Bamako vs Dresden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bamako Dresden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$583
$1531
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1392
$3749
🏠 One person rent
$251
$706
🏘️ Family rent
$416
$1209
🍽️ Food expenses
$207
$528
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.4
$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$124
$3314
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
20
65
😀 Quality of life
24
92
🏙️ Population
4.23M
566K

The cost of living in Bamako is 62% less expensive than in Dresden. Cities ranked 8116th and 3968th ($583 vs $1531) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 536th in Mali and Germany, respectively. Check Mali vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Bamako compared to 2.2 months in Dresden. Bamako ranked 1st best city to live in Mali vs Dresden ranked 19th in Germany, while ranked 9030th and 117th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bamako vs Dresden

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Bamako Dresden
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.21
$13.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.4
$75.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.71
$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$5.29
 Cappuccino
$1.98
$4.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$3.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$716
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$462
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$479
$1275
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$292
$840
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.7
$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62
$243
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.4
$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.81%
3.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1759
$5211
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$927
$3268
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$3.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.2
$72.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.27
$24
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.67
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.51
$3.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.07
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$3.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$4.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.45
$6.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.52
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$9.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.93
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.87
$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.22
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.9
$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.19
$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$55
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.68
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.4
$90.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.4
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$113
$390
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4188
$16803

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$508
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1478
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1476
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1473
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1476
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1460
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1305
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1462
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1227
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1454
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1006
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$1093
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1494
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1525
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1502
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1474
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1103
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1497
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1280
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1273
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1200
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1478
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1464
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1479
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1510
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1488
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1472
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1334
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1468
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1382
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1401
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1146
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1188
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1576
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1652
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1276
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1375
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1188
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1244
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1196
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1553