Bamako vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bamako	Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$583	$430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1388	$1029
🏠 One person rent	$254	$168
🏘️ Family rent	$431	$274
🍽️ Food expenses	$205	$146
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.1	$71.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$134	$132
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	20	63
😀 Quality of life	23	54
🏙️ Population	4.23M	14.9M

The cost of living in Bamako is 36% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 7964th and 8915th ($583 vs $430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Mali and Pakistan, respectively. Check Mali vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Bamako compared to 0.3 months in Karachi. Bamako ranked 1st best city to live in Mali vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 9005th and 6371st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bamako vs Karachi

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	Bamako	Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.11	$1.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.3	$12.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.61	$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$1.97	$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$269	$115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$171	$71.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$497	$204
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$307	$133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.1	$75.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.6	$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.89%	16.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1744	$579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1038	$371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.6	$8.76
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.76	$6.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.48	$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$6.72
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$3.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.85	$5.37
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$0.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$0.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$0.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.24	$1.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.53	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.76	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.82	$1.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.85	$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.16	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.5	$15.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.24	$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.22	$1.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.2	$18.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63.8	$63.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$98.4	$67.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3658	$1491

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Cities near Bamako

Distance	City	Cost of living
52 km or 32 mi	Koulikoro	$506
116 km or 72 mi	Banamba	$506
147 km or 92 mi	Bougouni	$508
207 km or 129 mi	Segou	$506
237 km or 147 mi	Markala	$508
289 km or 180 mi	Kankan	$1007
293 km or 182 mi	Sikasso	$514
435 km or 270 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$831
438 km or 272 mi	Korhogo	$1099
448 km or 278 mi	Nouna	$821
492 km or 305 mi	Dedougou	$822
510 km or 317 mi	Gueckedou	$1010
512 km or 318 mi	Mamou	$1021
552 km or 343 mi	Nzerekore	$1003
566 km or 352 mi	Yekepa	$503
593 km or 368 mi	Sanniquellie	$503
612 km or 381 mi	Koudougou	$820
613 km or 381 mi	Ouahigouya	$851
634 km or 394 mi	Kenema	$1281
640 km or 398 mi	Bouake	$1123
652 km or 405 mi	Forecariah	$999
663 km or 412 mi	Bo	$1283
664 km or 412 mi	Leo	$846
702 km or 436 mi	Ouagadougou	$961
713 km or 443 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1056
714 km or 444 mi	Boffa	$999
715 km or 444 mi	Conakry	$1067
726 km or 451 mi	Bafata	$872
728 km or 452 mi	Kakata	$502
736 km or 458 mi	Freetown	$1347
754 km or 469 mi	Kolda	$1044
759 km or 471 mi	Gagnoa	$1082
761 km or 473 mi	Manga	$877
769 km or 478 mi	Monrovia	$536
810 km or 504 mi	Divo	$1083
822 km or 511 mi	Abengourou	$1066
831 km or 516 mi	Bissau	$895
854 km or 530 mi	Agboville	$1057
856 km or 532 mi	Greenville	$502
858 km or 533 mi	Tamale	$576

Cities near Karachi

Distance	City	Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi	Hyderabad	$382
208 km or 129 mi	Nawabshah	$324
213 km or 132 mi	Mirpur Khas	$395
324 km or 201 mi	Larkana	$336
324 km or 201 mi	Bhuj	$290
366 km or 227 mi	Sukkur	$340
406 km or 252 mi	Jacobabad	$322
445 km or 277 mi	Porbandar	$330
480 km or 298 mi	Rajkot	$324
564 km or 351 mi	Mehsana	$382
593 km or 368 mi	Quetta	$291
601 km or 374 mi	Ahmedabad	$442
604 km or 375 mi	Gandhinagar	$407
626 km or 389 mi	Bhavnagar	$291
629 km or 391 mi	Jodhpur	$322
643 km or 399 mi	Pali	$305
643 km or 399 mi	Nadiad	$375
645 km or 401 mi	Chabahar	$573
675 km or 419 mi	Udaipur	$315
679 km or 422 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$254
683 km or 425 mi	Bahawalpur	$301
683 km or 425 mi	Iranshahr	$624
692 km or 430 mi	Vadodara	$374
711 km or 442 mi	Godhra	$366
719 km or 447 mi	Bikaner	$290
723 km or 449 mi	Surat	$705
736 km or 457 mi	Multan	$403
745 km or 463 mi	Navsari	$278
761 km or 473 mi	Kandahar	$436
769 km or 478 mi	Bhilwara	$328
775 km or 482 mi	Khanewal	$362
785 km or 488 mi	Ajmer	$274
792 km or 492 mi	Lashkargah	$439
796 km or 494 mi	Zahedan	$808
812 km or 504 mi	Burewala	$347
836 km or 519 mi	Ratlam	$303
845 km or 525 mi	Vasai	$267
865 km or 537 mi	Muscat	$1081
866 km or 538 mi	Sikar	$335
874 km or 543 mi	Zabol	$558