Bamako vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bamako	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$583	$2496
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1392	$6197
🏠 One person rent	$251	$1388
🏘️ Family rent	$416	$2468
🍽️ Food expenses	$207	$606
🚐 Transport expenses	$71.4	$346
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$124	$4328
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	20	100
😀 Quality of life	24	100
🏙️ Population	4.23M	5.35M

The cost of living in Bamako is 77% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 8116th and 893rd ($583 vs $2496) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Mali and Australia, respectively. Check Mali vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Bamako compared to 1.7 months in Melbourne. Bamako ranked 1st best city to live in Mali vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 9030th and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bamako vs Melbourne

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	Bamako	Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.21	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.4	$71.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.71	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$9.06
☕ Cappuccino	$1.98	$4.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.51	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$270	$1549
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$165	$1138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$479	$2861
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$292	$2079
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.7	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62	$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.4	$52.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.81%	5.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1759	$7481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$927	$6465
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$3.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.2	$132
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.27	$19.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.51	$5.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.07	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$9.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$3.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$3.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$4.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$3.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.45	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.52	$5.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.8	$25.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.93	$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.87	$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.51	$3.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.22	$2.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.9	$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.19	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.9	$53.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.68	$26.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.4	$80
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.4	$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$113	$2232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4188	$26129

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Cities near Bamako

Distance	City	Cost of living
52 km or 32 mi	Koulikoro	$508
116 km or 72 mi	Banamba	$507
147 km or 92 mi	Bougouni	$507
207 km or 129 mi	Segou	$508
237 km or 147 mi	Markala	$508
289 km or 180 mi	Kankan	$1001
293 km or 182 mi	Sikasso	$515
435 km or 270 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$842
438 km or 272 mi	Korhogo	$1097
448 km or 278 mi	Nouna	$837
492 km or 305 mi	Dedougou	$840
510 km or 317 mi	Gueckedou	$1004
512 km or 318 mi	Mamou	$1016
552 km or 343 mi	Nzerekore	$999
566 km or 352 mi	Yekepa	$502
593 km or 368 mi	Sanniquellie	$501
612 km or 381 mi	Koudougou	$836
613 km or 381 mi	Ouahigouya	$867
634 km or 394 mi	Kenema	$1257
640 km or 398 mi	Bouake	$1124
652 km or 405 mi	Forecariah	$993
663 km or 412 mi	Bo	$1257
664 km or 412 mi	Leo	$862
702 km or 436 mi	Ouagadougou	$983
713 km or 443 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1060
714 km or 444 mi	Boffa	$990
715 km or 444 mi	Conakry	$1058
726 km or 451 mi	Bafata	$852
728 km or 452 mi	Kakata	$503
736 km or 458 mi	Freetown	$1323
754 km or 469 mi	Kolda	$1127
759 km or 471 mi	Gagnoa	$1079
761 km or 473 mi	Manga	$894
769 km or 478 mi	Monrovia	$535
810 km or 504 mi	Divo	$1092
822 km or 511 mi	Abengourou	$1075
831 km or 516 mi	Bissau	$878
854 km or 530 mi	Agboville	$1066
856 km or 532 mi	Greenville	$502
858 km or 533 mi	Tamale	$612

Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1829
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1822
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1894
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1928
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1906
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1889
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1860
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1896
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2217
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1604
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1487
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1979
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1815
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1898
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1824
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1753
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2223
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1904
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1821
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2308
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1477
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1699
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1695
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2338
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1710
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1867
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2482
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$2050
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2844
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2379
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1997
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2128
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1288
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172