Bamako vs Dusseldorf - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bamako	Dusseldorf
🚶 Cost of living one person	$583	$1979
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1388	$4769
🏠 One person rent	$254	$1090
🏘️ Family rent	$431	$1897
🍽️ Food expenses	$205	$553
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.1	$178
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$134	$3937
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	20	92
😀 Quality of life	23	96
🏙️ Population	4.23M	631K

The cost of living in Bamako is 71% less expensive than in Dusseldorf. Cities ranked 7964th and 2065th ($583 vs $1979) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th 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 months in Dusseldorf. Bamako ranked 1st best city to live in Mali vs Dusseldorf ranked 3rd in Germany, while ranked 9005th and 25th 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	$3.11	$17.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.3	$75.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.61	$13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$5.4
☕ Cappuccino	$1.97	$4.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$3.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$269	$1139
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$171	$859
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$497	$2011
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$307	$1558
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.1	$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.6	$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$41.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.89%	3.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1744	$7326
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1038	$6067
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.6	$64.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.76	$29.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$2.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.48	$4.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.85	$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$4.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.24	$7.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.53	$1.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.76	$9.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.82	$6.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.85	$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.16	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.5	$46.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.24	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$60.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.22	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.2	$115
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63.8	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$98.4	$789
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3658	$23360

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Cities near Bamako

Distance	City	Cost of living
52 km or 32 mi	Koulikoro	$506
116 km or 72 mi	Banamba	$506
147 km or 92 mi	Bougouni	$508
207 km or 129 mi	Segou	$506
237 km or 147 mi	Markala	$508
289 km or 180 mi	Kankan	$1007
293 km or 182 mi	Sikasso	$514
435 km or 270 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$831
438 km or 272 mi	Korhogo	$1099
448 km or 278 mi	Nouna	$821
492 km or 305 mi	Dedougou	$822
510 km or 317 mi	Gueckedou	$1010
512 km or 318 mi	Mamou	$1021
552 km or 343 mi	Nzerekore	$1003
566 km or 352 mi	Yekepa	$503
593 km or 368 mi	Sanniquellie	$503
612 km or 381 mi	Koudougou	$820
613 km or 381 mi	Ouahigouya	$851
634 km or 394 mi	Kenema	$1281
640 km or 398 mi	Bouake	$1123
652 km or 405 mi	Forecariah	$999
663 km or 412 mi	Bo	$1283
664 km or 412 mi	Leo	$846
702 km or 436 mi	Ouagadougou	$961
713 km or 443 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1056
714 km or 444 mi	Boffa	$999
715 km or 444 mi	Conakry	$1067
726 km or 451 mi	Bafata	$872
728 km or 452 mi	Kakata	$502
736 km or 458 mi	Freetown	$1347
754 km or 469 mi	Kolda	$1044
759 km or 471 mi	Gagnoa	$1082
761 km or 473 mi	Manga	$877
769 km or 478 mi	Monrovia	$536
810 km or 504 mi	Divo	$1083
822 km or 511 mi	Abengourou	$1066
831 km or 516 mi	Bissau	$895
854 km or 530 mi	Agboville	$1057
856 km or 532 mi	Greenville	$502
858 km or 533 mi	Tamale	$576

Cities near Dusseldorf

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Neuss	$1650
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Ratingen	$1631
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Erkrath	$1661
10 km or 6.3 mi	Kaarst	$1645
13 km or 8.3 mi	Hilden	$1674
14 km or 8.5 mi	Mettmann	$1613
16 km or 9.8 mi	Dormagen	$1711
16 km or 9.9 mi	Willich	$1616
17 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1740
17 km or 11 mi	Haan	$1645
17 km or 11 mi	Heiligenhaus	$1567
18 km or 11 mi	Langenfeld	$1727
18 km or 11 mi	Krefeld	$1626
19 km or 12 mi	Korschenbroich	$1634
19 km or 12 mi	Wulfrath	$1574
20 km or 13 mi	Grevenbroich	$1659
21 km or 13 mi	Leichlingen	$1708
22 km or 14 mi	Tonisvorst	$1596
22 km or 14 mi	Velbert	$1555
22 km or 14 mi	Duisburg	$1340
23 km or 14 mi	Solingen	$1691
23 km or 14 mi	Mulheim	$1543
24 km or 15 mi	Monchengladbach	$1651
26 km or 16 mi	Pulheim	$1741
26 km or 16 mi	Leverkusen	$2037
27 km or 17 mi	Viersen	$1605
27 km or 17 mi	Oberhausen	$1605
27 km or 17 mi	Moers	$1525
28 km or 17 mi	Neukirchen-Vluyn	$1544
28 km or 17 mi	Wuppertal	$1488
29 km or 18 mi	Kempen	$1586
29 km or 18 mi	Remscheid	$1608
30 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1650
30 km or 18 mi	Essen	$1516
31 km or 19 mi	Bergheim	$1678
32 km or 20 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1630
34 km or 21 mi	Bottrop	$1474
34 km or 21 mi	Kamp-Lintfort	$1552
34 km or 21 mi	Hattingen	$1547
35 km or 22 mi	Cologne	$1968