Bamako vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bamako	Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$583	$437
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1388	$1065
🏠 One person rent	$254	$159
🏘️ Family rent	$431	$272
🍽️ Food expenses	$205	$164
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.1	$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$134	$321
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	20	78
😀 Quality of life	23	65
🏙️ Population	4.23M	6.6M

The cost of living in Bamako is 33% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 7964th and 8898th ($583 vs $437) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 17th in Mali and India, respectively. Check Mali vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Bamako compared to 0.7 months in Chennai. Bamako ranked 1st best city to live in Mali vs Chennai ranked 5th in India, while ranked 9005th and 5272nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bamako vs Chennai

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	Bamako	Chennai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.11	$2.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.3	$11.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.61	$3.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$1.97
☕ Cappuccino	$1.97	$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$269	$173
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$171	$108
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$497	$313
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$307	$194
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.1	$29.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.6	$44.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$8.96
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.89%	9.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1744	$1914
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1038	$746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.6	$11.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.76	$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$0.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.48	$0.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$6.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$3.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.85	$6.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$0.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.24	$9.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.53	$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.76	$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.82	$0.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.85	$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.16	$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.5	$15.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.24	$2.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$31.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.22	$2.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.2	$25.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63.8	$50.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$98.4	$70.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3658	$1729

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Cities near Bamako

Distance	City	Cost of living
52 km or 32 mi	Koulikoro	$506
116 km or 72 mi	Banamba	$506
147 km or 92 mi	Bougouni	$508
207 km or 129 mi	Segou	$506
237 km or 147 mi	Markala	$508
289 km or 180 mi	Kankan	$1007
293 km or 182 mi	Sikasso	$514
435 km or 270 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$831
438 km or 272 mi	Korhogo	$1099
448 km or 278 mi	Nouna	$821
492 km or 305 mi	Dedougou	$822
510 km or 317 mi	Gueckedou	$1010
512 km or 318 mi	Mamou	$1021
552 km or 343 mi	Nzerekore	$1003
566 km or 352 mi	Yekepa	$503
593 km or 368 mi	Sanniquellie	$503
612 km or 381 mi	Koudougou	$820
613 km or 381 mi	Ouahigouya	$851
634 km or 394 mi	Kenema	$1281
640 km or 398 mi	Bouake	$1123
652 km or 405 mi	Forecariah	$999
663 km or 412 mi	Bo	$1283
664 km or 412 mi	Leo	$846
702 km or 436 mi	Ouagadougou	$961
713 km or 443 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1056
714 km or 444 mi	Boffa	$999
715 km or 444 mi	Conakry	$1067
726 km or 451 mi	Bafata	$872
728 km or 452 mi	Kakata	$502
736 km or 458 mi	Freetown	$1347
754 km or 469 mi	Kolda	$1044
759 km or 471 mi	Gagnoa	$1082
761 km or 473 mi	Manga	$877
769 km or 478 mi	Monrovia	$536
810 km or 504 mi	Divo	$1083
822 km or 511 mi	Abengourou	$1066
831 km or 516 mi	Bissau	$895
854 km or 530 mi	Agboville	$1057
856 km or 532 mi	Greenville	$502
858 km or 533 mi	Tamale	$576

Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$327
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$235
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$291
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$327
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$535
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$300
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$327
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$368
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$367
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$334
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$295
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$275
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$524
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$304
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$300
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$341
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$347
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$345
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$286
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$355
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$290
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$307
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$277
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$347
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$339
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$345
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$310
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$346
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$298
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$347
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$326
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$383
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$266
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$301
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$265
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$353
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$291
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$266
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$295
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$286