Bamako vs Bangalore - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bamako	Bangalore
🚶 Cost of living one person	$569	$533
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1444	$1429
🏠 One person rent	$251	$219
🏘️ Family rent	$523	$528
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$191
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.6	$74.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$412	$1153
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	21	74
😀 Quality of life	22	68
🏙️ Population	4.23M	12.3M

The cost of living in Bamako is 7% more expensive than in Bangalore. Cities ranked 8028th and 8398th ($569 vs $533) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Mali and India, respectively. Check Mali vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bamako compared to 2.2 months in Bangalore. Bamako ranked 1st best city to live in Mali vs Bangalore ranked 2nd in India, while ranked 8788th and 3159th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bamako vs Bangalore

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	Bamako	Bangalore
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.93	$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.1	$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.56	$4.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$2.35
☕ Cappuccino	$1.92	$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$266	$267
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$168	$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$650	$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$387	$410
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.3	$29.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.9	$44.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.8	$10.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.62%	9.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1772	$2065
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1030	$1100
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.5	$16.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.54	$3.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.45	$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.75	$7.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.27	$4.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$7.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.37	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.77	$4.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.98	$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.82	$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$0.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.2	$19
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$4.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.4	$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.21	$1.64
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.5	$31.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.5	$54.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$87.8	$109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3104	$3404

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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

Cities near Bangalore

Distance	City	Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi	Tumkur	$351
96 km or 60 mi	Hindupur	$375
117 km or 73 mi	Madanapalle	$346
126 km or 78 mi	Mysore	$311
159 km or 99 mi	Salem	$304
166 km or 103 mi	Vellore	$258
166 km or 103 mi	Chittoor	$354
182 km or 113 mi	Erode	$295
191 km or 118 mi	Anantapur	$304
198 km or 123 mi	Tiruppur	$300
211 km or 131 mi	Tirupati	$315
212 km or 132 mi	Kadapa	$367
221 km or 137 mi	Proddatur	$355
230 km or 143 mi	Coimbatore	$339
244 km or 151 mi	Shimoga	$342
246 km or 153 mi	Davanagere	$292
266 km or 166 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$314
269 km or 167 mi	Pondicherry	$360
270 km or 168 mi	Cuddalore	$306
271 km or 168 mi	Malappuram	$306
273 km or 169 mi	Kannur	$344
276 km or 172 mi	Kozhikode	$325
286 km or 178 mi	Hospet	$272
290 km or 180 mi	Chennai	$430
294 km or 183 mi	Dindigul	$316
295 km or 183 mi	Thanjavur	$302
295 km or 183 mi	Mangalore	$412
295 km or 183 mi	Nandyal	$359
298 km or 185 mi	Adoni	$366
303 km or 188 mi	Nellore	$514
311 km or 194 mi	Udupi	$280
312 km or 194 mi	Thrissur	$294
321 km or 199 mi	Kurnool	$349
344 km or 214 mi	Madurai	$310
362 km or 225 mi	Ernakulam	$346
363 km or 226 mi	Kochi	$383
386 km or 240 mi	Ongole	$338
390 km or 242 mi	Hubli	$359
394 km or 245 mi	Kottayam	$306
421 km or 261 mi	Mahbubnagar	$357