Bamako vs Hempstead - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bamako	Hempstead
🚶 Cost of living one person	$569	$2664
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1444	$6130
🏠 One person rent	$251	$1711
🏘️ Family rent	$523	$2905
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$575
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.6	$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$412	$4990
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	21	97
😀 Quality of life	22	79
🏙️ Population	4.23M	793K

The cost of living in Bamako is 79% less expensive than in Hempstead. Cities ranked 8028th and 556th ($569 vs $2664) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 509th in Mali and the United States, respectively. Check Mali vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bamako compared to 1.9 months in Hempstead. Bamako ranked 1st best city to live in Mali vs Hempstead ranked 181st in the United States, while ranked 8788th and 636th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bamako vs Hempstead

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	Bamako	Hempstead
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.93	$17.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.1	$75.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.56	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$5.04
☕ Cappuccino	$1.92	$6.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$2.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$266	$1616
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$168	$1489
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$650	$2884
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$387	$2577
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.3	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.9	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.8	$68.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.62%	6.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1772	$7917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1030	$5542
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.5	$131
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.54	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.45	$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.75	$9.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.27	$12.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$5.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$2.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$2.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$2.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.37	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.77	$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.98	$10.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.82	$5.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$5.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.2	$111
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.4	$161
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.21	$22.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.5	$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.5	$77.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$87.8	$1388
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3104	$27808

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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 Hempstead

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi	Uniondale	$2610
4.9 km or 3 mi	Rockville Centre	$2614
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Freeport	$2588
6.5 km or 4 mi	North Hempstead	$2635
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Merrick	$2593
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Valley Stream	$2730
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Levittown	$2556
11 km or 7.1 mi	Oyster Bay	$2644
13 km or 8 mi	Massapequa	$2586
14 km or 8.6 mi	Long Beach	$2732
18 km or 11 mi	Glen Cove	$2737
21 km or 13 mi	Lindenhurst	$2221
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington	$2974
24 km or 15 mi	Babylon	$2123
27 km or 17 mi	New Rochelle	$3111
27 km or 17 mi	Astoria	$2534
27 km or 17 mi	New York City	$4441
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2772
31 km or 20 mi	East Northport	$3639
32 km or 20 mi	Eastchester	$2821
34 km or 21 mi	Yonkers	$3004
34 km or 21 mi	Port Chester	$2753
34 km or 21 mi	Cliffside Park	$2698
34 km or 21 mi	Fort Lee	$2792
34 km or 21 mi	West New York	$2703
35 km or 22 mi	Harrison	$2725
35 km or 22 mi	Hoboken	$3271
35 km or 22 mi	North Bergen	$2701
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2886
36 km or 22 mi	Islip	$2477
36 km or 22 mi	Greenwich	$3494
38 km or 23 mi	Jersey	$3040
38 km or 24 mi	Smithtown	$2338
39 km or 24 mi	Secaucus	$2756
40 km or 25 mi	White Plains	$2913
40 km or 25 mi	Teaneck	$2715
40 km or 25 mi	Bergenfield	$2674
41 km or 25 mi	Greenburgh	$2804
42 km or 26 mi	Hackensack	$2664
42 km or 26 mi	Bayonne	$3302