Bamako vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bamako Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$583
$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1392
$1896
🏠 One person rent
$251
$259
🏘️ Family rent
$416
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$207
$239
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.4
$82.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$124
$777
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
20
67
😀 Quality of life
24
71
🏙️ Population
4.23M
10.5M

The cost of living in Bamako is 12% less expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 8116th and 7469th ($583 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 89th in Mali and China, respectively. Check Mali vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Bamako compared to 1.2 months in Dongguan. Bamako ranked 1st best city to live in Mali vs Dongguan ranked 25th in China, while ranked 9030th and 3662nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bamako vs Dongguan

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Bamako Dongguan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.21
$2.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.4
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.71
$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$1.98
$2.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$178
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$479
$559
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$292
$326
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.7
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62
$63
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.4
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.81%
3.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1759
$6553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$927
$3642
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.2
$21.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.27
$4.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.67
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.51
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.07
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$3.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.45
$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.52
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.93
$5.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.87
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.22
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.9
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.19
$7.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.68
$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.4
$30.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.4
$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$113
$437
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4188
$22205

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$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 Dongguan

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$782
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$939
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$611
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$621
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$534
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$848
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$674
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2415
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2674
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1718
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$795
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$765
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$844
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$943
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$832
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$807
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$896
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$760
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$589
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$816
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$769
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$464
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$673
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$465
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$602
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$730
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$790
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$789
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$814
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$738
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$805
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$698
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$699
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$533
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$696
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$638
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$609
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$587
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$608