Al Ain vs Bamako - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Al Ain	Bamako
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1844	$569
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5338	$1444
🏠 One person rent	$1325	$251
🏘️ Family rent	$3717	$523
🍽️ Food expenses	$349	$200
🚐 Transport expenses	$57.1	$67.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3607	$412
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	38	21
😀 Quality of life	75	22
🏙️ Population	767K	4.23M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 224% more expensive than in Bamako. Cities ranked 2271st and 8028th ($1844 vs $569) 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 2 months in Al Ain compared to 0.7 months in Bamako. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Bamako ranked 1st in Mali, while ranked 1000th and 8788th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Al Ain vs Bamako

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	Al Ain	Bamako
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.12	$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.4	$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.64	$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.46	$1.94
☕ Cappuccino	$5.02	$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$668	$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1309	$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4401	$650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3318	$387
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.3	$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$58.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.1	$24.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.33%	12.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2055	$1772
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1218	$1030
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.85	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.44	$5.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.05	$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$6.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.08	$4.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.86	$6.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$0.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$8.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.67	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.16	$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.19	$2.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.1	$2.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$1.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.1	$24.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$4.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64.6	$14.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$4.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.4	$26.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.2	$61.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$640	$87.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3802	$3104

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Cities near Al Ain

Distance	City	Cost of living
119 km or 74 mi	Fujairah	$1239
126 km or 78 mi	Dubai	$2379
133 km or 82 mi	Sharjah	$1494
135 km or 84 mi	Ajman	$2240
143 km or 89 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
152 km or 94 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
192 km or 119 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
221 km or 138 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
231 km or 143 mi	Nizwa	$780
253 km or 157 mi	Seeb	$967
297 km or 184 mi	Muscat	$1090
337 km or 209 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
442 km or 275 mi	Doha	$1779
458 km or 284 mi	Al Khor	$1709
507 km or 315 mi	Chabahar	$585
525 km or 326 mi	Jahrom	$547
535 km or 333 mi	Jiroft	$518
564 km or 351 mi	Riffa	$1223
565 km or 351 mi	Manama	$1280
566 km or 352 mi	Fasa	$548
567 km or 352 mi	Isa Town	$1243
583 km or 362 mi	Sirjan	$514
596 km or 371 mi	Iranshahr	$605
604 km or 375 mi	Bam	$515
607 km or 377 mi	Dhahran	$1068
619 km or 385 mi	Dammam	$1056
629 km or 391 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
649 km or 404 mi	Qatif	$897
679 km or 422 mi	Shiraz	$589
684 km or 425 mi	Jubail	$901
688 km or 428 mi	Kerman	$464
689 km or 428 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
694 km or 431 mi	Marvdasht	$563
720 km or 447 mi	Bushehr	$551
720 km or 447 mi	Borazjan	$546
726 km or 451 mi	Kazerun	$557
776 km or 482 mi	Zahedan	$829
818 km or 508 mi	Salalah	$809
827 km or 514 mi	Yasuj	$529
866 km or 538 mi	Yazd	$573

Cities near Bamako

Distance	City	Cost of living
52 km or 32 mi	Koulikoro	$490
116 km or 72 mi	Banamba	$491
147 km or 92 mi	Bougouni	$489
207 km or 129 mi	Segou	$490
237 km or 147 mi	Markala	$489
289 km or 180 mi	Kankan	$1007
293 km or 182 mi	Sikasso	$499
435 km or 270 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$757
438 km or 272 mi	Korhogo	$916
448 km or 278 mi	Nouna	$733
492 km or 305 mi	Dedougou	$735
510 km or 317 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
512 km or 318 mi	Mamou	$1019
552 km or 343 mi	Nzerekore	$999
566 km or 352 mi	Yekepa	$487
593 km or 368 mi	Sanniquellie	$487
612 km or 381 mi	Koudougou	$743
613 km or 381 mi	Ouahigouya	$756
634 km or 394 mi	Kenema	$1272
640 km or 398 mi	Bouake	$937
652 km or 405 mi	Forecariah	$998
663 km or 412 mi	Bo	$1278
664 km or 412 mi	Leo	$753
702 km or 436 mi	Ouagadougou	$869
713 km or 443 mi	Yamoussoukro	$887
714 km or 444 mi	Boffa	$998
715 km or 444 mi	Conakry	$1061
726 km or 451 mi	Bafata	$804
728 km or 452 mi	Kakata	$487
736 km or 458 mi	Freetown	$1346
754 km or 469 mi	Kolda	$964
759 km or 471 mi	Gagnoa	$904
761 km or 473 mi	Manga	$774
769 km or 478 mi	Monrovia	$523
810 km or 504 mi	Divo	$906
822 km or 511 mi	Abengourou	$889
831 km or 516 mi	Bissau	$827
854 km or 530 mi	Agboville	$882
856 km or 532 mi	Greenville	$487
858 km or 533 mi	Tamale	$507