Bamako vs Brisbane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Bamako	Brisbane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$518	$2356
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1294	$4943
🏠 One person rent	$219	$1431
🏘️ Family rent	$427	$2020
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$537
🚐 Transport expenses	$55.8	$249
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$370	$3604
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	21	66
😀 Quality of life	24	95
🏙️ Population	2.01M	2.36M

The cost of living in Bamako is 78% less expensive than in Brisbane. Cities ranked 8384th and 930th ($518 vs $2356) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Mali and Australia, respectively. Check Mali vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bamako compared to 1.5 months in Brisbane. Bamako ranked 1st best city to live in Mali vs Brisbane ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 8836th and 18th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bamako vs Brisbane

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	Bamako	Brisbane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.85	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.5	$67.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.29	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$7.8
☕ Cappuccino	$1.77	$3.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$222	$1526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$139	$1208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$505	$2416
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$304	$1655
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.6	$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56	$163
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.3	$49.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.53%	6.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1570	$9010
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$830	$6567
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$2.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13	$113
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.37	$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.64	$2.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.45	$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$8.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.87	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$3.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$3.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$3.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$2.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.51	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$5.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.74	$26.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.35	$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.99	$4.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$3.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.6	$48.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.16	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.1	$48.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.19	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.6	$84.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.1	$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$86.6	$1568
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2953	$8728

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Cities near Bamako

Distance	City	Cost of living
52 km or 32 mi	Koulikoro	$471
116 km or 72 mi	Banamba	$471
147 km or 92 mi	Bougouni	$472
207 km or 129 mi	Segou	$470
237 km or 147 mi	Markala	$471
289 km or 180 mi	Kankan	$975
293 km or 182 mi	Sikasso	$479
435 km or 270 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$732
438 km or 272 mi	Korhogo	$976
448 km or 278 mi	Nouna	$680
492 km or 305 mi	Dedougou	$677
510 km or 317 mi	Gueckedou	$977
512 km or 318 mi	Mamou	$989
552 km or 343 mi	Nzerekore	$972
566 km or 352 mi	Yekepa	$469
593 km or 368 mi	Sanniquellie	$469
612 km or 381 mi	Koudougou	$664
613 km or 381 mi	Ouahigouya	$673
634 km or 394 mi	Kenema	$689
640 km or 398 mi	Bouake	$923
652 km or 405 mi	Forecariah	$971
663 km or 412 mi	Bo	$689
664 km or 412 mi	Leo	$675
702 km or 436 mi	Ouagadougou	$750
713 km or 443 mi	Yamoussoukro	$891
714 km or 444 mi	Boffa	$968
715 km or 444 mi	Conakry	$1024
726 km or 451 mi	Bafata	$778
728 km or 452 mi	Kakata	$470
736 km or 458 mi	Freetown	$751
754 km or 469 mi	Kolda	$1049
759 km or 471 mi	Gagnoa	$897
761 km or 473 mi	Manga	$678
769 km or 478 mi	Monrovia	$501
810 km or 504 mi	Divo	$888
822 km or 511 mi	Abengourou	$874
831 km or 516 mi	Bissau	$799
854 km or 530 mi	Agboville	$892
856 km or 532 mi	Greenville	$468
858 km or 533 mi	Tamale	$443

Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1785
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1881
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2011
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2152
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1816
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1843
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1552
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$1862
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1756
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1621
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1354
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1545
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1413
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1461
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1404
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$1998
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$1903
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1691
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2348
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2741
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1610
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1463
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1430
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1723
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2604
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1528
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1669
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1249
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1672
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1462
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1317
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1707
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1746
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1719
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2356
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1716
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1702
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1693