Bamako vs Brisbane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bamako	Brisbane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$561	$2323
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1361	$5585
🏠 One person rent	$239	$1439
🏘️ Family rent	$403	$2525
🍽️ Food expenses	$203	$586
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.6	$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$167	$4313
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	20	66
😀 Quality of life	25	97
🏙️ Population	4.23M	2.71M

The cost of living in Bamako is 76% less expensive than in Brisbane. Cities ranked 8310th and 1241st ($561 vs $2323) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th in Mali and Australia, respectively. Check Mali vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Bamako compared to 1.9 months in Brisbane. Bamako ranked 1st best city to live in Mali vs Brisbane ranked 3rd in Australia, while ranked 8953rd and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Bamako	Brisbane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.06	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.3	$71.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.65	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$8.69
☕ Cappuccino	$1.99	$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$2.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$259	$1733
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$158	$1173
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$477	$3028
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$280	$2142
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.3	$98.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.3	$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22	$54.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.73%	5.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1738	$8341
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$913	$5970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.2	$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.79	$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.64	$2.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.48	$5.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.92	$9.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$9.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.75	$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$3.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$5.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.06	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$4.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.15	$24.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.01	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.85	$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$3.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.17	$3.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.2	$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.01	$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.8	$61.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.98	$24
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.3	$87.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.6	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$129	$2164
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4776	$13265

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Cities near Bamako

Distance	City	Cost of living
52 km or 32 mi	Koulikoro	$493
116 km or 72 mi	Banamba	$494
147 km or 92 mi	Bougouni	$494
207 km or 129 mi	Segou	$495
237 km or 147 mi	Markala	$495
289 km or 180 mi	Kankan	$993
293 km or 182 mi	Sikasso	$501
435 km or 270 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$846
438 km or 272 mi	Korhogo	$1076
448 km or 278 mi	Nouna	$835
492 km or 305 mi	Dedougou	$836
510 km or 317 mi	Gueckedou	$998
512 km or 318 mi	Mamou	$1005
552 km or 343 mi	Nzerekore	$993
566 km or 352 mi	Yekepa	$487
593 km or 368 mi	Sanniquellie	$486
612 km or 381 mi	Koudougou	$830
613 km or 381 mi	Ouahigouya	$868
634 km or 394 mi	Kenema	$1219
640 km or 398 mi	Bouake	$1100
652 km or 405 mi	Forecariah	$984
663 km or 412 mi	Bo	$1231
664 km or 412 mi	Leo	$863
702 km or 436 mi	Ouagadougou	$988
713 km or 443 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1044
714 km or 444 mi	Boffa	$983
715 km or 444 mi	Conakry	$1050
726 km or 451 mi	Bafata	$831
728 km or 452 mi	Kakata	$487
736 km or 458 mi	Freetown	$1272
754 km or 469 mi	Kolda	$1119
759 km or 471 mi	Gagnoa	$1062
761 km or 473 mi	Manga	$896
769 km or 478 mi	Monrovia	$518
810 km or 504 mi	Divo	$1067
822 km or 511 mi	Abengourou	$1049
831 km or 516 mi	Bissau	$857
854 km or 530 mi	Agboville	$1043
856 km or 532 mi	Greenville	$487
858 km or 533 mi	Tamale	$666

Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1825
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1992
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2341
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1863
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1838
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1883
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1720
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1273
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1643
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1642
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1995
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1855
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2354
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$2040
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1709
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2481
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2844
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1701
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1460
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1695
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1795
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2258
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1825
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$2015
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1816
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1905
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1493
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$2000
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1933
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1936
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2543
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1915
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1834
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1913