Cost of living comparison
Bamako is 96.4% more expensive than Bishkek.
If you lived in Bamako instead of Bishkek, you would:
pay 29.4% more for restaurants
|
Bishkek
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.80
KGS504.64
|
$6.70
F CFA4,216
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.68
KGS494.55
|
$6.42
F CFA4,040
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
KGS58.84
|
$0.77
F CFA486
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
KGS28.83
|
$0.58
F CFA365
|
|
pay 92.1% more for groceries
|
Bishkek
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
KGS41.56
|
$1.10
F CFA693
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.14
KGS447.11
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.25
KGS282.37
|
$9.46
F CFA5,952
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
KGS152.88
|
$3.13
F CFA1,966
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.41
KGS210.08
|
$6.00
F CFA3,773
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
KGS41.01
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
KGS74.00
|
$0.50
F CFA314
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
KGS82.10
|
$1.00
F CFA629
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
KGS78.51
|
$1.00
F CFA629
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
KGS19.78
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
KGS20.89
|
$0.75
F CFA472
|
|
pay 88.8% more for transportation
|
Bishkek
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.90
KGS252.70
|
$5.48
F CFA3,449
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.54
KGS656.03
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,443.16
KGS3,431,554.52
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.18
KGS363.34
|
?? | |
pay 3.4 times more for housing
|
Bishkek
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.05
KGS1,048.06
|
$41.27
F CFA25,954
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$474.69
KGS41,297.67
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$353.07
KGS30,716.80
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.19
KGS2,017.48
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Bishkek
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.15
KGS20,023.01
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,168.50
KGS536,659.80
|
?? |
pay 28.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bishkek
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
KGS100.93
|
$2.39
F CFA1,501
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
KGS178.87
|
$1.89
F CFA1,188
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.56
KGS135.75
|
$0.93
F CFA587
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.01
KGS3,741.48
|
$67.41
F CFA42,397
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.35
KGS378.48
|
$5.67
F CFA3,567
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Bishkek
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.60
KGS3,532.48
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.86
KGS3,381.09
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.88
KGS9,037.65
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.67
KGS8,410.67
|
?? |
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