Bamako vs Barcelona - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bamako	Barcelona
🚶 Cost of living one person	$574	$1887
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1446	$4219
🏠 One person rent	$254	$1118
🏘️ Family rent	$520	$1805
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$475
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.9	$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$423	$2221
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	21	98
😀 Quality of life	22	88
🏙️ Population	4.23M	1.66M

The cost of living in Bamako is 70% less expensive than in Barcelona. Cities ranked 8054th and 2198th ($574 vs $1887) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Mali and Spain, respectively. Check Mali vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bamako compared to 1.2 months in Barcelona. Bamako ranked 1st best city to live in Mali vs Barcelona ranked 2nd in Spain, while ranked 8767th and 238th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bamako vs Barcelona

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	Bamako	Barcelona
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.89	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.5	$59.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.51	$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$4.54
☕ Cappuccino	$1.96	$3.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$275	$1205
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$171	$915
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$655	$2081
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$383	$1482
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.3	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58	$168
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.8	$35.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.75%	3.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1842	$6469
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$958	$4528
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$2.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.2	$28.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.56	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.64	$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.42	$3.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.66	$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$9.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.49	$19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$2.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.27	$8.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.52	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.75	$6.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.87	$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.85	$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$2.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.4	$49
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.14	$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.5	$65.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.35	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.6	$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62	$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$89.1	$652
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3185	$11932

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Cities near Bamako

Distance	City	Cost of living
52 km or 32 mi	Koulikoro	$497
116 km or 72 mi	Banamba	$495
147 km or 92 mi	Bougouni	$496
207 km or 129 mi	Segou	$498
237 km or 147 mi	Markala	$496
289 km or 180 mi	Kankan	$979
293 km or 182 mi	Sikasso	$503
435 km or 270 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$766
438 km or 272 mi	Korhogo	$1047
448 km or 278 mi	Nouna	$745
492 km or 305 mi	Dedougou	$742
510 km or 317 mi	Gueckedou	$983
512 km or 318 mi	Mamou	$994
552 km or 343 mi	Nzerekore	$971
566 km or 352 mi	Yekepa	$494
593 km or 368 mi	Sanniquellie	$495
612 km or 381 mi	Koudougou	$744
613 km or 381 mi	Ouahigouya	$753
634 km or 394 mi	Kenema	$1146
640 km or 398 mi	Bouake	$1071
652 km or 405 mi	Forecariah	$974
663 km or 412 mi	Bo	$1138
664 km or 412 mi	Leo	$751
702 km or 436 mi	Ouagadougou	$820
713 km or 443 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1021
714 km or 444 mi	Boffa	$972
715 km or 444 mi	Conakry	$1030
726 km or 451 mi	Bafata	$866
728 km or 452 mi	Kakata	$494
736 km or 458 mi	Freetown	$1213
754 km or 469 mi	Kolda	$1039
759 km or 471 mi	Gagnoa	$1035
761 km or 473 mi	Manga	$761
769 km or 478 mi	Monrovia	$528
810 km or 504 mi	Divo	$1034
822 km or 511 mi	Abengourou	$1015
831 km or 516 mi	Bissau	$889
854 km or 530 mi	Agboville	$1012
856 km or 532 mi	Greenville	$494
858 km or 533 mi	Tamale	$492

Cities near Barcelona

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1635
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Badalona	$1914
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1511
12 km or 7.5 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1473
13 km or 8 mi	Ripollet	$1573
17 km or 11 mi	Rubi	$1494
19 km or 12 mi	Sabadell	$1577
24 km or 15 mi	Terrassa	$1491
27 km or 17 mi	Granollers	$1507
28 km or 18 mi	Mataro	$1507
42 km or 26 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1321
48 km or 30 mi	Manresa	$1105
61 km or 38 mi	Vic	$1134
65 km or 40 mi	Lloret de Mar	$1259
83 km or 52 mi	Tarragona	$1240
85 km or 53 mi	Girona	$1571
117 km or 73 mi	Figueres	$1485
131 km or 81 mi	Lleida	$1309
136 km or 85 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1688
141 km or 88 mi	Ordino	$1688
158 km or 98 mi	Perpignan	$1245
176 km or 109 mi	Vinaros	$1391
206 km or 128 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$1783
208 km or 129 mi	Ciutadella de Menorca	$1499
212 km or 131 mi	Narbonne	$1177
230 km or 143 mi	Huesca	$1094
234 km or 145 mi	Beziers	$1344
242 km or 150 mi	Mahon	$1548
245 km or 152 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1209
247 km or 154 mi	Castres	$1456
250 km or 156 mi	Villarreal	$1238
253 km or 157 mi	Borriana	$1244
254 km or 158 mi	Toulouse	$1551
257 km or 159 mi	Zaragoza	$1330
269 km or 167 mi	Tarbes	$1439
281 km or 174 mi	Sagunto	$1274
282 km or 175 mi	Ibiza	$2685
284 km or 177 mi	Montpellier	$1531
299 km or 186 mi	Pau	$1399
303 km or 189 mi	Valencia	$1581