Bamako vs Jerusalem - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bamako	Jerusalem
🚶 Cost of living one person	$569	$2114
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1444	$5127
🏠 One person rent	$251	$1224
🏘️ Family rent	$523	$2310
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$591
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.6	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$412	$2561
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	21	78
😀 Quality of life	22	85
🏙️ Population	4.23M	936K

The cost of living in Bamako is 73% less expensive than in Jerusalem. Cities ranked 8028th and 1551st ($569 vs $2114) 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 8788th and 374th 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	$2.93	$22.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.1	$84.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.56	$13.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$8.98
☕ Cappuccino	$1.92	$4.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$2.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$266	$1380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$168	$980
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$650	$2752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$387	$1903
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.3	$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.9	$209
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.8	$27.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.62%	6.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1772	$13235
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1030	$8778
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$1.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.5	$66.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.54	$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$2.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$2.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.45	$3.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.75	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.27	$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$3.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$2.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$2.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.37	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.77	$9.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.98	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.82	$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.2	$89.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.4	$92.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.21	$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.5	$100
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.5	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$87.8	$878
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3104	$17799

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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 Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$905
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$996
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$762
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1891
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$813
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1556
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2123
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1811
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1919
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$1930
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1927
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$1853
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1894
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$1884
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$877
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2072
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2156
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1834
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2232
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$761
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$1890
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2035
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2306
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$1965
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1837
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1912
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2145
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$1990
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$1931
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$552
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$1902
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1680
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1686
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1511