Bamako vs Lisbon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bamako	Lisbon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$574	$1738
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1446	$4010
🏠 One person rent	$254	$1101
🏘️ Family rent	$520	$1921
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$405
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.9	$92.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$423	$1351
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	21	93
😀 Quality of life	22	82
🏙️ Population	4.23M	546K

The cost of living in Bamako is 67% less expensive than in Lisbon. Cities ranked 8054th and 2758th ($574 vs $1738) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Mali and Portugal, respectively. Check Mali vs Portugal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bamako compared to 0.8 months in Lisbon. Bamako ranked 1st best city to live in Mali vs Lisbon ranked 1st in Portugal, while ranked 8767th and 437th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bamako vs Lisbon

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	Bamako	Lisbon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.89	$13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.5	$50
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.51	$9.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$3.03
☕ Cappuccino	$1.96	$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$275	$1300
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$171	$892
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$655	$2473
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$383	$1564
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.3	$91.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58	$139
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.8	$36.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.75%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1842	$6911
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$958	$3548
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$2.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.2	$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.56	$11.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.64	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.42	$3.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.66	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$7.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.49	$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$2.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$2.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.27	$6.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.52	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.75	$6.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.87	$6.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.85	$4.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$2.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.4	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.14	$8.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.5	$86.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.35	$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.6	$92.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62	$92.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$89.1	$595
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3185	$16143

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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 Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1694
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1385
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1401
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1460
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1418
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1293
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1332
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1618
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1460
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1453
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1491
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1408
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1471
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1534
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1834
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1412
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1357
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1202
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1266
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1348
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1312
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1350
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1323
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1314
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1321
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1301
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1425
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1237
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1256
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1624
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1206
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1351
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1275
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1213
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1249
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1228
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1221
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1235
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1097
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1162