Baltimore vs Bamako - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Baltimore	Bamako
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2287	$569
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5428	$1444
🏠 One person rent	$1367	$251
🏘️ Family rent	$2370	$523
🍽️ Food expenses	$617	$200
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$67.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4207	$412
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	97	21
😀 Quality of life	90	22
🏙️ Population	586K	4.23M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 302% more expensive than in Bamako. Cities ranked 1182nd and 8028th ($2287 vs $569) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1076th 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 1.8 months in Baltimore compared to 0.7 months in Bamako. Baltimore ranked 24th best city to live in the United States vs Bamako ranked 1st in Mali, while ranked 131st and 8788th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baltimore vs Bamako

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	Baltimore	Bamako
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.3	$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.2	$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.37	$1.94
☕ Cappuccino	$5.16	$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.41	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1496	$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1104	$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2801	$650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1959	$387
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$58.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$80.7	$24.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.61%	12.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2120	$1772
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1975	$1030
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.58	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.8	$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$5.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.39	$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.29	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$6.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$4.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$6.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.55	$0.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$8.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.47	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.8	$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$2.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$2.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.76	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.12	$1.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.2	$24.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$4.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$156	$14.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$4.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.7	$26.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.9	$61.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1264	$87.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22681	$3104

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2500
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2584
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2760
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2299
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$2909
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2499
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2727
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2961
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2640
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2566
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2471
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2548
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2273
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2596
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2777
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2425
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3149
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$2893
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2791
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2856
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2543
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2210
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2389
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2617
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2309
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2498
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2513
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1979
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2786
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2696
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2197
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2085
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3174
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2033
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2601
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2539
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2250
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2640
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2217
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2149

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