Bamako vs Nizhny Novgorod - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bamako	Nizhny Novgorod
🚶 Cost of living one person	$583	$940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1392	$2295
🏠 One person rent	$251	$459
🏘️ Family rent	$416	$818
🍽️ Food expenses	$207	$334
🚐 Transport expenses	$71.4	$52.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$124	$810
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	20	48
😀 Quality of life	24	63
🏙️ Population	4.23M	1.2M

The cost of living in Bamako is 38% less expensive than in Nizhny Novgorod. Cities ranked 8116th and 6098th ($583 vs $940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 16th 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 0.9 months in Nizhny Novgorod. Bamako ranked 1st best city to live in Mali vs Nizhny Novgorod ranked 7th in Russia, while ranked 9030th and 5641st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bamako vs Nizhny Novgorod

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	Bamako	Nizhny Novgorod
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.21	$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.4	$42.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.71	$6.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$1.1
☕ Cappuccino	$1.98	$2.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.51	$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$270	$528
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$165	$343
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$479	$975
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$292	$631
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.7	$71.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.4	$7.91
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.81%	20.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1759	$2988
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$927	$2007
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.2	$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.27	$6.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.51	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.07	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$5.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$9.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.45	$8.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.52	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.8	$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.93	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.87	$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.51	$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.22	$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.9	$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.19	$6.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.9	$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.68	$6.35
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.4	$73.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.4	$129
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$113	$366
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4188	$4368

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Cities near Bamako

Distance	City	Cost of living
52 km or 32 mi	Koulikoro	$508
116 km or 72 mi	Banamba	$507
147 km or 92 mi	Bougouni	$507
207 km or 129 mi	Segou	$508
237 km or 147 mi	Markala	$508
289 km or 180 mi	Kankan	$1001
293 km or 182 mi	Sikasso	$515
435 km or 270 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$842
438 km or 272 mi	Korhogo	$1097
448 km or 278 mi	Nouna	$837
492 km or 305 mi	Dedougou	$840
510 km or 317 mi	Gueckedou	$1004
512 km or 318 mi	Mamou	$1016
552 km or 343 mi	Nzerekore	$999
566 km or 352 mi	Yekepa	$502
593 km or 368 mi	Sanniquellie	$501
612 km or 381 mi	Koudougou	$836
613 km or 381 mi	Ouahigouya	$867
634 km or 394 mi	Kenema	$1257
640 km or 398 mi	Bouake	$1124
652 km or 405 mi	Forecariah	$993
663 km or 412 mi	Bo	$1257
664 km or 412 mi	Leo	$862
702 km or 436 mi	Ouagadougou	$983
713 km or 443 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1060
714 km or 444 mi	Boffa	$990
715 km or 444 mi	Conakry	$1058
726 km or 451 mi	Bafata	$852
728 km or 452 mi	Kakata	$503
736 km or 458 mi	Freetown	$1323
754 km or 469 mi	Kolda	$1127
759 km or 471 mi	Gagnoa	$1079
761 km or 473 mi	Manga	$894
769 km or 478 mi	Monrovia	$535
810 km or 504 mi	Divo	$1092
822 km or 511 mi	Abengourou	$1075
831 km or 516 mi	Bissau	$878
854 km or 530 mi	Agboville	$1066
856 km or 532 mi	Greenville	$502
858 km or 533 mi	Tamale	$612

Cities near Nizhny Novgorod

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$749
198 km or 123 mi	Ivanovo	$695
202 km or 125 mi	Cheboksary	$791
223 km or 139 mi	Vladimir	$732
241 km or 150 mi	Yoshkar-Ola	$733
245 km or 152 mi	Kostroma	$757
250 km or 155 mi	Saransk	$773
290 km or 180 mi	Yaroslavl	$726
323 km or 200 mi	Kazan	$929
331 km or 205 mi	Ryazan	$738
350 km or 217 mi	Elektrostal	$950
353 km or 220 mi	Penza	$585
355 km or 221 mi	Ulyanovsk	$679
366 km or 227 mi	Rybinsk	$738
380 km or 236 mi	Balashikha	$957
386 km or 240 mi	Korolyov	$910
387 km or 240 mi	Lyubertsy	$971
391 km or 243 mi	Mytishchi	$891
402 km or 250 mi	Moscow	$1585
403 km or 250 mi	Vologda	$595
410 km or 255 mi	Khimki	$978
415 km or 258 mi	Podolsk	$959
418 km or 260 mi	Krasnogorsk	$989
421 km or 262 mi	Kirov	$595
434 km or 270 mi	Tambov	$680
453 km or 281 mi	Syzran	$746
466 km or 289 mi	Tolyatti	$740
469 km or 291 mi	Tula	$905
477 km or 297 mi	Cherepovets	$578
482 km or 300 mi	Obninsk	$726
492 km or 305 mi	Nizhnekamsk	$712
498 km or 310 mi	Tver	$777
501 km or 311 mi	Lipetsk	$597
522 km or 324 mi	Naberezhnye Chelny	$795
525 km or 326 mi	Samara	$838
527 km or 328 mi	Kaluga	$637
536 km or 333 mi	Balakovo	$677
544 km or 338 mi	Almetyevsk	$761
549 km or 341 mi	Saratov	$837
558 km or 347 mi	Engels	$811