Bamako vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bamako Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$583
$1237
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1388
$2873
🏠 One person rent
$254
$660
🏘️ Family rent
$431
$1136
🍽️ Food expenses
$205
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.1
$99.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$134
$1982
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
20
46
😀 Quality of life
23
77
🏙️ Population
4.23M
298K

The cost of living in Bamako is 53% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 7964th and 4625th ($583 vs $1237) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Mali and Bahrain, respectively. Check Mali vs Bahrain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Bamako compared to 1.6 months in Manama. Bamako ranked 1st best city to live in Mali vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 9005th and 1191st among best cities to live in the world.

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Bamako Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.11
$6.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.3
$52.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.61
$7.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$8.04
☕ Cappuccino
$1.97
$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$740
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$492
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$497
$1322
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$307
$892
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$77.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.6
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25
$40.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.89%
8.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1744
$2794
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1038
$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.6
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.76
$33.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.04
$6.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$7.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.85
$9.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.24
$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.76
$6.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.82
$5.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.85
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.16
$3.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.5
$71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.24
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.22
$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.2
$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.8
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$98.4
$304
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3658
$8943

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1230
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1201
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$908
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1008
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$873
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1770
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$930
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1849
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$453
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$477
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$530
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$503
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$553
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1627
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$529
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1454
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$530
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$730
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2514
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$483
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1419
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$726
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2521
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$463
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$549
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$542
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$719
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$889
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1449
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1228
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$571
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$534