Cost of living comparison
Kiev is 27.2% cheaper than Bamako.
If you lived in Kiev instead of Bamako, you would:
pay 12.2% less for restaurants
Bamako
|
Kiev
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.70
F CFA4,216
|
$7.22
UAH301.76
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.42
F CFA4,040
|
$6.02
UAH251.46
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
F CFA486
|
$0.62
UAH25.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
F CFA365
|
$0.40
UAH16.87
|
|
pay 32.8% less for groceries
Bamako
|
Kiev
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.10
F CFA693
|
$0.76
UAH31.63
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.34
UAH181.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.46
F CFA5,952
|
$4.03
UAH168.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.13
F CFA1,966
|
$1.57
UAH65.52
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.00
F CFA3,773
|
$1.92
UAH80.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.34
UAH14.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA314
|
$0.70
UAH29.34
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA629
|
$0.72
UAH29.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA629
|
$0.91
UAH37.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.29
UAH12.06
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
F CFA472
|
$0.31
UAH12.91
|
|
pay 6.2% less for transportation
Bamako
|
Kiev
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
F CFA3,449
|
$5.14
UAH214.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$9.39
UAH392.28
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$30,545.46
UAH1,275,929.63
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$4.48
UAH187.09
|
|
pay 86.0% less for housing
Bamako
|
Kiev
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.27
F CFA25,954
|
$5.76
UAH240.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$582.58
UAH24,335.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$351.09
UAH14,665.38
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$74.50
UAH3,111.84
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Bamako
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$373.81
UAH15,614.73
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$7,372.61
UAH307,964.85
|
pay 1.3% more for entertainment and sports
Bamako
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.39
F CFA1,501
|
$1.20
UAH50.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
F CFA1,188
|
$1.45
UAH60.71
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.93
F CFA587
|
$2.38
UAH99.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.41
F CFA42,397
|
$25.96
UAH1,084.51
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.67
F CFA3,567
|
$4.82
UAH201.17
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Bamako
|
Kiev
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$66.82
UAH2,791.07
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$37.62
UAH1,571.61
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$91.04
UAH3,802.91
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$90.26
UAH3,770.23
|
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