Bamako vs Dresden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bamako Dresden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$561
$1448
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1361
$3599
🏠 One person rent
$239
$637
🏘️ Family rent
$403
$1099
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$517
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.6
$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$167
$3219
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
20
65
😀 Quality of life
25
92
🏙️ Population
4.23M
566K

The cost of living in Bamako is 61% less expensive than in Dresden. Cities ranked 8310th and 4158th ($561 vs $1448) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 592nd in Mali and Germany, respectively. Check Mali vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Bamako compared to 2.2 months in Dresden. Bamako ranked 1st best city to live in Mali vs Dresden ranked 17th in Germany, while ranked 8953rd and 96th 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
$3.06
$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.3
$75.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.65
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$5.44
☕ Cappuccino
$1.99
$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$3.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$158
$423
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$477
$1203
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$280
$764
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.3
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.3
$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22
$37.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.73%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1738
$5147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$913
$2772
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.79
$23.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$2.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.92
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.75
$23.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$3.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.06
$5.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.15
$8.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.01
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.85
$2.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.17
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.2
$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.01
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.8
$52.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.98
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.3
$87.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.6
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$129
$446
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4776
$15933

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Distance City Cost of living
52 km or 32 mi Koulikoro
$493
116 km or 72 mi Banamba
$494
147 km or 92 mi Bougouni
$494
207 km or 129 mi Segou
$495
237 km or 147 mi Markala
$495
289 km or 180 mi Kankan
$993
293 km or 182 mi Sikasso
$501
435 km or 270 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$846
438 km or 272 mi Korhogo
$1076
448 km or 278 mi Nouna
$835
492 km or 305 mi Dedougou
$836
510 km or 317 mi Gueckedou
$998
512 km or 318 mi Mamou
$1005
552 km or 343 mi Nzerekore
$993
566 km or 352 mi Yekepa
$487
593 km or 368 mi Sanniquellie
$486
612 km or 381 mi Koudougou
$830
613 km or 381 mi Ouahigouya
$868
634 km or 394 mi Kenema
$1219
640 km or 398 mi Bouake
$1100
652 km or 405 mi Forecariah
$984
663 km or 412 mi Bo
$1231
664 km or 412 mi Leo
$863
702 km or 436 mi Ouagadougou
$988
713 km or 443 mi Yamoussoukro
$1044
714 km or 444 mi Boffa
$983
715 km or 444 mi Conakry
$1050
726 km or 451 mi Bafata
$831
728 km or 452 mi Kakata
$487
736 km or 458 mi Freetown
$1272
754 km or 469 mi Kolda
$1119
759 km or 471 mi Gagnoa
$1062
761 km or 473 mi Manga
$896
769 km or 478 mi Monrovia
$518
810 km or 504 mi Divo
$1067
822 km or 511 mi Abengourou
$1049
831 km or 516 mi Bissau
$857
854 km or 530 mi Agboville
$1043
856 km or 532 mi Greenville
$487
858 km or 533 mi Tamale
$666

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1412
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1410
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1417
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1424
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1430
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1316
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1445
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1216
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1440
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1006
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$1141
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1503
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1517
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1461
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1470
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1094
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1530
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1276
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1332
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1174
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1464
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1419
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1438
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1505
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1482
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1460
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1299
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1467
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1332
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1363
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1131
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1174
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1579
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1659
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1244
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1402
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1112
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1195
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1218
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1551