Bamako vs Castries - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bamako	Castries
🚶 Cost of living one person	$569	$1161
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1444	$2735
🏠 One person rent	$251	$525
🏘️ Family rent	$523	$858
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$451
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.6	$73.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$412	$1236
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	21	3
😀 Quality of life	22	35
🏙️ Population	4.23M	70K

The cost of living in Bamako is 51% less expensive than in Castries. Cities ranked 8028th and 4603rd ($569 vs $1161) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Mali and Saint Lucia, respectively. Check Mali vs Saint Lucia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bamako compared to 1.1 months in Castries. Bamako ranked 1st best city to live in Mali vs Castries ranked 1st in Saint Lucia, while ranked 8788th and 7503rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bamako vs Castries

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	Bamako	Castries
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.93	$7.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.1	$46.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.56	$7.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$2.1
☕ Cappuccino	$1.92	$3.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$1.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$266	$618
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$168	$355
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$650	$945
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$387	$636
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.3	$77.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.9	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.8	$40.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.62%	7.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1772	$1612
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1030	$1166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.5	$36.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.54	$34
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.45	$4.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.75	$8.56
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.27	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$8.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$6.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$6.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$4.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$3.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$2.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.37	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.77	$4.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.98	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.82	$5.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$2.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$4.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.2	$38.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$6.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.4	$51.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.21	$7.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.5	$80.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.5	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$87.8	$183
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3104	$7323

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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 Castries

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
66 km or 41 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
83 km or 51 mi	Georgetown	$1007
98 km or 61 mi	Kingstown	$1000
149 km or 93 mi	Roseau	$1015
172 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1418
180 km or 112 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
181 km or 112 mi	Portsmouth	$1123
222 km or 138 mi	Grenville	$1070
234 km or 146 mi	St. George's	$1062
234 km or 146 mi	Basse-Terre	$1508
249 km or 155 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1505
250 km or 156 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1497
257 km or 160 mi	Les Abymes	$1489
259 km or 161 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1501
260 km or 162 mi	Le Moule	$1499
316 km or 196 mi	Scarborough	$1084
348 km or 216 mi	All Saints	$1037
357 km or 222 mi	St. John's	$1039
377 km or 234 mi	Port of Spain	$1193
378 km or 235 mi	San Juan	$1178
392 km or 244 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
410 km or 255 mi	Basseterre	$1373
415 km or 258 mi	Cayon	$1377
418 km or 260 mi	San Fernando	$953
445 km or 277 mi	Carupano	$737
456 km or 283 mi	La Asuncion	$695
461 km or 286 mi	Porlamar	$684
497 km or 309 mi	Philipsburg	$1968
526 km or 327 mi	Cumana	$716
532 km or 330 mi	Maturin	$890
563 km or 350 mi	Tucupita	$777
577 km or 358 mi	Saint Croix	$2551
578 km or 359 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
586 km or 364 mi	Lecheria	$837
590 km or 367 mi	Barcelona	$858
626 km or 389 mi	Road Town	$2289
635 km or 395 mi	Anaco	$639
640 km or 398 mi	Cantaura	$674
641 km or 399 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2177