Bamako vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bamako Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$583
$2365
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1392
$5609
🏠 One person rent
$251
$1445
🏘️ Family rent
$416
$2498
🍽️ Food expenses
$207
$583
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.4
$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$124
$3421
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
20
90
😀 Quality of life
24
93
🏙️ Population
4.23M
548K

The cost of living in Bamako is 75% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 8116th and 1156th ($583 vs $2365) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 33rd in Mali and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Mali vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Bamako compared to 1.4 months in Manchester. Bamako ranked 1st best city to live in Mali vs Manchester ranked 9th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 9030th and 78th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bamako vs Manchester

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Bamako Manchester
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.21
$19.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.4
$93.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.71
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$7.56
☕ Cappuccino
$1.98
$4.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$1540
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$1148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$479
$2808
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$292
$2033
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.7
$176
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62
$267
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.4
$43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.81%
5.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1759
$4797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$927
$4525
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.2
$120
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.27
$22.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.67
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.51
$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.07
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$8.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$3.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$2.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.45
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.52
$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$20.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.93
$7.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.87
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.22
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.9
$49.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.19
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.68
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.4
$99.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.4
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$113
$1658
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4188
$21096

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$1004
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$1016
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$999
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$501
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$836
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$867
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$1257
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$1124
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$993
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$1257
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$862
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$983
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$1060
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$990
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$1058
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$852
728 km or 452 mi Kakata
$503
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$1323
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$1127
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$1079
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$894
769 km or 478 mi Monrovia
$535
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$1092
822 km or 511 mi Abengourou
$1075
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$878
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$1066
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$2080
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$2002
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$2055
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$2033
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$1866
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$1741
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$1974
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$1818
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$1827
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$2079
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$1904
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$2046
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$1718
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$1870
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$1686
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$1907
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$1846
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$1928
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$1496
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$1857
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$1991
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$1925
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$1841
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$1674
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$1754
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$1861
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$1787
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$1882
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$1951
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$1855
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$1893
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$1519
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$1567
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$1998
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$1940
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$1730
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$2047
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$1888
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$1895
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