Bamako vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bamako Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$583
$2718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1388
$6205
🏠 One person rent
$254
$1790
🏘️ Family rent
$431
$3191
🍽️ Food expenses
$205
$551
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.1
$230
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$134
$1245
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
20
100
😀 Quality of life
23
83
🏙️ Population
4.23M
7.41M

The cost of living in Bamako is 79% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 7964th and 532nd ($583 vs $2718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Mali and China, respectively. Check Mali vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Bamako compared to 0.5 months in Hong Kong. Bamako ranked 1st best city to live in Mali vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 9005th and 548th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bamako Hong Kong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.11
$8.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.3
$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.61
$6.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$7.01
☕ Cappuccino
$1.97
$5.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$2068
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$1498
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$497
$3648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$307
$2751
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.6
$238
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25
$23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.89%
3.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1744
$26310
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1038
$16253
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.6
$67
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.76
$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$3.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$4.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.04
$25.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.85
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$3.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$3.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$3.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.24
$19.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$3.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.76
$13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.82
$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.85
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.16
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.5
$75.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.24
$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$65.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.22
$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.2
$76.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.8
$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$98.4
$1018
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3658
$22102

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$506
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$506
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$508
289 km or 180 mi Kankan
$1007
293 km or 182 mi Sikasso
$514
435 km or 270 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$831
438 km or 272 mi Korhogo
$1099
448 km or 278 mi Nouna
$821
492 km or 305 mi Dedougou
$822
510 km or 317 mi Gueckedou
$1010
512 km or 318 mi Mamou
$1021
552 km or 343 mi Nzerekore
$1003
566 km or 352 mi Yekepa
$503
593 km or 368 mi Sanniquellie
$503
612 km or 381 mi Koudougou
$820
613 km or 381 mi Ouahigouya
$851
634 km or 394 mi Kenema
$1281
640 km or 398 mi Bouake
$1123
652 km or 405 mi Forecariah
$999
663 km or 412 mi Bo
$1283
664 km or 412 mi Leo
$846
702 km or 436 mi Ouagadougou
$961
713 km or 443 mi Yamoussoukro
$1056
714 km or 444 mi Boffa
$999
715 km or 444 mi Conakry
$1067
726 km or 451 mi Bafata
$872
728 km or 452 mi Kakata
$502
736 km or 458 mi Freetown
$1347
754 km or 469 mi Kolda
$1044
759 km or 471 mi Gagnoa
$1082
761 km or 473 mi Manga
$877
769 km or 478 mi Monrovia
$536
810 km or 504 mi Divo
$1083
822 km or 511 mi Abengourou
$1066
831 km or 516 mi Bissau
$895
854 km or 530 mi Agboville
$1057
856 km or 532 mi Greenville
$502
858 km or 533 mi Tamale
$576

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2414
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$878
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$662
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1746
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$518
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$662
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$608
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$829
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$758
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$941
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$589
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$827
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$766
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$777
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$794
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$816
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$892
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$579
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$451
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$818
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$454
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$669
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$809
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$765
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$773
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$780
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$766
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$897
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$790
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$750
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$726
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$697
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$681
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$707
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$677
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$693
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$901
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$546
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$598