Bamako vs Caracas - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bamako	Caracas
🚶 Cost of living one person	$574	$1045
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1446	$2594
🏠 One person rent	$254	$366
🏘️ Family rent	$520	$663
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$428
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.9	$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$423	$218
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	21	54
😀 Quality of life	22	45
🏙️ Population	4.23M	2.25M

The cost of living in Bamako is 45% less expensive than in Caracas. Cities ranked 8054th and 5335th ($574 vs $1045) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Mali and Venezuela, respectively. Check Mali vs Venezuela comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bamako compared to 0.2 months in Caracas. Bamako ranked 1st best city to live in Mali vs Caracas ranked 1st in Venezuela, while ranked 8767th and 6509th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bamako vs Caracas

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	Bamako	Caracas
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.89	$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.5	$48.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.51	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$1.54
☕ Cappuccino	$1.96	$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$1.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$275	$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$171	$299
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$655	$711
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$383	$583
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.3	$14.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58	$21.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.8	$33.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.75%	22.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1842	$811
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$958	$1170
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.2	$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.56	$20.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.64	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.42	$2.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.66	$8.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$7.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.49	$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$5.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.27	$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.52	$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.75	$3.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.87	$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.85	$5.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$2.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.4	$72.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.14	$5.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.5	$38
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.35	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.6	$57.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$89.1	$97.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3185	$4719

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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 Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$915
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$900
16 km or 9.7 mi	Catia La Mar	$947
21 km or 13 mi	Los Teques	$922
30 km or 18 mi	Charallave	$877
37 km or 23 mi	Cua	$877
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Lucia	$865
43 km or 27 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$910
43 km or 27 mi	Guatire	$892
43 km or 27 mi	Guarenas	$896
46 km or 29 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$871
53 km or 33 mi	La Victoria	$776
67 km or 41 mi	Turmero	$781
67 km or 41 mi	Cagua	$744
75 km or 47 mi	Santa Rita	$707
78 km or 48 mi	Maracay	$726
78 km or 49 mi	Palo Negro	$711
80 km or 50 mi	El Limon	$683
82 km or 51 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$755
93 km or 58 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$787
108 km or 67 mi	Guacara	$785
115 km or 71 mi	Los Guayos	$726
119 km or 74 mi	Puerto Cabello	$759
122 km or 76 mi	Valencia	$783
135 km or 84 mi	Tocuyito	$726
163 km or 101 mi	Tinaquillo	$730
176 km or 109 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$752
184 km or 114 mi	Calabozo	$827
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$736
204 km or 127 mi	San Carlos	$772
219 km or 136 mi	Zaraza	$783
235 km or 146 mi	Kralendijk	$1792
245 km or 152 mi	Yaritagua	$682
247 km or 154 mi	Lecheria	$821
249 km or 155 mi	Barcelona	$704
255 km or 159 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$771
260 km or 162 mi	Cabudare	$663
268 km or 167 mi	Barquisimeto	$715
270 km or 167 mi	Acarigua	$724
271 km or 168 mi	Araure	$724