Atlanta vs Bamako - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Atlanta	Bamako
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2570	$569
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5742	$1444
🏠 One person rent	$1586	$251
🏘️ Family rent	$2465	$523
🍽️ Food expenses	$690	$200
🚐 Transport expenses	$133	$67.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5431	$412
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	95	21
😀 Quality of life	90	22
🏙️ Population	499K	4.23M

The cost of living in Atlanta is 352% more expensive than in Bamako. Cities ranked 704th and 8028th ($2570 vs $569) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 650th and 1st in the United States and Mali, respectively. Check the United States vs Mali comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Atlanta compared to 0.7 months in Bamako. Atlanta ranked 38th best city to live in the United States vs Bamako ranked 1st in Mali, while ranked 165th and 8788th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Atlanta vs Bamako

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	Atlanta	Bamako
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.4	$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.1	$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.8	$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.39	$1.94
☕ Cappuccino	$5.32	$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.74	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1651	$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1325	$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2827	$650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2042	$387
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$58.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67	$24.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	12.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2730	$1772
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2292	$1030
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.51	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.7	$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$5.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.67	$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.88	$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.85	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$6.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$4.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$6.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.73	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.85	$0.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.77	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.72	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$8.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.58	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.06	$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$2.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$2.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.13	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$1.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.8	$24.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.5	$4.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.9	$14.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.7	$4.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$26.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$61.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1442	$87.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27299	$3104

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Cities near Atlanta

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	East Point	$2339
11 km or 7 mi	Candler-McAfee	$2331
12 km or 7.7 mi	Brookhaven	$2277
17 km or 11 mi	Chamblee	$2284
17 km or 11 mi	Smyrna	$2441
19 km or 12 mi	Tucker	$2268
20 km or 13 mi	Sandy Springs	$2285
21 km or 13 mi	Stonecrest	$2254
22 km or 13 mi	Dunwoody	$2302
26 km or 16 mi	Marietta	$2319
29 km or 18 mi	Stockbridge	$2235
29 km or 18 mi	Peachtree Corners	$2282
31 km or 19 mi	Douglasville	$2166
31 km or 19 mi	Roswell	$2390
35 km or 22 mi	Johns Creek	$2290
35 km or 22 mi	Duluth	$2208
36 km or 22 mi	Kennesaw	$1993
37 km or 23 mi	Alpharetta	$2657
40 km or 25 mi	Woodstock	$1928
41 km or 26 mi	McDonough	$2195
43 km or 26 mi	Milton	$2435
43 km or 27 mi	Acworth	$1541
43 km or 27 mi	Lawrenceville	$1974
43 km or 27 mi	Peachtree	$2213
53 km or 33 mi	Canton	$2094
56 km or 35 mi	Newnan	$2148
58 km or 36 mi	Griffin	$2159
66 km or 41 mi	Carrollton	$2149
67 km or 42 mi	Winder	$2076
80 km or 49 mi	Gainesville	$2127
92 km or 57 mi	Rome	$1888
96 km or 59 mi	Athens	$1839
100 km or 62 mi	LaGrange	$2128
124 km or 77 mi	Macon	$1704
125 km or 78 mi	Dalton	$1636
128 km or 80 mi	Valley	$1652
133 km or 83 mi	Anniston	$1726
135 km or 84 mi	Oxford	$1736
146 km or 90 mi	Warner Robins	$1901
150 km or 93 mi	Columbus	$1982

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