Bamako vs Brisbane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bamako	Brisbane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$574	$2491
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1446	$5397
🏠 One person rent	$254	$1506
🏘️ Family rent	$520	$2275
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$562
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.9	$280
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$423	$4184
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	21	66
😀 Quality of life	22	97
🏙️ Population	4.23M	2.36M

The cost of living in Bamako is 77% less expensive than in Brisbane. Cities ranked 8054th and 781st ($574 vs $2491) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 1.7 months in Brisbane. Bamako ranked 1st best city to live in Mali vs Brisbane ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 8767th and 15th 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	$2.89	$14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.5	$83.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.51	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$8.26
☕ Cappuccino	$1.96	$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$2.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$275	$1542
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$171	$1283
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$655	$2771
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$383	$1860
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.3	$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58	$178
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.8	$54.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.75%	6.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1842	$7907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$958	$5572
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.2	$145
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.56	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.64	$2.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.42	$4.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.66	$8.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$8.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.49	$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$3.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.27	$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.52	$5.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.75	$27.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.87	$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.85	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$3.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$3.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.4	$55.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.14	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.5	$61.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.35	$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.6	$74.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$89.1	$1752
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3185	$9531

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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 Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1877
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1925
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2141
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1754
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1733
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1835
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1689
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1289
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1615
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1514
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1833
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1815
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2286
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$1997
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1732
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2472
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2801
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1674
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1500
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1532
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1748
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2393
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1746
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1303
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1717
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1816
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1397
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1829
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1822
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1805
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2397
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1800
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1758
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1876