Bamako vs Belgrade - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bamako	Belgrade
🚶 Cost of living one person	$569	$1160
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1444	$2759
🏠 One person rent	$251	$622
🏘️ Family rent	$523	$1090
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$349
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.6	$83
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$412	$980
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	21	51
😀 Quality of life	22	71
🏙️ Population	4.23M	1.2M

The cost of living in Bamako is 51% less expensive than in Belgrade. Cities ranked 8028th and 4605th ($569 vs $1160) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Mali and Serbia, respectively. Check Mali vs Serbia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bamako compared to 0.8 months in Belgrade. Bamako ranked 1st best city to live in Mali vs Belgrade ranked 1st in Serbia, while ranked 8788th and 2157th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bamako vs Belgrade

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	Bamako	Belgrade
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.93	$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.1	$40.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.56	$9.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$3.09
☕ Cappuccino	$1.92	$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$2.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$266	$693
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$168	$433
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$650	$1311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$387	$785
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.3	$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.9	$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.8	$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.62%	5.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1772	$4299
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1030	$2617
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.5	$20.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.54	$9.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.73
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$0.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.45	$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.75	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.27	$6.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.37	$8.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.77	$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.98	$6.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.82	$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.2	$34
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$7.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.4	$32.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.21	$9.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.5	$92.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.5	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$87.8	$400
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3104	$7674

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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 Belgrade

Distance	City	Cost of living
70 km or 44 mi	Novi Sad	$1012
77 km or 48 mi	Valjevo	$776
97 km or 60 mi	Kragujevac	$807
99 km or 61 mi	Bijeljina	$661
103 km or 64 mi	Cacak	$759
121 km or 75 mi	Timisoara	$816
124 km or 77 mi	Resita	$716
145 km or 90 mi	Tuzla	$636
155 km or 97 mi	Subotica	$768
161 km or 100 mi	Szeged	$766
163 km or 101 mi	Osijek	$958
164 km or 102 mi	Arad	$623
174 km or 108 mi	Drobeta-Turnu Severin	$663
180 km or 112 mi	Hodmezovasarhely	$681
184 km or 115 mi	Doboj	$603
185 km or 115 mi	Novi Pazar	$662
192 km or 120 mi	Baja	$692
194 km or 121 mi	Sarajevo	$796
196 km or 122 mi	Slavonski Brod	$847
202 km or 125 mi	Nis	$711
213 km or 132 mi	Vidin	$605
213 km or 132 mi	Bekescsaba	$804
214 km or 133 mi	Zenica	$559
217 km or 135 mi	Mitrovica	$463
218 km or 136 mi	Mojkovac	$1070
219 km or 136 mi	Hunedoara	$627
219 km or 136 mi	Szekszard	$747
222 km or 138 mi	Targu Jiu	$718
223 km or 139 mi	Pecs	$848
224 km or 139 mi	Berane	$1070
224 km or 139 mi	Deva	$636
240 km or 149 mi	Kecskemet	$781
246 km or 153 mi	Pristina	$595
251 km or 156 mi	Plav	$1030
259 km or 161 mi	Banja Luka	$803
263 km or 164 mi	Szolnok	$666
267 km or 166 mi	Mostar	$693
268 km or 166 mi	Cegled	$855
269 km or 167 mi	Dunaujvaros	$684
271 km or 168 mi	Kaposvar	$750