Austin vs Bamako - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Austin	Bamako
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2416	$583
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5487	$1388
🏠 One person rent	$1511	$254
🏘️ Family rent	$2463	$431
🍽️ Food expenses	$601	$205
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$70.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4904	$134
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	66	20
😀 Quality of life	92	23
🏙️ Population	962K	4.23M

The cost of living in Austin is 315% more expensive than in Bamako. Cities ranked 1002nd and 7964th ($2416 vs $583) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 879th 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 months in Austin compared to 0.2 months in Bamako. Austin ranked 44th best city to live in the United States vs Bamako ranked 1st in Mali, while ranked 151st and 9005th 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	$19.1	$3.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70	$20.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$4.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.73	$1.98
☕ Cappuccino	$5.77	$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.79	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1903	$269
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1193	$171
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3088	$497
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2013	$307
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$60.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.9	$25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	12.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4361	$1744
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3258	$1038
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.41	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.9	$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.74	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.9	$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.21	$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$7.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$6.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$1.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.9	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$8.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.24	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.78	$2.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$2.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.19	$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.2	$1.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.2	$25.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$4.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$129	$17
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$4.22
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.5	$27.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.3	$63.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1317	$98.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21266	$3658

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2196
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2148
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2221
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2241
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2222
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2188
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2215
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2233
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2210
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$2022
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2105
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2178
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2164
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2136
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2023
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1993
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2169
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1900
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2279
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2220
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2209
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2020
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2730
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2154
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1828
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2229
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2216
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2094
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2185
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2186
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2240
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2187
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2177
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2184
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2190
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2240
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2095
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2155
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2302

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