Bamako vs Dresden - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bamako	Dresden
🚶 Cost of living one person	$574	$1462
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1446	$3582
🏠 One person rent	$254	$729
🏘️ Family rent	$520	$1362
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$467
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.9	$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$423	$3112
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	21	65
😀 Quality of life	22	89
🏙️ Population	4.23M	563K

The cost of living in Bamako is 61% less expensive than in Dresden. Cities ranked 8054th and 3857th ($574 vs $1462) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 506th in Mali and Germany, respectively. Check Mali vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bamako compared to 2.1 months in Dresden. Bamako ranked 1st best city to live in Mali vs Dresden ranked 30th in Germany, while ranked 8767th and 203rd 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	$2.89	$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.5	$54.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.51	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$4.46
☕ Cappuccino	$1.96	$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$3.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$275	$710
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$171	$466
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$655	$1354
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$383	$981
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.3	$171
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58	$263
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.8	$43.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.75%	3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1842	$5042
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$958	$3939
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$3.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.2	$59.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.56	$22.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.64	$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.42	$3.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.66	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.49	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.27	$6.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.52	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.75	$8.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.87	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.85	$2.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.4	$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.14	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.5	$52.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.35	$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.6	$70
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$89.1	$297
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3185	$12328

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Cities near Bamako

Distance	City	Cost of living
52 km or 32 mi	Koulikoro	$497
116 km or 72 mi	Banamba	$495
147 km or 92 mi	Bougouni	$496
207 km or 129 mi	Segou	$498
237 km or 147 mi	Markala	$496
289 km or 180 mi	Kankan	$979
293 km or 182 mi	Sikasso	$503
435 km or 270 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$766
438 km or 272 mi	Korhogo	$1047
448 km or 278 mi	Nouna	$745
492 km or 305 mi	Dedougou	$742
510 km or 317 mi	Gueckedou	$983
512 km or 318 mi	Mamou	$994
552 km or 343 mi	Nzerekore	$971
566 km or 352 mi	Yekepa	$494
593 km or 368 mi	Sanniquellie	$495
612 km or 381 mi	Koudougou	$744
613 km or 381 mi	Ouahigouya	$753
634 km or 394 mi	Kenema	$1146
640 km or 398 mi	Bouake	$1071
652 km or 405 mi	Forecariah	$974
663 km or 412 mi	Bo	$1138
664 km or 412 mi	Leo	$751
702 km or 436 mi	Ouagadougou	$820
713 km or 443 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1021
714 km or 444 mi	Boffa	$972
715 km or 444 mi	Conakry	$1030
726 km or 451 mi	Bafata	$866
728 km or 452 mi	Kakata	$494
736 km or 458 mi	Freetown	$1213
754 km or 469 mi	Kolda	$1039
759 km or 471 mi	Gagnoa	$1035
761 km or 473 mi	Manga	$761
769 km or 478 mi	Monrovia	$528
810 km or 504 mi	Divo	$1034
822 km or 511 mi	Abengourou	$1015
831 km or 516 mi	Bissau	$889
854 km or 530 mi	Agboville	$1012
856 km or 532 mi	Greenville	$494
858 km or 533 mi	Tamale	$492

Cities near Dresden

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Freital	$1404
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Radebeul	$1413
14 km or 8.9 mi	Coswig	$1386
17 km or 11 mi	Pirna	$1393
22 km or 14 mi	Meissen	$1354
32 km or 20 mi	Freiberg	$1215
42 km or 26 mi	Riesa	$1330
44 km or 28 mi	Decin	$1107
44 km or 28 mi	Dobeln	$1306
47 km or 29 mi	Teplice	$929
48 km or 30 mi	Usti nad Labem	$978
50 km or 31 mi	Bautzen	$1377
51 km or 31 mi	Litvinov	$1362
55 km or 34 mi	Senftenberg	$1390
56 km or 35 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1369
61 km or 38 mi	Most	$957
62 km or 39 mi	Chemnitz	$1228
64 km or 40 mi	Litomerice	$1103
69 km or 43 mi	Ceska Lipa	$1130
69 km or 43 mi	Chomutov	$1051
72 km or 45 mi	Limbach-Oberfrohna	$1261
73 km or 45 mi	Spremberg	$1349
73 km or 46 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1261
74 km or 46 mi	Grimma	$1347
76 km or 47 mi	Torgau	$1345
77 km or 48 mi	Zittau	$1353
87 km or 54 mi	Glauchau	$1210
88 km or 55 mi	Gorlitz	$1364
89 km or 55 mi	Cottbus	$1261
92 km or 57 mi	Altenburg	$1273
95 km or 59 mi	Zwickau	$1095
98 km or 61 mi	Liberec	$1106
98 km or 61 mi	Markkleeberg	$1406
100 km or 62 mi	Leipzig	$1449
101 km or 63 mi	Werdau	$1191
104 km or 65 mi	Kladno	$1244
107 km or 66 mi	Jablonec nad Nisou	$1035
108 km or 67 mi	Mlada Boleslav	$1216
110 km or 68 mi	Karlovy Vary	$1024
111 km or 69 mi	Delitzsch	$1387