Bamako vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Bamako	Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$518	$434
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1294	$1151
🏠 One person rent	$219	$161
🏘️ Family rent	$427	$376
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$167
🚐 Transport expenses	$55.8	$67.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$370	$864
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	21	78
😀 Quality of life	24	68
🏙️ Population	2.01M	10.3M

The cost of living in Bamako is 19% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 8384th and 8842nd ($518 vs $434) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 19th in Mali and India, respectively. Check Mali vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bamako compared to 2 months in Chennai. Bamako ranked 1st best city to live in Mali vs Chennai ranked 2nd in India, while ranked 8836th and 3676th 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	$2.85	$2.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.5	$9.54
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.29	$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$2.14
☕ Cappuccino	$1.77	$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$222	$183
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$139	$106
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$505	$505
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$304	$274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.6	$30.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56	$45.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.3	$9.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.53%	9.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1570	$1913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$830	$882
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13	$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.37	$3.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$0.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.64	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.45	$0.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$7.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$3.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.87	$5.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.51	$6.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.74	$4.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.35	$2.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.99	$2.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$2.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$0.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.6	$15.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.16	$3.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.1	$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.19	$2.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.6	$25.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.1	$42.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$86.6	$85.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2953	$1681

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Cities near Bamako

Distance	City	Cost of living
52 km or 32 mi	Koulikoro	$471
116 km or 72 mi	Banamba	$471
147 km or 92 mi	Bougouni	$472
207 km or 129 mi	Segou	$470
237 km or 147 mi	Markala	$471
289 km or 180 mi	Kankan	$975
293 km or 182 mi	Sikasso	$479
435 km or 270 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$732
438 km or 272 mi	Korhogo	$976
448 km or 278 mi	Nouna	$680
492 km or 305 mi	Dedougou	$677
510 km or 317 mi	Gueckedou	$977
512 km or 318 mi	Mamou	$989
552 km or 343 mi	Nzerekore	$972
566 km or 352 mi	Yekepa	$469
593 km or 368 mi	Sanniquellie	$469
612 km or 381 mi	Koudougou	$664
613 km or 381 mi	Ouahigouya	$673
634 km or 394 mi	Kenema	$689
640 km or 398 mi	Bouake	$923
652 km or 405 mi	Forecariah	$971
663 km or 412 mi	Bo	$689
664 km or 412 mi	Leo	$675
702 km or 436 mi	Ouagadougou	$750
713 km or 443 mi	Yamoussoukro	$891
714 km or 444 mi	Boffa	$968
715 km or 444 mi	Conakry	$1024
726 km or 451 mi	Bafata	$778
728 km or 452 mi	Kakata	$470
736 km or 458 mi	Freetown	$751
754 km or 469 mi	Kolda	$1049
759 km or 471 mi	Gagnoa	$897
761 km or 473 mi	Manga	$678
769 km or 478 mi	Monrovia	$501
810 km or 504 mi	Divo	$888
822 km or 511 mi	Abengourou	$874
831 km or 516 mi	Bissau	$799
854 km or 530 mi	Agboville	$892
856 km or 532 mi	Greenville	$468
858 km or 533 mi	Tamale	$443

Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$337
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$269
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$415
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$339
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$343
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$326
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$367
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$356
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$350
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$326
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$328
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$357
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$585
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$316
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$320
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$359
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$337
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$383
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$319
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$399
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$312
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$317
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$287
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$327
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$345
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$350
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$341
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$321
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$334
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$309
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$358
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$350
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$309
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$384
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$310
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$375
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$353
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$358
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$369
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$325