Amsterdam vs Bamako - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Amsterdam	Bamako
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3118	$583
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7329	$1388
🏠 One person rent	$2031	$254
🏘️ Family rent	$3485	$431
🍽️ Food expenses	$654	$205
🚐 Transport expenses	$260	$70.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4702	$134
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	95	20
😀 Quality of life	96	23
🏙️ Population	921K	4.23M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 435% more expensive than in Bamako. Cities ranked 143rd and 7964th ($3118 vs $583) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Netherlands and Mali, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Mali comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 0.2 months in Bamako. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Bamako ranked 1st in Mali, while ranked 31st and 9005th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Bamako

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	Amsterdam	Bamako
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.3	$3.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$20.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.4	$4.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.2	$1.98
☕ Cappuccino	$4.94	$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.76	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2130	$269
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1705	$171
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3833	$497
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2970	$307
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$292	$60.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51	$25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.81%	12.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10418	$1744
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7591	$1038
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.92	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$113	$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.2	$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.31	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.56	$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.47	$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$7.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$6.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.85	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.23	$8.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.2	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$2.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.62	$2.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$1.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.9	$25.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.3	$4.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.2	$17
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.4	$4.22
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$27.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$63.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2892	$98.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19920	$3658

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2178
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2589
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2252
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2230
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$1846
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2568
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2256
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2235
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2718
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2222
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2134
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2414
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1514
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2392
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$2111
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2581
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2374
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$2228
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$2011
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2615
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1829
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2329
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$2262
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1860
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$2082
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2706
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2302
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2318
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$2070
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2154
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$2187
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2263
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1986
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1992
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$2058
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2107
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$2164
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$2100
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$2087
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$2238

Cities near Bamako

Distance	City	Cost of living
52 km or 32 mi	Koulikoro	$506
116 km or 72 mi	Banamba	$506
147 km or 92 mi	Bougouni	$508
207 km or 129 mi	Segou	$506
237 km or 147 mi	Markala	$508
289 km or 180 mi	Kankan	$1007
293 km or 182 mi	Sikasso	$514
435 km or 270 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$831
438 km or 272 mi	Korhogo	$1099
448 km or 278 mi	Nouna	$821
492 km or 305 mi	Dedougou	$822
510 km or 317 mi	Gueckedou	$1010
512 km or 318 mi	Mamou	$1021
552 km or 343 mi	Nzerekore	$1003
566 km or 352 mi	Yekepa	$503
593 km or 368 mi	Sanniquellie	$503
612 km or 381 mi	Koudougou	$820
613 km or 381 mi	Ouahigouya	$851
634 km or 394 mi	Kenema	$1281
640 km or 398 mi	Bouake	$1123
652 km or 405 mi	Forecariah	$999
663 km or 412 mi	Bo	$1283
664 km or 412 mi	Leo	$846
702 km or 436 mi	Ouagadougou	$961
713 km or 443 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1056
714 km or 444 mi	Boffa	$999
715 km or 444 mi	Conakry	$1067
726 km or 451 mi	Bafata	$872
728 km or 452 mi	Kakata	$502
736 km or 458 mi	Freetown	$1347
754 km or 469 mi	Kolda	$1044
759 km or 471 mi	Gagnoa	$1082
761 km or 473 mi	Manga	$877
769 km or 478 mi	Monrovia	$536
810 km or 504 mi	Divo	$1083
822 km or 511 mi	Abengourou	$1066
831 km or 516 mi	Bissau	$895
854 km or 530 mi	Agboville	$1057
856 km or 532 mi	Greenville	$502
858 km or 533 mi	Tamale	$576