Bamako vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bamako	Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$569	$1280
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1444	$3260
🏠 One person rent	$251	$675
🏘️ Family rent	$523	$1427
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$394
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.6	$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$412	$2298
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	21	46
😀 Quality of life	22	74
🏙️ Population	4.23M	298K

The cost of living in Bamako is 56% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 8028th and 4263rd ($569 vs $1280) 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 0.7 months in Bamako compared to 1.8 months in Manama. Bamako ranked 1st best city to live in Mali vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 8788th and 1311th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bamako vs Manama

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	Bamako	Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.93	$6.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.1	$57
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.56	$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$9.31
☕ Cappuccino	$1.92	$5.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$266	$715
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$168	$512
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$650	$1691
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$387	$1155
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.3	$80.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.9	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.8	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.62%	8.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1772	$2589
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1030	$2299
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.5	$34.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.54	$36.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.45	$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.75	$9.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.27	$7.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$2.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.37	$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$3.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.77	$6.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.98	$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.82	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$3.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.2	$78.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.4	$39.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.21	$4.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.5	$43.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.5	$90
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$87.8	$377
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3104	$9896

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Manama

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi	Isa Town	$1243
10 km or 6.2 mi	Riffa	$1223
44 km or 27 mi	Dhahran	$1068
54 km or 33 mi	Dammam	$1056
98 km or 61 mi	Qatif	$897
110 km or 68 mi	Al Khor	$1709
126 km or 78 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
126 km or 78 mi	Jubail	$901
139 km or 87 mi	Doha	$1779
307 km or 191 mi	Bushehr	$551
345 km or 214 mi	Borazjan	$546
376 km or 233 mi	Al Wafrah	$1210
388 km or 241 mi	Jahrom	$547
392 km or 244 mi	Kazerun	$557
421 km or 262 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
424 km or 263 mi	Shiraz	$589
426 km or 265 mi	Riyadh	$1637
427 km or 265 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
428 km or 266 mi	Fasa	$548
435 km or 270 mi	Kuwait City	$1393
461 km or 287 mi	Marvdasht	$563
467 km or 290 mi	Al-Faw	$736
485 km or 301 mi	Dubai	$2379
488 km or 303 mi	Behbahan	$536
491 km or 305 mi	Sharjah	$1494
498 km or 309 mi	Umm Qasr	$740
498 km or 310 mi	Ajman	$2240
501 km or 312 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$548
503 km or 312 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
504 km or 313 mi	Yasuj	$529
510 km or 317 mi	Abadan	$547
524 km or 326 mi	Khorramshahr	$544
543 km or 337 mi	Az Zubayr	$723
547 km or 340 mi	Basra	$904
555 km or 345 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
565 km or 351 mi	Al Ain	$1844
573 km or 356 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
589 km or 366 mi	Fujairah	$1239
597 km or 371 mi	Ahvaz	$597
617 km or 383 mi	Sirjan	$514