Athens vs Bamako - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Athens	Bamako
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1366	$574
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3344	$1446
🏠 One person rent	$675	$254
🏘️ Family rent	$1210	$520
🍽️ Food expenses	$470	$200
🚐 Transport expenses	$92	$67.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1105	$423
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	90	21
😀 Quality of life	78	22
🏙️ Population	643K	4.23M

The cost of living in Athens is 138% more expensive than in Bamako. Cities ranked 4177th and 8054th ($1366 vs $574) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in Greece and Mali, respectively. Check Greece vs Mali comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Athens compared to 0.7 months in Bamako. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Bamako ranked 1st in Mali, while ranked 658th and 8767th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Athens vs Bamako

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	Athens	Bamako
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.3	$2.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54	$19.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$4.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.73	$1.96
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.2	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$594	$275
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$495	$171
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1183	$655
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$928	$383
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$37.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$58
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.4	$24.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.72%	12.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3450	$1842
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3233	$958
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.34	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.5	$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.2	$5.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.1	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.96	$1.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$6.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$4.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$6.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$0.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$8.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.77	$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.35	$2.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.19	$2.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.37	$2.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.13	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.75	$1.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.2	$24.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.77	$4.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.5	$14.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$4.35
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.2	$26.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$62
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$500	$89.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11136	$3185

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Cities near Athens

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Kallithea	$1257
4 km or 2.5 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1258
5 km or 3.1 mi	Peristeri	$1228
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1346
6.5 km or 4 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1262
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Nea Ionia	$1278
7.3 km or 4.5 mi	Piraeus	$1143
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Nikaia	$1146
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Argyroupoli	$1399
12 km or 7.2 mi	Glyfada	$1528
15 km or 9 mi	Kifissia	$1459
15 km or 9.1 mi	Voula	$1399
15 km or 9.4 mi	Aspropyrgos	$1045
16 km or 10 mi	Eleusis	$1106
20 km or 12 mi	Salamina	$1054
55 km or 34 mi	Chalcis	$1148
69 km or 43 mi	Corinth	$1005
129 km or 80 mi	Tripoli	$1060
151 km or 94 mi	Lamia	$896
154 km or 96 mi	Mykonos	$1956
168 km or 104 mi	Volos	$1133
176 km or 109 mi	Patras	$1080
178 km or 111 mi	Kalamata	$1123
214 km or 133 mi	Agrinio	$956
216 km or 134 mi	Chios	$1198
216 km or 134 mi	Larissa	$1019
219 km or 136 mi	Karditsa	$1062
231 km or 143 mi	Santorini	$1769
243 km or 151 mi	Trikala	$1036
275 km or 171 mi	Mytilene	$899
275 km or 171 mi	Katerini	$989
275 km or 171 mi	Chania	$1257
298 km or 185 mi	Rethymno	$1120
302 km or 188 mi	Thessaloniki	$1223
303 km or 188 mi	Izmir	$892
307 km or 191 mi	Kozani	$1036
311 km or 193 mi	Ioannina	$1094
311 km or 193 mi	Kusadasi	$743
311 km or 193 mi	Veria	$1050
315 km or 196 mi	Crete	$1186

Cities near Bamako

Distance	City	Cost of living
52 km or 32 mi	Koulikoro	$497
116 km or 72 mi	Banamba	$495
147 km or 92 mi	Bougouni	$496
207 km or 129 mi	Segou	$498
237 km or 147 mi	Markala	$496
289 km or 180 mi	Kankan	$979
293 km or 182 mi	Sikasso	$503
435 km or 270 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$766
438 km or 272 mi	Korhogo	$1047
448 km or 278 mi	Nouna	$745
492 km or 305 mi	Dedougou	$742
510 km or 317 mi	Gueckedou	$983
512 km or 318 mi	Mamou	$994
552 km or 343 mi	Nzerekore	$971
566 km or 352 mi	Yekepa	$494
593 km or 368 mi	Sanniquellie	$495
612 km or 381 mi	Koudougou	$744
613 km or 381 mi	Ouahigouya	$753
634 km or 394 mi	Kenema	$1146
640 km or 398 mi	Bouake	$1071
652 km or 405 mi	Forecariah	$974
663 km or 412 mi	Bo	$1138
664 km or 412 mi	Leo	$751
702 km or 436 mi	Ouagadougou	$820
713 km or 443 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1021
714 km or 444 mi	Boffa	$972
715 km or 444 mi	Conakry	$1030
726 km or 451 mi	Bafata	$866
728 km or 452 mi	Kakata	$494
736 km or 458 mi	Freetown	$1213
754 km or 469 mi	Kolda	$1039
759 km or 471 mi	Gagnoa	$1035
761 km or 473 mi	Manga	$761
769 km or 478 mi	Monrovia	$528
810 km or 504 mi	Divo	$1034
822 km or 511 mi	Abengourou	$1015
831 km or 516 mi	Bissau	$889
854 km or 530 mi	Agboville	$1012
856 km or 532 mi	Greenville	$494
858 km or 533 mi	Tamale	$492