Bamako vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bamako Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$583
$611
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1392
$1771
🏠 One person rent
$251
$230
🏘️ Family rent
$416
$388
🍽️ Food expenses
$207
$244
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.4
$70.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$124
$780
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
20
93
😀 Quality of life
24
72
🏙️ Population
4.23M
9.5M

The cost of living in Bamako is 5% less expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 8116th and 7844th ($583 vs $611) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 183rd 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 14th in China, while ranked 9030th and 3253rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bamako vs Foshan

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Bamako Foshan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.21
$3.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.4
$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.71
$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$1.01
 Cappuccino
$1.98
$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$479
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$292
$253
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.7
$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62
$77.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.4
$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.81%
3.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1759
$4193
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$927
$1783
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.2
$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.27
$5.24
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.67
$1.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.51
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.07
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$3.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.45
$9.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.52
$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$2.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.93
$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.87
$5.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.22
$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.9
$69.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.19
$5.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.68
$3.47
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.4
$41.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.4
$59.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$113
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4188
$22493

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Distance City Cost of living
52 km or 32 mi Koulikoro
$508
116 km or 72 mi Banamba
$507
147 km or 92 mi Bougouni
$507
207 km or 129 mi Segou
$508
237 km or 147 mi Markala
$508
289 km or 180 mi Kankan
$1001
293 km or 182 mi Sikasso
$515
435 km or 270 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$842
438 km or 272 mi Korhogo
$1097
448 km or 278 mi Nouna
$837
492 km or 305 mi Dedougou
$840
510 km or 317 mi Gueckedou
$1004
512 km or 318 mi Mamou
$1016
552 km or 343 mi Nzerekore
$999
566 km or 352 mi Yekepa
$502
593 km or 368 mi Sanniquellie
$501
612 km or 381 mi Koudougou
$836
613 km or 381 mi Ouahigouya
$867
634 km or 394 mi Kenema
$1257
640 km or 398 mi Bouake
$1124
652 km or 405 mi Forecariah
$993
663 km or 412 mi Bo
$1257
664 km or 412 mi Leo
$862
702 km or 436 mi Ouagadougou
$983
713 km or 443 mi Yamoussoukro
$1060
714 km or 444 mi Boffa
$990
715 km or 444 mi Conakry
$1058
726 km or 451 mi Bafata
$852
728 km or 452 mi Kakata
$503
736 km or 458 mi Freetown
$1323
754 km or 469 mi Kolda
$1127
759 km or 471 mi Gagnoa
$1079
761 km or 473 mi Manga
$894
769 km or 478 mi Monrovia
$535
810 km or 504 mi Divo
$1092
822 km or 511 mi Abengourou
$1075
831 km or 516 mi Bissau
$878
854 km or 530 mi Agboville
$1066
856 km or 532 mi Greenville
$502
858 km or 533 mi Tamale
$612

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Guangzhou
$782
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$848
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$534
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$666
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$807
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$795
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$844
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$674
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1718
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$832
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$939
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$621
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2415
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2674
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$896
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$765
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$816
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$807
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$760
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$769
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$943
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$790
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$789
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$738
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$730
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$589
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$673
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$464
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$805
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$699
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$814
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$465
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$602
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$533
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$608
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$587
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$638
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$609
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$694
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$664