Bamako vs Jacksonville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bamako	Jacksonville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$569	$2364
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1444	$5468
🏠 One person rent	$251	$1431
🏘️ Family rent	$523	$2461
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$620
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.6	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$412	$3990
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	21	56
😀 Quality of life	22	87
🏙️ Population	4.23M	950K

The cost of living in Bamako is 76% less expensive than in Jacksonville. Cities ranked 8028th and 1022nd ($569 vs $2364) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 935th 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 1.7 months in Jacksonville. Bamako ranked 1st best city to live in Mali vs Jacksonville ranked 77th in the United States, while ranked 8788th and 293rd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Bamako	Jacksonville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.93	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.1	$86
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.56	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$6.87
☕ Cappuccino	$1.92	$4.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$266	$1470
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$168	$1193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$650	$2901
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$387	$2044
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.3	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.9	$179
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.8	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.62%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1772	$3106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1030	$2417
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.5	$62.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.54	$23.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$3.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$3.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.45	$4.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.75	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.27	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$4.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$3.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$4.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$2.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$3.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.37	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.77	$7.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.98	$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.82	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$3.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.2	$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.4	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.21	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.5	$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.5	$81.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$87.8	$1306
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3104	$11096

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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 Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2247
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2238
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2271
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2196
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2136
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$1969
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2211
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2144
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1957
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2064
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2278
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2212
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2327
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2265
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2286
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2308
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1502
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2018
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2269
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2294
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2371
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2336
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2384
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2373
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2336
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2440
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2392
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2366
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2316
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2204
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2576
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2171
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2181
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2280
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2577
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2634
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2295
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2289
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2104
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1897