Bamako vs Guarulhos - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bamako	Guarulhos
🚶 Cost of living one person	$561	$783
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1361	$2079
🏠 One person rent	$239	$225
🏘️ Family rent	$403	$378
🍽️ Food expenses	$203	$314
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.6	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$167	$364
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	20	95
😀 Quality of life	25	68
🏙️ Population	4.23M	1.32M

The cost of living in Bamako is 28% less expensive than in Guarulhos. Cities ranked 8310th and 6861st ($561 vs $783) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 40th in Mali and Brazil, respectively. Check Mali vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Bamako compared to 0.5 months in Guarulhos. Bamako ranked 1st best city to live in Mali vs Guarulhos ranked 7th in Brazil, while ranked 8953rd and 4485th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bamako vs Guarulhos

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	Bamako	Guarulhos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.06	$8.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.3	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.65	$8.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$1.99	$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$1.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$259	$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$158	$140
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$477	$427
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$280	$257
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.3	$42.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.3	$64.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22	$22.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.73%	11.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1738	$1907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$913	$1306
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.2	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.79	$6.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.64	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.48	$2.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.92	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$4.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.75	$9.75
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.06	$9.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.15	$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.01	$3.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.85	$4.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.17	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.2	$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.01	$9.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.8	$41.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.98	$9.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.3	$63.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.6	$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$129	$425
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4776	$9818

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Cities near Bamako

Distance	City	Cost of living
52 km or 32 mi	Koulikoro	$493
116 km or 72 mi	Banamba	$494
147 km or 92 mi	Bougouni	$494
207 km or 129 mi	Segou	$495
237 km or 147 mi	Markala	$495
289 km or 180 mi	Kankan	$993
293 km or 182 mi	Sikasso	$501
435 km or 270 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$846
438 km or 272 mi	Korhogo	$1076
448 km or 278 mi	Nouna	$835
492 km or 305 mi	Dedougou	$836
510 km or 317 mi	Gueckedou	$998
512 km or 318 mi	Mamou	$1005
552 km or 343 mi	Nzerekore	$993
566 km or 352 mi	Yekepa	$487
593 km or 368 mi	Sanniquellie	$486
612 km or 381 mi	Koudougou	$830
613 km or 381 mi	Ouahigouya	$868
634 km or 394 mi	Kenema	$1219
640 km or 398 mi	Bouake	$1100
652 km or 405 mi	Forecariah	$984
663 km or 412 mi	Bo	$1231
664 km or 412 mi	Leo	$863
702 km or 436 mi	Ouagadougou	$988
713 km or 443 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1044
714 km or 444 mi	Boffa	$983
715 km or 444 mi	Conakry	$1050
726 km or 451 mi	Bafata	$831
728 km or 452 mi	Kakata	$487
736 km or 458 mi	Freetown	$1272
754 km or 469 mi	Kolda	$1119
759 km or 471 mi	Gagnoa	$1062
761 km or 473 mi	Manga	$896
769 km or 478 mi	Monrovia	$518
810 km or 504 mi	Divo	$1067
822 km or 511 mi	Abengourou	$1049
831 km or 516 mi	Bissau	$857
854 km or 530 mi	Agboville	$1043
856 km or 532 mi	Greenville	$487
858 km or 533 mi	Tamale	$666

Cities near Guarulhos

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.6 mi	Sao Paulo	$1126
17 km or 11 mi	Mairipora	$716
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$821
19 km or 12 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$737
19 km or 12 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$746
20 km or 13 mi	Poa	$720
21 km or 13 mi	Santo Andre	$700
23 km or 14 mi	Aruja	$723
24 km or 15 mi	Maua	$737
24 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$713
25 km or 15 mi	Franco da Rocha	$715
25 km or 16 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$713
26 km or 16 mi	Diadema	$765
27 km or 17 mi	Taboao da Serra	$759
27 km or 17 mi	Osasco	$793
30 km or 18 mi	Francisco Morato	$713
30 km or 19 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$717
31 km or 20 mi	Carapicuiba	$664
35 km or 22 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$794
35 km or 22 mi	Barueri	$886
37 km or 23 mi	Cajamar	$752
38 km or 24 mi	Embu das Artes	$761
38 km or 24 mi	Jandira	$752
39 km or 24 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$706
39 km or 24 mi	Atibaia	$673
39 km or 24 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$747
41 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$721
42 km or 26 mi	Itapevi	$699
42 km or 26 mi	Cotia	$848
43 km or 26 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$753
43 km or 27 mi	Itanhaem	$722
47 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$776
49 km or 30 mi	Cubatao	$710
50 km or 31 mi	Embu-Guacu	$733
57 km or 35 mi	Sao Vicente	$687
59 km or 36 mi	Santos	$901
59 km or 37 mi	Bertioga	$716
60 km or 37 mi	Itatiba	$744
61 km or 38 mi	Jacarei	$759
61 km or 38 mi	Braganca Paulista	$722