Bamako vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bamako	Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$569	$1430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1444	$3228
🏠 One person rent	$251	$851
🏘️ Family rent	$523	$1438
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$380
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.6	$92.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$412	$1651
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	21	24
😀 Quality of life	22	78
🏙️ Population	4.23M	592K

The cost of living in Bamako is 60% less expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 8028th and 3759th ($569 vs $1430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 31st in Mali and Spain, respectively. Check Mali vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bamako compared to 1.2 months in Malaga. Bamako ranked 1st best city to live in Mali vs Malaga ranked 19th in Spain, while ranked 8788th and 708th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bamako vs Malaga

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	Bamako	Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.93	$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.1	$47.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.56	$9.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$3.66
☕ Cappuccino	$1.92	$2.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$2.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$266	$969
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$168	$689
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$650	$1741
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$387	$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.3	$76.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.9	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.8	$29.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.62%	3.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1772	$6060
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1030	$2594
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$1.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.5	$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.54	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.45	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.75	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.27	$7.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.37	$5.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.77	$5.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.98	$6.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.82	$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.2	$39.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$8.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.4	$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.21	$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.5	$75.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.5	$87
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$87.8	$378
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3104	$9532

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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 Malaga

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Benalmadena	$1415
24 km or 15 mi	Mijas	$1353
27 km or 17 mi	Fuengirola	$1347
36 km or 22 mi	Antequera	$1178
48 km or 30 mi	Marbella	$2040
55 km or 34 mi	Loja	$1316
65 km or 40 mi	Almunecar	$945
67 km or 41 mi	Ronda	$893
71 km or 44 mi	Estepona	$1395
80 km or 50 mi	Motril	$895
89 km or 55 mi	Granada	$1164
94 km or 58 mi	Alcala la Real	$2087
104 km or 64 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1145
105 km or 65 mi	Gibraltar City	$2278
109 km or 68 mi	Ecija	$1201
113 km or 70 mi	Los Barrios	$1041
114 km or 71 mi	Algeciras	$889
119 km or 74 mi	Martos	$1204
122 km or 76 mi	Ceuta	$1141
124 km or 77 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1144
125 km or 78 mi	Adra	$1073
130 km or 81 mi	Jaen	$930
132 km or 82 mi	Tarifa	$1196
133 km or 83 mi	Cordoba	$1100
137 km or 85 mi	Carmona	$1197
143 km or 89 mi	El Ejido	$1004
148 km or 92 mi	Dos Hermanas	$1164
152 km or 94 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$892
154 km or 96 mi	Tetouan	$517
158 km or 98 mi	Seville	$1255
158 km or 98 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1018
162 km or 101 mi	Tangier	$679
169 km or 105 mi	Linares	$1220
169 km or 105 mi	Cadiz	$1359
171 km or 106 mi	Ubeda	$1316
174 km or 108 mi	Rota	$1358
176 km or 109 mi	Almeria	$1170
196 km or 122 mi	Almonte	$1165
207 km or 129 mi	Melilla	$801
218 km or 135 mi	Nador	$449