Alexandria vs Bamako - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Alexandria	Bamako
🚶 Cost of living one person	$316	$569
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$842	$1444
🏠 One person rent	$79.5	$251
🏘️ Family rent	$164	$523
🍽️ Food expenses	$152	$200
🚐 Transport expenses	$32.3	$67.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$113	$412
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	36 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	50	21
😀 Quality of life	48	22
🏙️ Population	4.87M	4.23M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 45% less expensive than in Bamako. Cities ranked 9165th and 8028th ($316 vs $569) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 1st in Egypt and Mali, respectively. Check Egypt vs Mali comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Alexandria compared to 0.7 months in Bamako. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Bamako ranked 1st in Mali, while ranked 6367th and 8788th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs Bamako

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	Alexandria	Bamako
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.49	$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.9	$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.39	$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$1.94
☕ Cappuccino	$1.43	$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.3	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$96.2	$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$55.7	$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$225	$650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$125	$387
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$7.34	$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$11.1	$58.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.37	$24.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	17.16%	12.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$567	$1772
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$364	$1030
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$2.36	$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.91	$5.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.29	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.83	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.39	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$6.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$4.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$6.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$0.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.12	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.68	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.95	$8.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.99	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.79	$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.74	$2.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.29	$2.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.76	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.56	$1.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16	$24.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.45	$4.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$6.03	$14.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.4	$4.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.2	$26.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$61.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$71.3	$87.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1522	$3104

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Cities near Alexandria

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$289
55 km or 34 mi	Damanhur	$268
113 km or 70 mi	Tanta	$288
122 km or 76 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$269
126 km or 78 mi	Shibin El Kom	$305
141 km or 87 mi	Mansoura	$301
146 km or 91 mi	Benha	$300
167 km or 104 mi	Zagazig	$307
174 km or 108 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$365
179 km or 111 mi	Cairo	$417
181 km or 113 mi	Giza	$318
182 km or 113 mi	Damietta	$298
203 km or 126 mi	Helwan	$335
225 km or 140 mi	Port Said	$276
229 km or 142 mi	Faiyum	$325
234 km or 146 mi	Ismailia	$295
262 km or 163 mi	Beni Suef	$319
286 km or 177 mi	Suez	$272
356 km or 221 mi	Minya	$339
432 km or 268 mi	Gaza	$640
444 km or 276 mi	Netivot	$1742
444 km or 276 mi	Ashkelon	$1511
446 km or 277 mi	Sderot	$1732
447 km or 278 mi	Ofakim	$1684
454 km or 282 mi	Ashdod	$1837
460 km or 286 mi	Rahat	$1686
461 km or 287 mi	Paphos	$1551
462 km or 287 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
463 km or 287 mi	Asyut	$290
463 km or 288 mi	Yavne	$1884
463 km or 288 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
464 km or 288 mi	Beersheba	$1471
467 km or 290 mi	Bat Yam	$1890
468 km or 291 mi	Holon	$1834
470 km or 292 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
470 km or 292 mi	Rehovot	$1811
470 km or 292 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028
473 km or 294 mi	Tel Aviv	$2306
473 km or 294 mi	Givatayim	$2156
474 km or 295 mi	Ramat Gan	$2232

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