Bamako vs Jeddah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bamako	Jeddah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$569	$1146
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1444	$2809
🏠 One person rent	$251	$512
🏘️ Family rent	$523	$899
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$330
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.6	$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$412	$2297
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	21	45
😀 Quality of life	22	76
🏙️ Population	4.23M	4.7M

The cost of living in Bamako is 50% less expensive than in Jeddah. Cities ranked 8028th and 4650th ($569 vs $1146) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Mali and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Mali vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bamako compared to 2 months in Jeddah. Bamako ranked 1st best city to live in Mali vs Jeddah ranked 2nd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 8788th and 860th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bamako vs Jeddah

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	Bamako	Jeddah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.93	$6.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.1	$40.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.56	$7.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$2.15
☕ Cappuccino	$1.92	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$266	$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$168	$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$650	$976
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$387	$666
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.3	$64.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.9	$99.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.8	$71.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.62%	4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1772	$2107
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1030	$1025
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.5	$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.54	$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.45	$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.75	$7.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.27	$7.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$2.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.37	$5.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.77	$6.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.98	$4.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.82	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$3.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.2	$90.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.4	$56.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.21	$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.5	$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.5	$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$87.8	$410
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3104	$6204

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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 Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$979
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$829
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$1215
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$905
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$902
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$910
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$961
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$488
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$861
661 km or 411 mi	Massawa	$486
675 km or 420 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
688 km or 427 mi	Najran	$937
690 km or 429 mi	Atbara	$1131
691 km or 429 mi	Asmara	$520
702 km or 436 mi	Aswan	$329
703 km or 437 mi	Sa'dah	$482
704 km or 437 mi	Unaizah	$969
711 km or 442 mi	Ha'il	$846
738 km or 458 mi	Kassala	$1006
741 km or 461 mi	Mendefera	$487
806 km or 501 mi	Tabuk	$1078
810 km or 503 mi	Luxor	$335
834 km or 518 mi	Qena	$362
836 km or 519 mi	Hurghada	$342
845 km or 525 mi	Riyadh	$1637
849 km or 528 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
855 km or 531 mi	El Gouna	$336
863 km or 536 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
869 km or 540 mi	Sanaa	$546
893 km or 555 mi	Sayyan	$481
897 km or 557 mi	Mekelle	$662
904 km or 562 mi	Dahab	$381
922 km or 573 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
926 km or 576 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
927 km or 576 mi	Zabid	$482
942 km or 585 mi	Sohag	$360
943 km or 586 mi	Sakakah	$781
952 km or 592 mi	Khartoum North	$877
954 km or 593 mi	Dhamar	$486