Bamako vs Bangkok - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bamako	Bangkok
🚶 Cost of living one person	$561	$996
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1361	$2570
🏠 One person rent	$239	$434
🏘️ Family rent	$403	$753
🍽️ Food expenses	$203	$308
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.6	$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$167	$635
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	20	89
😀 Quality of life	25	74
🏙️ Population	4.23M	5.68M

The cost of living in Bamako is 44% less expensive than in Bangkok. Cities ranked 8310th and 5606th ($561 vs $996) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Mali and Thailand, respectively. Check Mali vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Bamako compared to 0.6 months in Bangkok. Bamako ranked 1st best city to live in Mali vs Bangkok ranked 1st in Thailand, while ranked 8953rd and 2044th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bamako vs Bangkok

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	Bamako	Bangkok
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.06	$3.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.3	$36.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.65	$7.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$3.03
☕ Cappuccino	$1.99	$2.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$0.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$259	$606
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$158	$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$477	$1118
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$280	$525
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.3	$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.3	$91.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22	$18.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.73%	5.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1738	$6402
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$913	$3365
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$1.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.2	$35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.79	$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.64	$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.48	$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.92	$17.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.75	$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$2.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.06	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.15	$4.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.01	$2.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.85	$4.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.17	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.2	$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.01	$7.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.8	$37.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.98	$8.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.3	$69.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.6	$99.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$129	$533
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4776	$16017

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Cities near Bamako

Distance	City	Cost of living
52 km or 32 mi	Koulikoro	$493
116 km or 72 mi	Banamba	$494
147 km or 92 mi	Bougouni	$494
207 km or 129 mi	Segou	$495
237 km or 147 mi	Markala	$495
289 km or 180 mi	Kankan	$993
293 km or 182 mi	Sikasso	$501
435 km or 270 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$846
438 km or 272 mi	Korhogo	$1076
448 km or 278 mi	Nouna	$835
492 km or 305 mi	Dedougou	$836
510 km or 317 mi	Gueckedou	$998
512 km or 318 mi	Mamou	$1005
552 km or 343 mi	Nzerekore	$993
566 km or 352 mi	Yekepa	$487
593 km or 368 mi	Sanniquellie	$486
612 km or 381 mi	Koudougou	$830
613 km or 381 mi	Ouahigouya	$868
634 km or 394 mi	Kenema	$1219
640 km or 398 mi	Bouake	$1100
652 km or 405 mi	Forecariah	$984
663 km or 412 mi	Bo	$1231
664 km or 412 mi	Leo	$863
702 km or 436 mi	Ouagadougou	$988
713 km or 443 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1044
714 km or 444 mi	Boffa	$983
715 km or 444 mi	Conakry	$1050
726 km or 451 mi	Bafata	$831
728 km or 452 mi	Kakata	$487
736 km or 458 mi	Freetown	$1272
754 km or 469 mi	Kolda	$1119
759 km or 471 mi	Gagnoa	$1062
761 km or 473 mi	Manga	$896
769 km or 478 mi	Monrovia	$518
810 km or 504 mi	Divo	$1067
822 km or 511 mi	Abengourou	$1049
831 km or 516 mi	Bissau	$857
854 km or 530 mi	Agboville	$1043
856 km or 532 mi	Greenville	$487
858 km or 533 mi	Tamale	$666

Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$761
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$794
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$789
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$762
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$616
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$671
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$603
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$799
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$784
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$839
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$809
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$787
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$724
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$586
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$707
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$567
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$644
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$718
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$601
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$554
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$679
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$812
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$575
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$766
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$601
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$564
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$766
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$735
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$543
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$968
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$582
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$582
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$893
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$518
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$518
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$656
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$776
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$750
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$610