Bamako vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bamako Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$518
$2614
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1294
$6294
🏠 One person rent
$219
$1726
🏘️ Family rent
$427
$3471
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$501
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.8
$242
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$370
$4054
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
21
100
😀 Quality of life
24
89
🏙️ Population
2.01M
7.41M

The cost of living in Bamako is 80% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 8384th and 503rd ($518 vs $2614) 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 0.7 months in Bamako compared to 1.6 months in Hong Kong. Bamako ranked 1st best city to live in Mali vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 8836th and 168th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bamako vs Hong Kong

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Bamako Hong Kong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.85
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.5
$59
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.29
$5.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$6.55
 Cappuccino
$1.77
$5.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$1.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$2033
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$139
$1449
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$505
$4405
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$2942
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.6
$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$214
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.3
$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.53%
3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1570
$28583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$830
$18618
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13
$63.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.37
$13.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$3.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.45
$4.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.56
$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.87
$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$3.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$3.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$3.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$2.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.51
$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.74
$9.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.35
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.99
$5.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.6
$82
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.16
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$48.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.19
$28.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.6
$78.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.1
$88.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.6
$896
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2953
$20363

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$471
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$939
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$618
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1565
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$481
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$589
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$837
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$812
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$742
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$1083
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$575
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$816
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$891
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$781
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$791
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$830
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$876
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$738
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$856
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$588
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$799
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$824
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$774
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$857
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$831
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$785
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$812
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$752
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$806
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$713
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$719
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$721
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$620
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$735
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$851
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$525
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$611