Bamako vs Bridgetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bamako	Bridgetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$569	$1353
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1444	$3655
🏠 One person rent	$251	$565
🏘️ Family rent	$523	$1353
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$595
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.6	$61.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$412	$1472
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	21	20
😀 Quality of life	22	64
🏙️ Population	4.23M	110K

The cost of living in Bamako is 58% less expensive than in Bridgetown. Cities ranked 8028th and 4035th ($569 vs $1353) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Mali and Barbados, respectively. Check Mali vs Barbados comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bamako compared to 1.1 months in Bridgetown. Bamako ranked 1st best city to live in Mali vs Bridgetown ranked 1st in Barbados, while ranked 8788th and 4410th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bamako vs Bridgetown

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	Bamako	Bridgetown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.93	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.1	$76
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.56	$9.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$2.55
☕ Cappuccino	$1.92	$4.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$266	$605
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$168	$410
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$650	$1756
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$387	$1062
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.3	$66.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.9	$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.8	$49.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.62%	5.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1772	$3484
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1030	$3501
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.5	$36.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.54	$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$3.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$2.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$3.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.45	$5.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.75	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.27	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$4.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$3.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$2.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$1.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$3.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.37	$16.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.77	$8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.98	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.82	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$3.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.2	$67.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$9.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.4	$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.21	$8.06
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.5	$77
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.5	$140
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$87.8	$241
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3104	$6541

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Bridgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi	Holetown	$1418
161 km or 100 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
164 km or 102 mi	Georgetown	$1007
175 km or 109 mi	Kingstown	$1000
180 km or 112 mi	Castries	$1161
230 km or 143 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
244 km or 151 mi	Grenville	$1070
245 km or 152 mi	Scarborough	$1084
259 km or 161 mi	St. George's	$1062
310 km or 193 mi	Roseau	$1015
337 km or 210 mi	San Juan	$1178
339 km or 211 mi	Portsmouth	$1123
340 km or 211 mi	Port of Spain	$1193
347 km or 216 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
372 km or 231 mi	San Fernando	$953
395 km or 245 mi	Basse-Terre	$1508
396 km or 246 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1505
404 km or 251 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1497
405 km or 251 mi	Le Moule	$1499
407 km or 253 mi	Les Abymes	$1489
411 km or 256 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1501
478 km or 297 mi	Carupano	$737
497 km or 309 mi	All Saints	$1037
507 km or 315 mi	St. John's	$1039
515 km or 320 mi	La Asuncion	$695
518 km or 322 mi	Porlamar	$684
522 km or 324 mi	Tucupita	$777
538 km or 335 mi	Maturin	$890
574 km or 357 mi	Basseterre	$1373
576 km or 358 mi	Cumana	$716
579 km or 360 mi	Cayon	$1377
622 km or 387 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
632 km or 393 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
641 km or 398 mi	Lecheria	$837
642 km or 399 mi	Upata	$789
643 km or 399 mi	Barcelona	$858
659 km or 410 mi	Philipsburg	$1968
667 km or 415 mi	Cantaura	$674
668 km or 415 mi	Anaco	$639
690 km or 429 mi	El Tigre	$746