Bamako vs Dammam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bamako	Dammam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$583	$1008
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1388	$2457
🏠 One person rent	$254	$458
🏘️ Family rent	$431	$760
🍽️ Food expenses	$205	$307
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.1	$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$134	$2256
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	20	40
😀 Quality of life	23	78
🏙️ Population	4.23M	903K

The cost of living in Bamako is 42% less expensive than in Dammam. Cities ranked 7964th and 5502nd ($583 vs $1008) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Mali and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Mali vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Bamako compared to 2.2 months in Dammam. Bamako ranked 1st best city to live in Mali vs Dammam ranked 3rd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 9005th and 1077th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bamako vs Dammam

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	Bamako	Dammam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.11	$6.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.3	$34.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.61	$7.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$1.87
☕ Cappuccino	$1.97	$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$269	$377
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$171	$321
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$497	$667
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$307	$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.1	$71
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.6	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$54.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.89%	4.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1744	$1114
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1038	$988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.6	$40.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.76	$24.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$0.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.48	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$6.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$7.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.85	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.24	$2.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.53	$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.76	$7.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.82	$3.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.85	$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.16	$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.5	$71.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.24	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$30.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.22	$4.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.2	$68.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63.8	$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$98.4	$418
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3658	$8640

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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 Dammam

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Dhahran	$908
53 km or 33 mi	Isa Town	$1230
54 km or 33 mi	Manama	$1237
56 km or 35 mi	Qatif	$873
57 km or 35 mi	Riffa	$1201
76 km or 47 mi	Jubail	$930
119 km or 74 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
163 km or 101 mi	Al Khor	$1770
191 km or 119 mi	Doha	$1849
291 km or 181 mi	Bushehr	$453
325 km or 202 mi	Al Wafrah	$1283
334 km or 207 mi	Borazjan	$477
385 km or 239 mi	Kazerun	$503
388 km or 241 mi	Kuwait City	$1454
394 km or 245 mi	Riyadh	$1627
411 km or 256 mi	Jahrom	$530
425 km or 264 mi	Al-Faw	$730
427 km or 265 mi	Shiraz	$553
447 km or 278 mi	Fasa	$529
453 km or 282 mi	Umm Qasr	$726
463 km or 288 mi	Behbahan	$483
465 km or 289 mi	Marvdasht	$530
467 km or 290 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$521
468 km or 291 mi	Abadan	$549
473 km or 294 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
481 km or 299 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1942
483 km or 300 mi	Khorramshahr	$542
492 km or 306 mi	Yasuj	$463
498 km or 310 mi	Az Zubayr	$719
503 km or 313 mi	Basra	$889
537 km or 334 mi	Dubai	$2514
543 km or 337 mi	Sharjah	$1419
550 km or 342 mi	Ajman	$2521
554 km or 344 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1183
561 km or 349 mi	Ahvaz	$571
601 km or 374 mi	Izeh	$459
604 km or 376 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1398
610 km or 379 mi	Unaizah	$967
616 km or 383 mi	Bandar Abbas	$632
616 km or 383 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$517