Bamako vs Glasgow - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bamako	Glasgow
🚶 Cost of living one person	$569	$2011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1444	$4929
🏠 One person rent	$251	$1155
🏘️ Family rent	$523	$2177
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$524
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.6	$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$412	$3222
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	21	94
😀 Quality of life	22	95
🏙️ Population	4.23M	626K

The cost of living in Bamako is 72% less expensive than in Glasgow. Cities ranked 8028th and 1806th ($569 vs $2011) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 64th in Mali and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Mali vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bamako compared to 1.6 months in Glasgow. Bamako ranked 1st best city to live in Mali vs Glasgow ranked 2nd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 8788th and 24th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bamako vs Glasgow

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	Bamako	Glasgow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.93	$18.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.1	$89.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.56	$9.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$6.25
☕ Cappuccino	$1.92	$4.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$266	$1168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$168	$840
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$650	$2489
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$387	$1650
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.3	$210
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.9	$320
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.8	$39.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.62%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1772	$3920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1030	$2776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$3.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.5	$78.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.54	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.45	$3.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.75	$9.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.27	$8.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.37	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$2.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.77	$18.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.98	$2.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.82	$3.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$2.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.2	$47.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$16.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.4	$80.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.21	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.5	$115
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.5	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$87.8	$1078
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3104	$15092

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Glasgow

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	East Kilbride	$1763
11 km or 7.1 mi	Paisley	$1765
16 km or 10 mi	Hamilton	$1699
19 km or 12 mi	Cumbernauld	$1475
32 km or 20 mi	Kilmarnock	$1480
34 km or 21 mi	Greenock	$1601
35 km or 21 mi	Stirling	$1604
37 km or 23 mi	Irvine	$1551
40 km or 25 mi	Alloa	$1649
46 km or 29 mi	Livingston	$1608
50 km or 31 mi	Ayr	$1404
54 km or 34 mi	Dunfermline	$1692
66 km or 41 mi	Edinburgh	$2140
73 km or 45 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1610
78 km or 49 mi	Perth	$1500
97 km or 60 mi	Dumfries	$1246
104 km or 65 mi	Dundee	$1482
136 km or 85 mi	Carlisle	$1567
152 km or 94 mi	Whitehaven	$1732
161 km or 100 mi	Bangor	$1382
170 km or 106 mi	Newtownabbey	$1692
176 km or 110 mi	Belfast	$1755
181 km or 112 mi	Inverness	$1722
187 km or 116 mi	Lisburn	$1713
191 km or 119 mi	Douglas	$1968
193 km or 120 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1726
195 km or 121 mi	Aberdeen	$1614
196 km or 121 mi	Gateshead	$1705
200 km or 124 mi	Jarrow	$1651
201 km or 125 mi	Tynemouth	$1638
202 km or 126 mi	South Shields	$1628
203 km or 126 mi	Washington	$1637
207 km or 128 mi	Elgin	$1393
208 km or 129 mi	Durham	$1707
210 km or 131 mi	Sunderland	$1510
211 km or 131 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1592
218 km or 135 mi	Derry	$1390
219 km or 136 mi	Morecambe	$1714
222 km or 138 mi	Lancaster	$1629
227 km or 141 mi	Darlington	$1288