Bamako vs Jerusalem - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bamako	Jerusalem
🚶 Cost of living one person	$574	$2037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1446	$4974
🏠 One person rent	$254	$1185
🏘️ Family rent	$520	$2324
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$565
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.9	$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$423	$2358
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	21	77
😀 Quality of life	22	84
🏙️ Population	4.23M	936K

The cost of living in Bamako is 72% less expensive than in Jerusalem. Cities ranked 8054th and 1770th ($574 vs $2037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Mali and Israel, respectively. Check Mali vs Israel comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bamako compared to 1.2 months in Jerusalem. Bamako ranked 1st best city to live in Mali vs Jerusalem ranked 4th in Israel, while ranked 8767th and 358th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bamako vs Jerusalem

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	Bamako	Jerusalem
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.89	$20.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.5	$89.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.51	$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$8.45
☕ Cappuccino	$1.96	$4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$275	$1355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$171	$953
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$655	$2790
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$383	$1935
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.3	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.8	$25.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.75%	5.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1842	$12822
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$958	$8413
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$1.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.2	$63.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.56	$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.64	$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.42	$3.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.66	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.49	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.27	$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.52	$2.26
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.75	$9.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.87	$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.85	$3.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.4	$86.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.14	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.5	$97.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.35	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.6	$91.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$89.1	$859
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3185	$11066

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Cities near Bamako

Distance	City	Cost of living
52 km or 32 mi	Koulikoro	$497
116 km or 72 mi	Banamba	$495
147 km or 92 mi	Bougouni	$496
207 km or 129 mi	Segou	$498
237 km or 147 mi	Markala	$496
289 km or 180 mi	Kankan	$979
293 km or 182 mi	Sikasso	$503
435 km or 270 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$766
438 km or 272 mi	Korhogo	$1047
448 km or 278 mi	Nouna	$745
492 km or 305 mi	Dedougou	$742
510 km or 317 mi	Gueckedou	$983
512 km or 318 mi	Mamou	$994
552 km or 343 mi	Nzerekore	$971
566 km or 352 mi	Yekepa	$494
593 km or 368 mi	Sanniquellie	$495
612 km or 381 mi	Koudougou	$744
613 km or 381 mi	Ouahigouya	$753
634 km or 394 mi	Kenema	$1146
640 km or 398 mi	Bouake	$1071
652 km or 405 mi	Forecariah	$974
663 km or 412 mi	Bo	$1138
664 km or 412 mi	Leo	$751
702 km or 436 mi	Ouagadougou	$820
713 km or 443 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1021
714 km or 444 mi	Boffa	$972
715 km or 444 mi	Conakry	$1030
726 km or 451 mi	Bafata	$866
728 km or 452 mi	Kakata	$494
736 km or 458 mi	Freetown	$1213
754 km or 469 mi	Kolda	$1039
759 km or 471 mi	Gagnoa	$1035
761 km or 473 mi	Manga	$761
769 km or 478 mi	Monrovia	$528
810 km or 504 mi	Divo	$1034
822 km or 511 mi	Abengourou	$1015
831 km or 516 mi	Bissau	$889
854 km or 530 mi	Agboville	$1012
856 km or 532 mi	Greenville	$494
858 km or 533 mi	Tamale	$492

Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$934
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$952
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1400
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1835
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$721
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1768
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$847
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1536
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2115
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1741
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1853
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$1866
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$1825
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1868
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$1881
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1771
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$1769
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1836
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1754
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$1815
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$730
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$1996
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2020
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1751
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2154
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$705
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$1795
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2098
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2254
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$1918
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1775
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1651
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2085
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$1917
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$1872
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$692
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$1838
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1651
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1632
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1671