Bamako vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bamako Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$518
$2229
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1294
$5278
🏠 One person rent
$219
$1453
🏘️ Family rent
$427
$2877
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.8
$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$370
$3926
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
21
64
😀 Quality of life
24
88
🏙️ Population
2.01M
3.33M

The cost of living in Bamako is 77% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 8384th and 1218th ($518 vs $2229) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Mali and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Mali vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bamako compared to 1.8 months in Dubai. Bamako ranked 1st best city to live in Mali vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 8836th and 189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bamako Dubai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.85
$9.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.5
$72
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.29
$9.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$12.1
 Cappuccino
$1.77
$6.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$1742
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$139
$1101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$505
$3504
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$2351
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.6
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$203
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.3
$92.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.53%
5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1570
$4930
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$830
$2984
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13
$84.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.37
$11.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.45
$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.56
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$8.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.87
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.51
$17.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$3.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.74
$5.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.35
$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.99
$5.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$3.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$4.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.6
$81.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.16
$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$67.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.19
$8.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.6
$64.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.1
$95.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.6
$720
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2953
$14799

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$471
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$471
147 km or 92 mi Bougouni
$472
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$470
237 km or 147 mi Markala
$471
289 km or 180 mi Kankan
$975
293 km or 182 mi Sikasso
$479
435 km or 270 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$732
438 km or 272 mi Korhogo
$976
448 km or 278 mi Nouna
$680
492 km or 305 mi Dedougou
$677
510 km or 317 mi Gueckedou
$977
512 km or 318 mi Mamou
$989
552 km or 343 mi Nzerekore
$972
566 km or 352 mi Yekepa
$469
593 km or 368 mi Sanniquellie
$469
612 km or 381 mi Koudougou
$664
613 km or 381 mi Ouahigouya
$673
634 km or 394 mi Kenema
$689
640 km or 398 mi Bouake
$923
652 km or 405 mi Forecariah
$971
663 km or 412 mi Bo
$689
664 km or 412 mi Leo
$675
702 km or 436 mi Ouagadougou
$750
713 km or 443 mi Yamoussoukro
$891
714 km or 444 mi Boffa
$968
715 km or 444 mi Conakry
$1024
726 km or 451 mi Bafata
$778
728 km or 452 mi Kakata
$470
736 km or 458 mi Freetown
$751
754 km or 469 mi Kolda
$1049
759 km or 471 mi Gagnoa
$897
761 km or 473 mi Manga
$678
769 km or 478 mi Monrovia
$501
810 km or 504 mi Divo
$888
822 km or 511 mi Abengourou
$874
831 km or 516 mi Bissau
$799
854 km or 530 mi Agboville
$892
856 km or 532 mi Greenville
$468
858 km or 533 mi Tamale
$443

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$1612
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$1191
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$1584
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$1132
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$1936
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1164
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$787
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1872
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1126
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1810
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$798
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$890
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$573
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$604
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$1375
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$1285
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$1327
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$544
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$959
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$779
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1005
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$606
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$868
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$768
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$604
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$530
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$672
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$457
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$910
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$621
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$606
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$646
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$561
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$822
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$575
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$541