Bamako vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bamako Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$518
$742
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1294
$2255
🏠 One person rent
$219
$333
🏘️ Family rent
$427
$834
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.8
$70.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$370
$1117
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
21
97
😀 Quality of life
24
75
🏙️ Population
2.01M
18.7M

The cost of living in Bamako is 30% less expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 8384th and 6607th ($518 vs $742) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 54th 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 1.5 months in Guangzhou. Bamako ranked 1st best city to live in Mali vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 8836th and 955th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bamako Guangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.85
$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.5
$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.29
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$0.83
 Cappuccino
$1.77
$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$139
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$505
$1120
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.6
$37.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$57.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.3
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.53%
4.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1570
$10173
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$830
$4278
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.37
$4.51
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.45
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.56
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.87
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.81
🧅 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
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.51
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.74
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.35
$5.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.99
$5.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.6
$27.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.16
$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.19
$8.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.6
$43.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.1
$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.6
$423
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2953
$18235

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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 Foshan
$575
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$589
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$812
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$781
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$481
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$791
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$618
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$816
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1565
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$837
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$830
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2410
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2614
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$891
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$856
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$876
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$824
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$774
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1083
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$785
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$831
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$857
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$752
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$738
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$799
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$716
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$806
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$812
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$588
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$777
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$735
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$525
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$584
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$596
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$611
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$530
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$620