Bamako vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bamako Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$583
$589
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1388
$1710
🏠 One person rent
$254
$222
🏘️ Family rent
$431
$376
🍽️ Food expenses
$205
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.1
$69.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$134
$762
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
20
95
😀 Quality of life
23
73
🏙️ Population
4.23M
9.5M

The cost of living in Bamako is 1% less expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 7964th and 7909th ($583 vs $589) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 211th in Mali and China, respectively. Check Mali vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Bamako compared to 1.3 months in Foshan. Bamako ranked 1st best city to live in Mali vs Foshan ranked 12th in China, while ranked 9005th and 2948th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bamako Foshan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.11
$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.3
$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.61
$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$0.99
☕ Cappuccino
$1.97
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$497
$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$307
$245
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$48.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.6
$74.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.89%
3.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1744
$4095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1038
$1740
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.6
$9.82
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.76
$5.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.04
$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$3.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.85
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.24
$9.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.76
$2.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.82
$6.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.85
$5.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.16
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.5
$67.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.24
$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.22
$3.35
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.2
$40.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.8
$57.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$98.4
$426
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3658
$21696

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Guangzhou
$758
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$829
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$518
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$662
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$794
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$777
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$827
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$662
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1746
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$816
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$878
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$608
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2414
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2718
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$892
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$766
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$809
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$818
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$765
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$766
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$941
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$780
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$773
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$726
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$750
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$579
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$669
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$451
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$790
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$693
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$897
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$454
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$589
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$546
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$598
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$574
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$634
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$622
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$677
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$652