Bamako vs Isfahan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bamako	Isfahan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$569	$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1444	$1618
🏠 One person rent	$251	$211
🏘️ Family rent	$523	$639
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$170
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.6	$41.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$412	$240
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	21	66
😀 Quality of life	22	48
🏙️ Population	4.23M	1.96M

The cost of living in Bamako is 9% more expensive than in Isfahan. Cities ranked 8028th and 8454th ($569 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 72nd in Mali and Iran, respectively. Check Mali vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bamako compared to 0.5 months in Isfahan. Bamako ranked 1st best city to live in Mali vs Isfahan ranked 5th in Iran, while ranked 8788th and 6375th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bamako vs Isfahan

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	Bamako	Isfahan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.93	$3.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.1	$13.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.56	$3.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$1.01
☕ Cappuccino	$1.92	$0.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$266	$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$168	$175
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$650	$898
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$387	$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.3	$9.25
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.9	$14.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.8	$9.95
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.62%	26.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1772	$1187
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1030	$676
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.5	$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.54	$2.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$0.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.45	$1.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.75	$2.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.27	$3.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$9.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$0.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$5.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.37	$0.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$0.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.77	$2.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.98	$4.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.82	$15.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.2	$13.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$1.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.4	$115
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.21	$6.35
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.5	$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.5	$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$87.8	$77.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3104	$594

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Isfahan

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$510
27 km or 17 mi	Shahin Shahr	$507
28 km or 18 mi	Najafabad	$502
73 km or 45 mi	Shahreza	$502
83 km or 52 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$397
150 km or 93 mi	Kashan	$562
191 km or 119 mi	Izeh	$525
220 km or 137 mi	Yasuj	$529
234 km or 146 mi	Qom	$488
236 km or 147 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$552
243 km or 151 mi	Arak	$455
259 km or 161 mi	Dorud	$513
265 km or 165 mi	Behbahan	$536
267 km or 166 mi	Yazd	$573
272 km or 169 mi	Shushtar	$562
291 km or 181 mi	Saveh	$574
292 km or 181 mi	Varamin	$651
305 km or 189 mi	Borujerd	$505
307 km or 191 mi	Dezful	$583
311 km or 193 mi	Qarchak	$681
312 km or 194 mi	Andimeshk	$577
315 km or 196 mi	Pakdasht	$680
319 km or 198 mi	Ahvaz	$597
320 km or 199 mi	Robat Karim	$675
322 km or 200 mi	Malayer	$469
322 km or 200 mi	Khorramabad	$554
324 km or 201 mi	Eslamshahr	$700
326 km or 203 mi	Marvdasht	$563
328 km or 204 mi	Nasimshahr	$697
328 km or 204 mi	Ray	$710
329 km or 205 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$548
337 km or 209 mi	Kazerun	$557
340 km or 211 mi	Shahriar	$698
341 km or 212 mi	Tehran	$788
342 km or 212 mi	Malard	$693
344 km or 214 mi	Pardis	$665
345 km or 215 mi	Andisheh	$684
346 km or 215 mi	Qods	$698
348 km or 216 mi	Shiraz	$589
348 km or 216 mi	Fardis	$688