Bamako vs Damascus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bamako Damascus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$518
$583
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1294
$1433
🏠 One person rent
$219
$225
🏘️ Family rent
$427
$409
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$203
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.8
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$370
$56.5
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
21
25
😀 Quality of life
24
36
🏙️ Population
2.01M
2.5M

The cost of living in Bamako is 11% less expensive than in Damascus. Cities ranked 8384th and 7822nd ($518 vs $583) 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 8836th and 7665th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bamako Damascus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.85
$4.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.5
$24
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.29
$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.51
☕ Cappuccino
$1.77
$1.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$139
$126
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$505
$474
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.6
$19.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$30.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.3
$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.53%
11.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1570
$1756
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$830
$1228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13
$17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.37
$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$2.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.45
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.56
$3.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$5.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.87
$9.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.51
$5.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.74
$3.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.35
$3.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.99
$0.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$0.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$0.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.6
$12.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.16
$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$3.85
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.19
$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.6
$30.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.1
$50.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.6
$94.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2953
$1634

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$882
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1673
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$982
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$770
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1195
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1622
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$633
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1427
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1633
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$665
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$625
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1635
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1617
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1645
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1622
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1570
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1689
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1447
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1619
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1610
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1594
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1601
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1594
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1660
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$528
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1467
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$602
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1567
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1744
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1718
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1725
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$679
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$849
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1593
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$981
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$1850