Austin vs Bamako - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Austin	Bamako
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2590	$518
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6302	$1294
🏠 One person rent	$1683	$219
🏘️ Family rent	$3179	$427
🍽️ Food expenses	$594	$194
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$55.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5536	$370
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	66	21
😀 Quality of life	90	24
🏙️ Population	962K	2.01M

The cost of living in Austin is 400% more expensive than in Bamako. Cities ranked 548th and 8384th ($2590 vs $518) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 492nd 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 20th best city to live in the United States vs Bamako ranked 1st in Mali, while ranked 126th and 8836th 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	$17.9	$2.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.7	$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.93	$4.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.72	$1.81
☕ Cappuccino	$5.58	$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.82	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1988	$222
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1357	$139
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4238	$505
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2575	$304
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$36.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$56
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.76%	10.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7634	$1570
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2615	$830
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.5	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.8	$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.5	$5.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.99	$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$6.56
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$3.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$5.87
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.1	$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.41	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.54	$0.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.79	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$7.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.33	$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8	$2.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.58	$3.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.38	$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.04	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.51	$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.9	$21.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$4.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$147	$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$4.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.9	$25.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$57.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1599	$86.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21605	$2953

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2179
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2095
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2191
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2190
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2150
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2146
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2093
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2175
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2146
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$1989
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$1902
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2013
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2158
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2146
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2066
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2219
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1925
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2186
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1829
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2071
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2220
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2136
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$1988
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2737
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2108
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1801
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2148
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2128
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2126
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2149
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2129
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2221
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2199
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2118
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2143
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2306
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2141
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2055
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2107
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2338

Cities near Bamako

Distance	City	Cost of living
52 km or 32 mi	Koulikoro	$471
116 km or 72 mi	Banamba	$471
147 km or 92 mi	Bougouni	$472
207 km or 129 mi	Segou	$470
237 km or 147 mi	Markala	$471
289 km or 180 mi	Kankan	$975
293 km or 182 mi	Sikasso	$479
435 km or 270 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$732
438 km or 272 mi	Korhogo	$976
448 km or 278 mi	Nouna	$680
492 km or 305 mi	Dedougou	$677
510 km or 317 mi	Gueckedou	$977
512 km or 318 mi	Mamou	$989
552 km or 343 mi	Nzerekore	$972
566 km or 352 mi	Yekepa	$469
593 km or 368 mi	Sanniquellie	$469
612 km or 381 mi	Koudougou	$664
613 km or 381 mi	Ouahigouya	$673
634 km or 394 mi	Kenema	$689
640 km or 398 mi	Bouake	$923
652 km or 405 mi	Forecariah	$971
663 km or 412 mi	Bo	$689
664 km or 412 mi	Leo	$675
702 km or 436 mi	Ouagadougou	$750
713 km or 443 mi	Yamoussoukro	$891
714 km or 444 mi	Boffa	$968
715 km or 444 mi	Conakry	$1024
726 km or 451 mi	Bafata	$778
728 km or 452 mi	Kakata	$470
736 km or 458 mi	Freetown	$751
754 km or 469 mi	Kolda	$1049
759 km or 471 mi	Gagnoa	$897
761 km or 473 mi	Manga	$678
769 km or 478 mi	Monrovia	$501
810 km or 504 mi	Divo	$888
822 km or 511 mi	Abengourou	$874
831 km or 516 mi	Bissau	$799
854 km or 530 mi	Agboville	$892
856 km or 532 mi	Greenville	$468
858 km or 533 mi	Tamale	$443