Bamako vs Miami - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bamako	Miami
🚶 Cost of living one person	$569	$3075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1444	$7229
🏠 One person rent	$251	$2042
🏘️ Family rent	$523	$3813
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$708
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.6	$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$412	$3944
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	21	85
😀 Quality of life	22	90
🏙️ Population	4.23M	442K

The cost of living in Bamako is 81% less expensive than in Miami. Cities ranked 8028th and 119th ($569 vs $3075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 107th in Mali and the United States, respectively. Check Mali vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bamako compared to 1.3 months in Miami. Bamako ranked 1st best city to live in Mali vs Miami ranked 29th in the United States, while ranked 8788th and 140th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bamako vs Miami

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	Bamako	Miami
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.93	$23.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.1	$88.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.56	$12.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$7.68
☕ Cappuccino	$1.92	$5.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$3.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$266	$2424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$168	$1740
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$650	$4776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$387	$3298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.3	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.9	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.8	$64.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.62%	6.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1772	$6403
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1030	$3960
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$2.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.5	$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.54	$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$3.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$3.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.45	$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.75	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.27	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$4.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$3.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$3.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.37	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$2.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.77	$10.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.98	$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.82	$6.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$5.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.2	$75.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.4	$151
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.21	$34.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.5	$50
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.5	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$87.8	$1399
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3104	$23889

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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 Miami

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Coral Gables	$2756
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Miami Beach	$2762
12 km or 7.2 mi	Hialeah	$2381
13 km or 8 mi	North Miami	$2660
14 km or 8.7 mi	Doral	$2553
16 km or 9.8 mi	Sweetwater	$2604
17 km or 10 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2474
17 km or 11 mi	North Miami Beach	$2714
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Lakes	$2528
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Gardens	$2651
20 km or 12 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2758
20 km or 13 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2865
22 km or 13 mi	Aventura	$2731
23 km or 14 mi	Miramar	$2732
24 km or 15 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2793
24 km or 15 mi	Kendall West	$2805
26 km or 16 mi	Cutler Bay	$3032
27 km or 17 mi	Hollywood	$3016
27 km or 17 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2939
29 km or 18 mi	Richmond West	$3092
30 km or 19 mi	Cooper	$2710
31 km or 19 mi	Dania Beach	$2783
34 km or 21 mi	Davie	$2681
38 km or 24 mi	Plantation	$2664
40 km or 25 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2701
40 km or 25 mi	Weston	$2590
42 km or 26 mi	Sunrise	$2682
43 km or 26 mi	Lauderhill	$2611
43 km or 27 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2616
44 km or 27 mi	Homestead	$4044
44 km or 28 mi	Oakland Park	$2631
48 km or 30 mi	Tamarac	$2679
48 km or 30 mi	North Lauderdale	$2683
51 km or 32 mi	Pompano Beach	$2597
51 km or 32 mi	Margate	$2667
54 km or 34 mi	Coral Springs	$2888
55 km or 34 mi	Coconut Creek	$2643
59 km or 37 mi	Parkland	$2754
61 km or 38 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2414
66 km or 41 mi	Boca Raton	$2882