Bamako vs Jerusalem - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Bamako	Jerusalem
🚶 Cost of living one person	$518	$1948
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1294	$4581
🏠 One person rent	$219	$1113
🏘️ Family rent	$427	$1998
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$533
🚐 Transport expenses	$55.8	$140
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$370	$2599
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	21	77
😀 Quality of life	24	85
🏙️ Population	2.01M	936K

The cost of living in Bamako is 73% less expensive than in Jerusalem. Cities ranked 8384th and 1907th ($518 vs $1948) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th 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 1.3 months in Jerusalem. Bamako ranked 1st best city to live in Mali vs Jerusalem ranked 3rd in Israel, while ranked 8836th and 276th 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	$2.85	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.5	$73.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.29	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$7.88
☕ Cappuccino	$1.77	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$222	$1338
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$139	$906
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$505	$2415
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$304	$1678
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.6	$98.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.3	$22.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.53%	6.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1570	$13221
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$830	$9303
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$1.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13	$63.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.37	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.64	$2.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.45	$3.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.87	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$3.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.51	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.74	$9.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.35	$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.99	$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$2.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.6	$76.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.16	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.1	$99.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.19	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.6	$80.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.1	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$86.6	$783
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2953	$10218

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Cities near Bamako

Distance	City	Cost of living
52 km or 32 mi	Koulikoro	$471
116 km or 72 mi	Banamba	$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

Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$964
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1011
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1366
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1840
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$737
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1752
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$802
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1583
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2068
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1701
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1885
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$1900
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$1912
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1896
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2010
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1779
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$1871
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1914
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1825
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$1826
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$849
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2050
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2113
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1776
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2212
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$760
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$1871
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2010
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2259
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$1920
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1848
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1718
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2149
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$1939
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$1873
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$679
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$1850
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1678
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1687
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1499