Asuncion vs Bamako - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Asuncion	Bamako
🚶 Cost of living one person	$718	$583
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1688	$1388
🏠 One person rent	$344	$254
🏘️ Family rent	$564	$431
🍽️ Food expenses	$242	$205
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.9	$70.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$466	$134
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	36	20
😀 Quality of life	57	23
🏙️ Population	462K	4.23M

The cost of living in Asuncion is 23% more expensive than in Bamako. Cities ranked 7000th and 7964th ($718 vs $583) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Paraguay and Mali, respectively. Check Paraguay vs Mali comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Asuncion compared to 0.2 months in Bamako. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Bamako ranked 1st in Mali, while ranked 6174th and 9005th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asuncion vs Bamako

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	Asuncion	Bamako
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.46	$3.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.8	$20.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.62	$4.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$1.98
☕ Cappuccino	$2.71	$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$269
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$279	$171
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$713	$497
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$457	$307
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.2	$60.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.9	$25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.91%	12.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1409	$1744
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1109	$1038
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.49	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.9	$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.26	$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.91	$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.92	$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.9	$7.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$6.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.09	$8.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.65	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.51	$2.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.39	$2.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$1.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.7	$25.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.05	$4.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.8	$17
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.62	$4.22
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.1	$27.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.6	$63.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$166	$98.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4108	$3658

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Cities near Asuncion

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	San Lorenzo	$686
15 km or 9.4 mi	Luque	$702
112 km or 70 mi	Formosa	$410
120 km or 74 mi	Coronel Oviedo	$603
163 km or 101 mi	Caaguazu	$427
212 km or 132 mi	Concepcion	$617
270 km or 168 mi	Corrientes	$610
275 km or 171 mi	Resistencia	$401
287 km or 178 mi	Encarnacion	$582
288 km or 179 mi	Posadas	$370
304 km or 189 mi	Ciudad del Este	$614
307 km or 191 mi	Foz do Iguacu	$655
326 km or 203 mi	Presidencia Roque Saenz Pena	$470
348 km or 216 mi	Obera	$444
361 km or 224 mi	Pedro Juan Caballero	$596
363 km or 226 mi	Ponta Pora	$604
407 km or 253 mi	Sao Borja	$571
422 km or 262 mi	Cascavel	$595
424 km or 264 mi	Santa Rosa	$582
447 km or 278 mi	Dourados	$619
455 km or 283 mi	Goya	$591
471 km or 293 mi	Reconquista	$603
472 km or 293 mi	Santo Angelo	$573
498 km or 310 mi	Uruguaiana	$531
504 km or 313 mi	Ijui	$563
508 km or 315 mi	Pato Branco	$626
539 km or 335 mi	Chapeco	$659
549 km or 341 mi	Campo Mourao	$481
584 km or 363 mi	Carazinho	$587
586 km or 364 mi	Artigas	$959
593 km or 369 mi	Erechim	$608
599 km or 372 mi	Concordia	$621
613 km or 381 mi	Maringa	$652
614 km or 382 mi	Passo Fundo	$576
616 km or 383 mi	Santa Maria	$526
619 km or 385 mi	Campo Grande	$634
621 km or 386 mi	Guarapuava	$547
648 km or 403 mi	Sao Gabriel	$476
654 km or 407 mi	Apucarana	$589
655 km or 407 mi	Santana do Livramento	$537

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