Bamako vs Damascus - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bamako	Damascus
🚶 Cost of living one person	$574	$672
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1446	$1612
🏠 One person rent	$254	$271
🏘️ Family rent	$520	$473
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$237
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.9	$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$423	$56.1
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	24 km
🎓 Higher education	21	25
😀 Quality of life	22	32
🏙️ Population	4.23M	2.58M

The cost of living in Bamako is 15% less expensive than in Damascus. Cities ranked 8054th and 7105th ($574 vs $672) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Mali and Syria, respectively. Check Mali vs Syria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bamako compared to 0.1 months in Damascus. Bamako ranked 1st best city to live in Mali vs Damascus ranked 1st in Syria, while ranked 8767th and 7854th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bamako vs Damascus

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	Bamako	Damascus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.89	$5.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.5	$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.51	$5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$1.26
☕ Cappuccino	$1.96	$1.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$275	$248
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$171	$140
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$655	$531
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$383	$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.3	$42.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58	$66
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.8	$66.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.75%	13.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1842	$1873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$958	$880
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$0.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.2	$17.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.56	$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$2.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.64	$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.42	$1.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.66	$3.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$6.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.49	$9.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$0.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$0.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.27	$5.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.52	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.75	$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.87	$1.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.85	$4.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$3.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.4	$13.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.14	$3.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.5	$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.35	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.6	$21.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62	$47.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$89.1	$48.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3185	$1645

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Cities near Bamako

Distance	City	Cost of living
52 km or 32 mi	Koulikoro	$497
116 km or 72 mi	Banamba	$495
147 km or 92 mi	Bougouni	$496
207 km or 129 mi	Segou	$498
237 km or 147 mi	Markala	$496
289 km or 180 mi	Kankan	$979
293 km or 182 mi	Sikasso	$503
435 km or 270 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$766
438 km or 272 mi	Korhogo	$1047
448 km or 278 mi	Nouna	$745
492 km or 305 mi	Dedougou	$742
510 km or 317 mi	Gueckedou	$983
512 km or 318 mi	Mamou	$994
552 km or 343 mi	Nzerekore	$971
566 km or 352 mi	Yekepa	$494
593 km or 368 mi	Sanniquellie	$495
612 km or 381 mi	Koudougou	$744
613 km or 381 mi	Ouahigouya	$753
634 km or 394 mi	Kenema	$1146
640 km or 398 mi	Bouake	$1071
652 km or 405 mi	Forecariah	$974
663 km or 412 mi	Bo	$1138
664 km or 412 mi	Leo	$751
702 km or 436 mi	Ouagadougou	$820
713 km or 443 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1021
714 km or 444 mi	Boffa	$972
715 km or 444 mi	Conakry	$1030
726 km or 451 mi	Bafata	$866
728 km or 452 mi	Kakata	$494
736 km or 458 mi	Freetown	$1213
754 km or 469 mi	Kolda	$1039
759 km or 471 mi	Gagnoa	$1035
761 km or 473 mi	Manga	$761
769 km or 478 mi	Monrovia	$528
810 km or 504 mi	Divo	$1034
822 km or 511 mi	Abengourou	$1015
831 km or 516 mi	Bissau	$889
854 km or 530 mi	Agboville	$1012
856 km or 532 mi	Greenville	$494
858 km or 533 mi	Tamale	$492

Cities near Damascus

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Zahle	$857
75 km or 47 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$1604
81 km or 50 mi	Jounieh	$948
83 km or 52 mi	Sidon	$767
83 km or 52 mi	Beirut	$1165
96 km or 59 mi	Safed	$1635
105 km or 65 mi	Tyre	$545
108 km or 67 mi	Tiberias	$1544
110 km or 68 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$1619
111 km or 69 mi	Tripoli	$708
114 km or 71 mi	Irbid	$630
115 km or 72 mi	Arraba	$1624
116 km or 72 mi	Karmiel	$1579
117 km or 73 mi	Sakhnin	$1612
125 km or 78 mi	Tamra	$1617
125 km or 78 mi	Nahariya	$1565
126 km or 78 mi	Nof HaGalil	$1659
129 km or 80 mi	Nazareth	$1674
130 km or 81 mi	Acre	$1451
131 km or 81 mi	Shefa-'Amr	$1617
135 km or 84 mi	Migdal HaEmek	$1664
136 km or 84 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$1585
136 km or 85 mi	Kiryat Ata	$1591
137 km or 85 mi	Kiryat Yam	$1604
137 km or 85 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$1607
137 km or 85 mi	Afula	$1614
141 km or 88 mi	Homs	$462
142 km or 88 mi	Nesher	$1532
143 km or 89 mi	Jerash	$598
145 km or 90 mi	Haifa	$1582
145 km or 90 mi	Yokneam Illit	$1706
154 km or 95 mi	Umm al-Fahm	$1708
163 km or 101 mi	Zikhron Ya'akov	$1749
168 km or 105 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$1758
169 km or 105 mi	Pardes Hanna-Karkur	$1787
173 km or 107 mi	Al-Salt	$692
173 km or 108 mi	Nablus	$730
174 km or 108 mi	Hadera	$1556
177 km or 110 mi	Amman	$1004
184 km or 114 mi	Tayibe	$1838