Bamako vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bamako	Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$583	$481
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1392	$1161
🏠 One person rent	$251	$152
🏘️ Family rent	$416	$260
🍽️ Food expenses	$207	$211
🚐 Transport expenses	$71.4	$79.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$124	$175
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	20	76
😀 Quality of life	24	57
🏙️ Population	4.23M	16.8M

The cost of living in Bamako is 21% more expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 8116th and 8803rd ($583 vs $481) 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 9030th and 6218th 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	$3.21	$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.4	$12.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.71	$5.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$5.1
☕ Cappuccino	$1.98	$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.51	$0.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$270	$164
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$165	$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$479	$302
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$292	$185
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.7	$26.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62	$40.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.4	$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.81%	10.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1759	$1083
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$927	$611
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.2	$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.27	$4.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$0.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.51	$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.07	$7.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$6.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$2.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$0.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.45	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.52	$4.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.8	$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.93	$3.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.87	$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.51	$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.22	$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.9	$19.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.19	$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.9	$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.68	$2.11
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.4	$17.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.4	$44.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$113	$66.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4188	$2100

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Cities near Bamako

Distance	City	Cost of living
52 km or 32 mi	Koulikoro	$508
116 km or 72 mi	Banamba	$507
147 km or 92 mi	Bougouni	$507
207 km or 129 mi	Segou	$508
237 km or 147 mi	Markala	$508
289 km or 180 mi	Kankan	$1001
293 km or 182 mi	Sikasso	$515
435 km or 270 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$842
438 km or 272 mi	Korhogo	$1097
448 km or 278 mi	Nouna	$837
492 km or 305 mi	Dedougou	$840
510 km or 317 mi	Gueckedou	$1004
512 km or 318 mi	Mamou	$1016
552 km or 343 mi	Nzerekore	$999
566 km or 352 mi	Yekepa	$502
593 km or 368 mi	Sanniquellie	$501
612 km or 381 mi	Koudougou	$836
613 km or 381 mi	Ouahigouya	$867
634 km or 394 mi	Kenema	$1257
640 km or 398 mi	Bouake	$1124
652 km or 405 mi	Forecariah	$993
663 km or 412 mi	Bo	$1257
664 km or 412 mi	Leo	$862
702 km or 436 mi	Ouagadougou	$983
713 km or 443 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1060
714 km or 444 mi	Boffa	$990
715 km or 444 mi	Conakry	$1058
726 km or 451 mi	Bafata	$852
728 km or 452 mi	Kakata	$503
736 km or 458 mi	Freetown	$1323
754 km or 469 mi	Kolda	$1127
759 km or 471 mi	Gagnoa	$1079
761 km or 473 mi	Manga	$894
769 km or 478 mi	Monrovia	$535
810 km or 504 mi	Divo	$1092
822 km or 511 mi	Abengourou	$1075
831 km or 516 mi	Bissau	$878
854 km or 530 mi	Agboville	$1066
856 km or 532 mi	Greenville	$502
858 km or 533 mi	Tamale	$612

Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$351
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$350
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$325
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$355
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$314
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$287
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$296
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$314
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$293
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$281
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$275
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$327
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$290
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$358
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$321
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$298
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$330
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$320
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$321
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$336
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$325
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$323
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$330
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$299
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$324
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$448
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$331
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$329
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$335
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$341
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$326
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$320
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$326
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$330
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$364
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$338
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$307
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$344
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$338
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$307