Bamako vs Doha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bamako	Doha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$569	$1779
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1444	$4033
🏠 One person rent	$251	$1140
🏘️ Family rent	$523	$2017
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$408
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.6	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$412	$3416
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	21	45
😀 Quality of life	22	80
🏙️ Population	4.23M	1.19M

The cost of living in Bamako is 68% less expensive than in Doha. Cities ranked 8028th and 2449th ($569 vs $1779) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Mali and Qatar, respectively. Check Mali vs Qatar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bamako compared to 1.9 months in Doha. Bamako ranked 1st best city to live in Mali vs Doha ranked 1st in Qatar, while ranked 8788th and 562nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bamako vs Doha

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	Bamako	Doha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.93	$9.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.1	$52.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.56	$7.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$12
☕ Cappuccino	$1.92	$5.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$266	$1393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$168	$888
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$650	$2490
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$387	$1664
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.3	$65.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.9	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.8	$85.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.62%	5.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1772	$4779
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1030	$3550
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.5	$34.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.54	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.45	$2.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.75	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.27	$8.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.37	$17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$4.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.77	$6.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.98	$6.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.82	$4.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$2.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.2	$108
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.4	$48.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.21	$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.5	$63
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.5	$97.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$87.8	$770
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3104	$11200

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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 Doha

Distance	City	Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi	Al Khor	$1709
135 km or 84 mi	Riffa	$1223
138 km or 86 mi	Isa Town	$1243
139 km or 87 mi	Manama	$1280
175 km or 109 mi	Dhahran	$1068
188 km or 117 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
191 km or 119 mi	Dammam	$1056
236 km or 147 mi	Qatif	$897
265 km or 165 mi	Jubail	$901
282 km or 175 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
300 km or 187 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
380 km or 236 mi	Dubai	$2379
388 km or 241 mi	Sharjah	$1494
397 km or 247 mi	Ajman	$2240
405 km or 252 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
409 km or 254 mi	Jahrom	$547
414 km or 257 mi	Bushehr	$551
442 km or 275 mi	Borazjan	$546
442 km or 275 mi	Al Ain	$1844
455 km or 283 mi	Fasa	$548
466 km or 289 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
480 km or 298 mi	Kazerun	$557
483 km or 300 mi	Fujairah	$1239
489 km or 304 mi	Shiraz	$589
491 km or 305 mi	Riyadh	$1637
515 km or 320 mi	Al Wafrah	$1210
516 km or 320 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
524 km or 325 mi	Marvdasht	$563
573 km or 356 mi	Kuwait City	$1393
597 km or 371 mi	Yasuj	$529
601 km or 374 mi	Al-Faw	$736
602 km or 374 mi	Behbahan	$536
617 km or 383 mi	Sirjan	$514
628 km or 390 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$548
635 km or 394 mi	Umm Qasr	$740
644 km or 400 mi	Abadan	$547
659 km or 409 mi	Khorramshahr	$544
663 km or 412 mi	Nizwa	$780
679 km or 422 mi	Az Zubayr	$723
683 km or 424 mi	Basra	$904