Bamako vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bamako	Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$569	$430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1444	$1093
🏠 One person rent	$251	$118
🏘️ Family rent	$523	$238
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$194
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.6	$80.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$412	$274
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	21	72
😀 Quality of life	22	54
🏙️ Population	4.23M	16.8M

The cost of living in Bamako is 32% more expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 8028th and 8899th ($569 vs $430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Mali and Bangladesh, respectively. Check Mali vs Bangladesh comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bamako compared to 0.6 months in Dhaka. Bamako ranked 1st best city to live in Mali vs Dhaka ranked 1st in Bangladesh, while ranked 8788th and 5971st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bamako vs Dhaka

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	Bamako	Dhaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.93	$1.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.1	$12.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.56	$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$4.23
☕ Cappuccino	$1.92	$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$266	$123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$168	$73.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$650	$290
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$387	$168
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.3	$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.9	$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.8	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.62%	10.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1772	$963
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1030	$528
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.5	$21.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.54	$4.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$0.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.45	$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.75	$7.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.27	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$6.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$0.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.37	$9.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$3.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.77	$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.98	$3.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.82	$3.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.2	$17.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$4.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.4	$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.21	$2.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.5	$18.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.5	$40.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$87.8	$47.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3104	$1681

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$309
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$295
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$367
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$287
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$264
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$303
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$289
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$280
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$305
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$294
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$351
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$328
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$304
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$337
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$327
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$327
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$347
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$334
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$329
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$337
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$307
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$330
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$478
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$338
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$336
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$345
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$355
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$333
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$327
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$331
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$332
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$404
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$354
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$296
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$408
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$350
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$314