Bamako vs Columbus - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bamako	Columbus
🚶 Cost of living one person	$569	$2145
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1444	$5059
🏠 One person rent	$251	$1248
🏘️ Family rent	$523	$2171
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$632
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.6	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$412	$4018
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	21	73
😀 Quality of life	22	88
🏙️ Population	4.23M	906K

The cost of living in Bamako is 73% less expensive than in Columbus. Cities ranked 8028th and 1476th ($569 vs $2145) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1323rd in Mali and the United States, respectively. Check Mali vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bamako compared to 1.9 months in Columbus. Bamako ranked 1st best city to live in Mali vs Columbus ranked 59th in the United States, while ranked 8788th and 249th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bamako vs Columbus

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	Bamako	Columbus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.93	$18.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.1	$66.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.56	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$5.69
☕ Cappuccino	$1.92	$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$2.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$266	$1314
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$168	$972
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$650	$2378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$387	$1757
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.3	$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.9	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.8	$57.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.62%	6.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1772	$3095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1030	$2954
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.5	$60.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.54	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$2.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$3.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.45	$3.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.75	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.27	$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$5.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$5.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$4.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$3.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$3.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.37	$18.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$2.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.77	$9.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.98	$9.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.82	$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$4.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.2	$42.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.4	$85.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.21	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.5	$61
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.5	$89.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$87.8	$1236
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3104	$15423

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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 Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2084
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2062
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$1986
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2085
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$1994
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2095
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1798
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$1983
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$1851
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1903
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$1968
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1881
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1897
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1764
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1871
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1825
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1870
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1798
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1862
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1852
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1832
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1865
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1890
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1897
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1674
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1902
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1783
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$1973
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1914
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1870
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1681
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1834
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1427
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$1923
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1481
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1853
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1839
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1428
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1683
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$1858