Bamako vs Dusseldorf - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bamako	Dusseldorf
🚶 Cost of living one person	$569	$1772
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1444	$4419
🏠 One person rent	$251	$985
🏘️ Family rent	$523	$1862
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$495
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.6	$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$412	$3209
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	21	92
😀 Quality of life	22	95
🏙️ Population	4.23M	631K

The cost of living in Bamako is 68% less expensive than in Dusseldorf. Cities ranked 8028th and 2469th ($569 vs $1772) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 16th 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 1.8 months in Dusseldorf. Bamako ranked 1st best city to live in Mali vs Dusseldorf ranked 4th in Germany, while ranked 8788th and 27th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bamako vs Dusseldorf

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	Bamako	Dusseldorf
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.93	$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.1	$65
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.56	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$4.58
☕ Cappuccino	$1.92	$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$3.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$266	$930
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$168	$738
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$650	$1883
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$387	$1479
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.3	$170
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.9	$263
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.8	$39.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.62%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1772	$6638
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1030	$5584
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$3.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.5	$52
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.54	$27.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.45	$3.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.75	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.27	$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.37	$6.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.77	$8.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.98	$6.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.82	$2.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.2	$41.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.4	$55.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.21	$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.5	$92.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.5	$95.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$87.8	$721
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3104	$21276

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Cities near Bamako

Distance	City	Cost of living
52 km or 32 mi	Koulikoro	$490
116 km or 72 mi	Banamba	$491
147 km or 92 mi	Bougouni	$489
207 km or 129 mi	Segou	$490
237 km or 147 mi	Markala	$489
289 km or 180 mi	Kankan	$1007
293 km or 182 mi	Sikasso	$499
435 km or 270 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$757
438 km or 272 mi	Korhogo	$916
448 km or 278 mi	Nouna	$733
492 km or 305 mi	Dedougou	$735
510 km or 317 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
512 km or 318 mi	Mamou	$1019
552 km or 343 mi	Nzerekore	$999
566 km or 352 mi	Yekepa	$487
593 km or 368 mi	Sanniquellie	$487
612 km or 381 mi	Koudougou	$743
613 km or 381 mi	Ouahigouya	$756
634 km or 394 mi	Kenema	$1272
640 km or 398 mi	Bouake	$937
652 km or 405 mi	Forecariah	$998
663 km or 412 mi	Bo	$1278
664 km or 412 mi	Leo	$753
702 km or 436 mi	Ouagadougou	$869
713 km or 443 mi	Yamoussoukro	$887
714 km or 444 mi	Boffa	$998
715 km or 444 mi	Conakry	$1061
726 km or 451 mi	Bafata	$804
728 km or 452 mi	Kakata	$487
736 km or 458 mi	Freetown	$1346
754 km or 469 mi	Kolda	$964
759 km or 471 mi	Gagnoa	$904
761 km or 473 mi	Manga	$774
769 km or 478 mi	Monrovia	$523
810 km or 504 mi	Divo	$906
822 km or 511 mi	Abengourou	$889
831 km or 516 mi	Bissau	$827
854 km or 530 mi	Agboville	$882
856 km or 532 mi	Greenville	$487
858 km or 533 mi	Tamale	$507

Cities near Dusseldorf

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Neuss	$1495
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Ratingen	$1497
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Erkrath	$1516
10 km or 6.3 mi	Kaarst	$1500
13 km or 8.3 mi	Hilden	$1522
14 km or 8.5 mi	Mettmann	$1479
16 km or 9.8 mi	Dormagen	$1561
16 km or 9.9 mi	Willich	$1476
17 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1576
17 km or 11 mi	Haan	$1517
17 km or 11 mi	Heiligenhaus	$1444
18 km or 11 mi	Langenfeld	$1577
18 km or 11 mi	Krefeld	$1494
19 km or 12 mi	Korschenbroich	$1490
19 km or 12 mi	Wulfrath	$1433
20 km or 13 mi	Grevenbroich	$1499
21 km or 13 mi	Leichlingen	$1559
22 km or 14 mi	Tonisvorst	$1471
22 km or 14 mi	Velbert	$1428
22 km or 14 mi	Duisburg	$1314
23 km or 14 mi	Solingen	$1580
23 km or 14 mi	Mulheim	$1434
24 km or 15 mi	Monchengladbach	$1511
26 km or 16 mi	Pulheim	$1572
26 km or 16 mi	Leverkusen	$1822
27 km or 17 mi	Viersen	$1469
27 km or 17 mi	Oberhausen	$1485
27 km or 17 mi	Moers	$1439
28 km or 17 mi	Neukirchen-Vluyn	$1445
28 km or 17 mi	Wuppertal	$1233
29 km or 18 mi	Kempen	$1460
29 km or 18 mi	Remscheid	$1494
30 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1504
30 km or 18 mi	Essen	$1443
31 km or 19 mi	Bergheim	$1518
32 km or 20 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1497
34 km or 21 mi	Bottrop	$1367
34 km or 21 mi	Kamp-Lintfort	$1435
34 km or 21 mi	Hattingen	$1444
35 km or 22 mi	Cologne	$1744