Austin vs Bamako - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Austin	Bamako
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2455	$569
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5709	$1444
🏠 One person rent	$1585	$251
🏘️ Family rent	$2741	$523
🍽️ Food expenses	$566	$200
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$67.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5262	$412
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	65	21
😀 Quality of life	90	22
🏙️ Population	962K	4.23M

The cost of living in Austin is 331% more expensive than in Bamako. Cities ranked 858th and 8028th ($2455 vs $569) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 790th 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 Austin compared to 0.7 months in Bamako. Austin ranked 30th best city to live in the United States vs Bamako ranked 1st in Mali, while ranked 142nd and 8788th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Austin vs Bamako

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	Austin	Bamako
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.7	$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.36	$1.94
☕ Cappuccino	$5.69	$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.75	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1949	$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1266	$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3348	$650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2283	$387
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$58.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.4	$24.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	12.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4187	$1772
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2882	$1030
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.49	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.4	$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.8	$5.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.98	$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$6.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$4.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$6.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$0.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.88	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$8.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.03	$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.13	$2.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.35	$2.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.01	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$1.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$24.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$4.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$147	$14.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$4.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$26.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.2	$61.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1385	$87.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22096	$3104

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2163
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2260
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2223
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2192
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2224
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2182
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2182
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$1969
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2066
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2148
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2132
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2134
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2033
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1944
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2152
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1853
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2230
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2215
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2089
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2133
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1799
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2087
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2093
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2155
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2170
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2265
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2190
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2108
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2159
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2224
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2182
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2056
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2097
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2305

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