Bamako vs Gothenburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bamako	Gothenburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$574	$1725
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1446	$3877
🏠 One person rent	$254	$895
🏘️ Family rent	$520	$1550
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$533
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.9	$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$423	$3191
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	21	46
😀 Quality of life	22	92
🏙️ Population	4.23M	608K

The cost of living in Bamako is 67% less expensive than in Gothenburg. Cities ranked 8054th and 2792nd ($574 vs $1725) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Mali and Sweden, respectively. Check Mali vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bamako compared to 1.8 months in Gothenburg. Bamako ranked 1st best city to live in Mali vs Gothenburg ranked 2nd in Sweden, while ranked 8767th and 81st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bamako vs Gothenburg

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	Bamako	Gothenburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.89	$12.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.5	$87.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.51	$9.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$6.75
☕ Cappuccino	$1.96	$4.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$2.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$275	$1022
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$171	$721
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$655	$1694
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$383	$1317
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.3	$77.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.8	$36.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.75%	4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1842	$5998
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$958	$4134
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$3.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.2	$82.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.56	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.64	$2.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$3.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.42	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.66	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.49	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$4.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.27	$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.52	$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.75	$7.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.87	$6.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.85	$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.4	$38.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.14	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.5	$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.35	$28
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.6	$82.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62	$98.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$89.1	$122
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3185	$3801

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Cities near Bamako

Distance	City	Cost of living
52 km or 32 mi	Koulikoro	$497
116 km or 72 mi	Banamba	$495
147 km or 92 mi	Bougouni	$496
207 km or 129 mi	Segou	$498
237 km or 147 mi	Markala	$496
289 km or 180 mi	Kankan	$979
293 km or 182 mi	Sikasso	$503
435 km or 270 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$766
438 km or 272 mi	Korhogo	$1047
448 km or 278 mi	Nouna	$745
492 km or 305 mi	Dedougou	$742
510 km or 317 mi	Gueckedou	$983
512 km or 318 mi	Mamou	$994
552 km or 343 mi	Nzerekore	$971
566 km or 352 mi	Yekepa	$494
593 km or 368 mi	Sanniquellie	$495
612 km or 381 mi	Koudougou	$744
613 km or 381 mi	Ouahigouya	$753
634 km or 394 mi	Kenema	$1146
640 km or 398 mi	Bouake	$1071
652 km or 405 mi	Forecariah	$974
663 km or 412 mi	Bo	$1138
664 km or 412 mi	Leo	$751
702 km or 436 mi	Ouagadougou	$820
713 km or 443 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1021
714 km or 444 mi	Boffa	$972
715 km or 444 mi	Conakry	$1030
726 km or 451 mi	Bafata	$866
728 km or 452 mi	Kakata	$494
736 km or 458 mi	Freetown	$1213
754 km or 469 mi	Kolda	$1039
759 km or 471 mi	Gagnoa	$1035
761 km or 473 mi	Manga	$761
769 km or 478 mi	Monrovia	$528
810 km or 504 mi	Divo	$1034
822 km or 511 mi	Abengourou	$1015
831 km or 516 mi	Bissau	$889
854 km or 530 mi	Agboville	$1012
856 km or 532 mi	Greenville	$494
858 km or 533 mi	Tamale	$492

Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1596
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1264
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1299
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1206
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1355
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1262
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1507
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1341
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1407
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1434
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1415
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1842
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1442
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1373
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1645
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1347
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1618
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$1964
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$1577
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$1713
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1443
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1306
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1328
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1713
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$1821
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$2088
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1333
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$1966
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$2006
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$1852
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1294
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1565
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1710
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1259
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$1908
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1547
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1613
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2203
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1714
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1267