Bamako vs Louisville - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bamako Louisville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$583
$1847
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1388
$4440
🏠 One person rent
$254
$1087
🏘️ Family rent
$431
$1899
🍽️ Food expenses
$205
$549
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.1
$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$134
$3987
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
20
60
😀 Quality of life
23
89
🏙️ Population
4.23M
246K

The cost of living in Bamako is 68% less expensive than in Louisville. Cities ranked 7964th and 2519th ($583 vs $1847) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1889th in Mali and the United States, respectively. Check Mali vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Bamako compared to 2.2 months in Louisville. Bamako ranked 1st best city to live in Mali vs Louisville ranked 89th in the United States, while ranked 9005th and 281st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bamako vs Louisville

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Bamako Louisville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.11
$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.3
$60.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.61
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$5.87
☕ Cappuccino
$1.97
$4.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$1046
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$881
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$497
$1832
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$307
$1620
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$118
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.6
$182
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25
$55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.89%
6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1744
$3372
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1038
$3052
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.6
$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.76
$17.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$0.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$2.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$4.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$3.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.04
$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.85
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$4.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$5.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.24
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$3.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.76
$8.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.82
$6.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.85
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$3.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.16
$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.5
$23.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.24
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$112
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.22
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.2
$45.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.8
$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$98.4
$1218
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3658
$15931

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$508
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$1007
293 km or 182 mi Sikasso
$514
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$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
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$576

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Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Jeffersonville
$1738
6.4 km or 3.9 mi Clarksville
$1845
8 km or 4.9 mi New Albany
$1925
16 km or 10 mi Jeffersontown
$1912
46 km or 29 mi Shelbyville
$1874
50 km or 31 mi Radcliff
$1883
63 km or 39 mi Elizabethtown
$1724
78 km or 48 mi Frankfort
$1659
104 km or 65 mi Georgetown
$2091
107 km or 67 mi Columbus
$1769
111 km or 69 mi Nicholasville
$1816
113 km or 70 mi Lexington
$1713
121 km or 75 mi Bloomington
$2097
126 km or 79 mi Florence
$1922
130 km or 81 mi Independence
$2140
132 km or 82 mi Owensboro
$1647
140 km or 87 mi Franklin
$1969
140 km or 87 mi Richmond
$1606
140 km or 87 mi Winchester
$1822
140 km or 87 mi Covington
$2480
146 km or 91 mi Cincinnati
$2025
154 km or 96 mi Greenwood
$1941
154 km or 96 mi Bowling Green
$1763
159 km or 99 mi Fairfield
$1990
161 km or 100 mi Evansville
$2164
163 km or 101 mi Hamilton
$1993
164 km or 102 mi Oxford
$1915
165 km or 102 mi Somerset
$1338
167 km or 104 mi Henderson
$1799
170 km or 106 mi Plainfield
$1978
171 km or 106 mi Greenfield
$1847
172 km or 107 mi Indianapolis
$2382
173 km or 108 mi Tompkinsville
$1810
175 km or 109 mi Mason
$1899
180 km or 112 mi Lawrence
$2070
183 km or 114 mi Middletown
$1495
185 km or 115 mi Brownsburg
$1753
186 km or 116 mi Lebanon
$1850
190 km or 118 mi Richmond
$1857
190 km or 118 mi Fishers
$2017