Bamako vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bamako	Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$583	$464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1388	$1123
🏠 One person rent	$254	$141
🏘️ Family rent	$431	$240
🍽️ Food expenses	$205	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.1	$80.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$134	$181
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	20	73
😀 Quality of life	23	57
🏙️ Population	4.23M	16.8M

The cost of living in Bamako is 26% more expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 7964th and 8829th ($583 vs $464) 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 0.2 months in Bamako compared to 0.4 months in Dhaka. Bamako ranked 1st best city to live in Mali vs Dhaka ranked 1st in Bangladesh, while ranked 9005th and 6151st 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	$3.11	$2.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.3	$12.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.61	$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$5.09
☕ Cappuccino	$1.97	$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$269	$149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$171	$95.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$497	$274
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$307	$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.1	$22.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.6	$35.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.89%	11.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1744	$939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1038	$535
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.6	$22.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.76	$4.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.48	$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$8.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$3.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.85	$6.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.24	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.53	$3.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.76	$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.82	$3.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.85	$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.16	$0.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.5	$19.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.24	$4.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.22	$2.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.2	$18.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63.8	$46.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$98.4	$57.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3658	$1844

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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 Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$348
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$352
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$332
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$362
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$312
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$282
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$301
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$300
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$287
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$321
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$286
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$358
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$313
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$294
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$320
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$312
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$313
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$328
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$317
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$315
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$320
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$297
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$315
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$456
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$324
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$320
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$327
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$335
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$318
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$312
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$318
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$323
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$366
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$332
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$308
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$354
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$333
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$302