Bamako vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bamako Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$518
$575
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1294
$1875
🏠 One person rent
$219
$156
🏘️ Family rent
$427
$353
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.8
$70.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$370
$967
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
21
95
😀 Quality of life
24
73
🏙️ Population
2.01M
9.5M

The cost of living in Bamako is 10% less expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 8384th and 7900th ($518 vs $575) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 401st in Mali and China, respectively. Check Mali vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bamako compared to 1.7 months in Foshan. Bamako ranked 1st best city to live in Mali vs Foshan ranked 9th in China, while ranked 8836th and 1721st among best cities to live in the world.

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Bamako Foshan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.85
$3.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.5
$27.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.29
$5.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$1.77
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$139
$87.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$505
$487
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$229
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.6
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.3
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.53%
4.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1570
$5068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$830
$2056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13
$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.37
$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.45
$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.56
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$3.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.87
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.51
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.74
$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.35
$6.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.99
$5.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$2.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.6
$66.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.16
$6.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.19
$3.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.6
$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.1
$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.6
$529
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2953
$23979

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Distance City Cost of living
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$471
116 km or 72 mi Banamba
$471
147 km or 92 mi Bougouni
$472
207 km or 129 mi Segou
$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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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Guangzhou
$742
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$812
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$481
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$589
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$791
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$781
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$816
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$618
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1565
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$830
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$939
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$837
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2410
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2614
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$876
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$891
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$824
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$856
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$774
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$785
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$1083
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$831
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$857
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$806
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$752
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$738
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$799
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$716
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$777
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$735
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$812
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$588
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$589
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$525
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$611
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$596
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$584
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$530
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$620
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$638