Bamako vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bamako	Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$569	$906
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1444	$2260
🏠 One person rent	$251	$408
🏘️ Family rent	$523	$761
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$275
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.6	$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$412	$432
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	21	66
😀 Quality of life	22	53
🏙️ Population	4.23M	2.53M

The cost of living in Bamako is 37% less expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 8028th and 6005th ($569 vs $906) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Mali and Colombia, respectively. Check Mali vs Colombia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bamako compared to 0.5 months in Medellin. Bamako ranked 1st best city to live in Mali vs Medellin ranked 2nd in Colombia, while ranked 8788th and 6049th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bamako vs Medellin

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	Bamako	Medellin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.93	$6.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.1	$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.56	$7.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$2.02
☕ Cappuccino	$1.92	$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$266	$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$168	$312
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$650	$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$387	$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.3	$47.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.9	$73.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.8	$22.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.62%	14.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1772	$1715
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1030	$1447
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.5	$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.54	$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.45	$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.75	$5.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.27	$5.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$9.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.37	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.77	$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.98	$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.82	$4.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.2	$29.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$4.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.4	$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.21	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.5	$64
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.5	$99.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$87.8	$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3104	$5682

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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 Medellin

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Envigado	$897
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Bello	$839
131 km or 82 mi	Manizales	$653
135 km or 84 mi	Quibdo	$705
160 km or 99 mi	Pereira	$680
171 km or 106 mi	Cartago	$649
179 km or 111 mi	Salento	$605
190 km or 118 mi	Armenia	$598
205 km or 127 mi	Ibague	$529
209 km or 130 mi	Facatativa	$674
212 km or 131 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1031
221 km or 137 mi	Zipaquira	$709
232 km or 144 mi	Girardot	$493
239 km or 148 mi	Soacha	$794
242 km or 150 mi	Turbo	$664
246 km or 153 mi	Bogota	$887
250 km or 155 mi	Tulua	$513
257 km or 160 mi	Tunja	$563
282 km or 175 mi	Monteria	$645
285 km or 177 mi	Duitama	$882
288 km or 179 mi	Bucaramanga	$657
289 km or 179 mi	Floridablanca	$648
298 km or 185 mi	Sogamoso	$534
308 km or 192 mi	Buenaventura	$742
312 km or 194 mi	Palmira	$666
318 km or 198 mi	Villavicencio	$497
329 km or 204 mi	Cali	$748
331 km or 206 mi	Ocana	$650
334 km or 208 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$669
340 km or 211 mi	Sincelejo	$524
346 km or 215 mi	Magangue	$604
367 km or 228 mi	Yopal	$722
370 km or 230 mi	Neiva	$557
386 km or 240 mi	Cucuta	$562
387 km or 241 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$601
391 km or 243 mi	Rubio	$599
406 km or 252 mi	San Cristobal	$592
410 km or 255 mi	Tariba	$598
438 km or 272 mi	Popayan	$477
448 km or 279 mi	La Grita	$618