 mi	Mytishchi	$1014
402 km or 250 mi	Moscow	$1678
403 km or 250 mi	Vologda	$626
410 km or 255 mi	Khimki	$1084
415 km or 258 mi	Podolsk	$1068
418 km or 260 mi	Krasnogorsk	$1056
421 km or 262 mi	Kirov	$648
434 km or 270 mi	Tambov	$694
453 km or 281 mi	Syzran	$792
466 km or 289 mi	Tolyatti	$789
469 km or 291 mi	Tula	$974
477 km or 297 mi	Cherepovets	$604
482 km or 300 mi	Obninsk	$791
492 km or 305 mi	Nizhnekamsk	$771
498 km or 310 mi	Tver	$775
501 km or 311 mi	Lipetsk	$635
522 km or 324 mi	Naberezhnye Chelny	$868
525 km or 326 mi	Samara	$845
527 km or 328 mi	Kaluga	$691
536 km or 333 mi	Balakovo	$748
544 km or 338 mi	Almetyevsk	$830
549 km or 341 mi	Saratov	$895
558 km or 347 mi	Engels	$873