Bamako vs Caracas - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bamako	Caracas
🚶 Cost of living one person	$569	$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1444	$2746
🏠 One person rent	$251	$384
🏘️ Family rent	$523	$767
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$421
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.6	$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$412	$231
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	21	53
😀 Quality of life	22	46
🏙️ Population	4.23M	2.25M

The cost of living in Bamako is 47% less expensive than in Caracas. Cities ranked 8028th and 4987th ($569 vs $1075) 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 8788th and 6530th 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	$2.93	$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.1	$48.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.56	$9.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$1.54
☕ Cappuccino	$1.92	$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$266	$427
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$168	$310
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$650	$849
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$387	$670
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.3	$16.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.9	$26
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.8	$34.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.62%	21.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1772	$879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1030	$839
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.5	$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.54	$22.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.45	$3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.75	$9.28
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.27	$8.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$7.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$5.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$2.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$1.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.37	$9.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.77	$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.98	$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.82	$5.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$3.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$2.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.2	$84.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$5.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.4	$41.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.21	$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.5	$58.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.5	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$87.8	$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3104	$5488

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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 Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$938
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$919
16 km or 9.7 mi	Catia La Mar	$974
21 km or 13 mi	Los Teques	$960
30 km or 18 mi	Charallave	$904
37 km or 23 mi	Cua	$910
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Lucia	$892
43 km or 27 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$939
43 km or 27 mi	Guatire	$917
43 km or 27 mi	Guarenas	$918
46 km or 29 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$901
53 km or 33 mi	La Victoria	$858
67 km or 41 mi	Turmero	$857
67 km or 41 mi	Cagua	$818
75 km or 47 mi	Santa Rita	$780
78 km or 48 mi	Maracay	$817
78 km or 49 mi	Palo Negro	$775
80 km or 50 mi	El Limon	$745
82 km or 51 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$807
93 km or 58 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$847
108 km or 67 mi	Guacara	$795
115 km or 71 mi	Los Guayos	$728
119 km or 74 mi	Puerto Cabello	$781
122 km or 76 mi	Valencia	$769
135 km or 84 mi	Tocuyito	$724
163 km or 101 mi	Tinaquillo	$738
176 km or 109 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$782
184 km or 114 mi	Calabozo	$845
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$739
204 km or 127 mi	San Carlos	$776
219 km or 136 mi	Zaraza	$804
235 km or 146 mi	Kralendijk	$1962
245 km or 152 mi	Yaritagua	$685
247 km or 154 mi	Lecheria	$837
249 km or 155 mi	Barcelona	$858
255 km or 159 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
260 km or 162 mi	Cabudare	$666
268 km or 167 mi	Barquisimeto	$722
270 km or 167 mi	Acarigua	$723
271 km or 168 mi	Araure	$723