Abu Dhabi vs Bamako - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Abu Dhabi	Bamako
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2133	$561
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4670	$1361
🏠 One person rent	$1489	$239
🏘️ Family rent	$2612	$403
🍽️ Food expenses	$432	$203
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.8	$67.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2773	$167
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	51	20
😀 Quality of life	85	25
🏙️ Population	1.57M	4.23M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 280% more expensive than in Bamako. Cities ranked 1650th and 8310th ($2133 vs $561) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and Mali, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Mali comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 0.3 months in Bamako. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Bamako ranked 1st in Mali, while ranked 424th and 8953rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Bamako

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	Abu Dhabi	Bamako
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.11	$3.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.9	$20.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.6	$4.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$11.9	$1.98
☕ Cappuccino	$5.69	$1.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1728	$259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1197	$158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3067	$477
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2202	$280
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97	$39.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$61.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$88	$22
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.64%	12.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4681	$1738
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8556	$913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.6	$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.63	$5.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.87	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.17	$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$6.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.69	$4.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$6.75
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.48	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$8.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.55	$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.49	$3.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$2.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.56	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.22	$1.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.8	$24.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$4.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.9	$15.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.3	$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.1	$27.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$60.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$628	$129
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14421	$4776

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1791
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2470
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1543
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1455
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2356
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1170
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1173
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1355
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$2100
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$2015
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$620
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$797
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$1082
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1062
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1340
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1218
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1193
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$494
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$965
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1059
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$821
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$497
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$778
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$917
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$521
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$526
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$505
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$454
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$457
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$485
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$471
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$530
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$514
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$558
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$700
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$559
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$459
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1628
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1247
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$469

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