Bamako vs Guarulhos - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Bamako	Guarulhos
🚶 Cost of living one person	$518	$733
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1294	$2283
🏠 One person rent	$219	$219
🏘️ Family rent	$427	$694
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$286
🚐 Transport expenses	$55.8	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$370	$380
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	21	94
😀 Quality of life	24	60
🏙️ Population	2.01M	1.32M

The cost of living in Bamako is 29% less expensive than in Guarulhos. Cities ranked 8384th and 6649th ($518 vs $733) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 48th in Mali and Brazil, respectively. Check Mali vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bamako compared to 0.5 months in Guarulhos. Bamako ranked 1st best city to live in Mali vs Guarulhos ranked 4th in Brazil, while ranked 8836th and 5426th 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	$2.85	$8.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.5	$36.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.29	$7.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$2.01
☕ Cappuccino	$1.77	$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$1.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$222	$216
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$139	$144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$505	$800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$304	$566
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.6	$39.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56	$60.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.3	$21.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.53%	10.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1570	$1815
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$830	$1247
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13	$105
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.37	$5.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.64	$1.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.45	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$4.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.87	$8.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.51	$9.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.74	$2.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.35	$4.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.99	$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.6	$15.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.16	$8.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.1	$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.19	$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.6	$58.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.1	$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$86.6	$395
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2953	$11753

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Cities near Bamako

Distance	City	Cost of living
52 km or 32 mi	Koulikoro	$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

Cities near Guarulhos

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.6 mi	Sao Paulo	$1042
17 km or 11 mi	Mairipora	$674
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$768
19 km or 12 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$695
19 km or 12 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$699
20 km or 13 mi	Poa	$680
21 km or 13 mi	Santo Andre	$680
23 km or 14 mi	Aruja	$677
24 km or 15 mi	Maua	$711
24 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$668
25 km or 15 mi	Franco da Rocha	$669
25 km or 16 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$766
26 km or 16 mi	Diadema	$744
27 km or 17 mi	Taboao da Serra	$695
27 km or 17 mi	Osasco	$690
30 km or 18 mi	Francisco Morato	$675
30 km or 19 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$682
31 km or 20 mi	Carapicuiba	$600
35 km or 22 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$761
35 km or 22 mi	Barueri	$669
37 km or 23 mi	Cajamar	$662
38 km or 24 mi	Embu das Artes	$661
38 km or 24 mi	Jandira	$645
39 km or 24 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$687
39 km or 24 mi	Atibaia	$662
39 km or 24 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$652
41 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$700
42 km or 26 mi	Itapevi	$652
42 km or 26 mi	Cotia	$651
43 km or 26 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$663
43 km or 27 mi	Itanhaem	$680
47 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$763
49 km or 30 mi	Cubatao	$678
50 km or 31 mi	Embu-Guacu	$670
57 km or 35 mi	Sao Vicente	$558
59 km or 36 mi	Santos	$813
59 km or 37 mi	Bertioga	$678
60 km or 37 mi	Itatiba	$697
61 km or 38 mi	Jacarei	$704
61 km or 38 mi	Braganca Paulista	$683