Bamako vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Bamako Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$561
$2663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1361
$6085
🏠 One person rent
$239
$1742
🏘️ Family rent
$403
$3071
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$540
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.6
$237
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$167
$923
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
20
100
😀 Quality of life
25
80
🏙️ Population
4.23M
7.41M

The cost of living in Bamako is 79% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 8310th and 640th ($561 vs $2663) 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 0.3 months in Bamako compared to 0.3 months in Hong Kong. Bamako ranked 1st best city to live in Mali vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 8953rd and 676th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this picture

Prices in Bamako vs Hong Kong

Prices for goods and services in Bamako and Hong Kong are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Bamako Hong Kong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.06
$7.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.3
$60.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.65
$6.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$6.99
 Cappuccino
$1.99
$5.21
🥤 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
$2008
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$158
$1474
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$477
$3693
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$280
$2621
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.3
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.3
$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22
$22.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.73%
3.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1738
$27719
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$913
$17176
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$73.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.79
$14.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$3.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$3.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.92
$24.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$9.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.75
$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$4.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$2.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$2.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.06
$21.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$2.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.15
$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.01
$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.85
$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.17
$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.2
$81.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.01
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.8
$66.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.98
$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.3
$65.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.6
$83.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$129
$1128
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4776
$22758

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Hong Kong

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2396
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$995
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$678
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1734
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$548
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$694
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$638
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$873
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$785
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$954
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$627
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$858
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$777
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$801
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$807
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$839
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$908
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$600
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$473
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$793
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$612
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$474
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$682
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$828
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$766
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$797
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$802
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$778
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$758
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$824
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$739
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$751
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$705
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$702
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$729
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$711
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$714
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$892
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$528
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$620