Bamako vs Nashville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bamako	Nashville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$569	$2508
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1444	$6081
🏠 One person rent	$251	$1562
🏘️ Family rent	$523	$2876
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$640
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.6	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$412	$4538
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	21	78
😀 Quality of life	22	88
🏙️ Population	4.23M	689K

The cost of living in Bamako is 77% less expensive than in Nashville. Cities ranked 8028th and 790th ($569 vs $2508) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 733rd 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 1.8 months in Nashville. Bamako ranked 1st best city to live in Mali vs Nashville ranked 58th in the United States, while ranked 8788th and 244th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bamako vs Nashville

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	Bamako	Nashville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.93	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.1	$72.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.56	$9.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$7.15
☕ Cappuccino	$1.92	$6.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$2.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$266	$1711
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$168	$1308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$650	$3359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$387	$2469
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.3	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.9	$161
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.8	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.62%	6.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1772	$3428
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1030	$3097
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$2.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.5	$68.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.54	$20.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$3.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$3.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.45	$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.75	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.27	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$5.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$5.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$4.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$2.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$3.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$3.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.37	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$3.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.77	$7.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.98	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.82	$5.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$4.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.2	$54.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.4	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.21	$27.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.5	$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.5	$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$87.8	$1251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3104	$30520

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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 Nashville

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Brentwood	$2499
22 km or 14 mi	Hendersonville	$2356
25 km or 15 mi	Mount Juliet	$2335
26 km or 16 mi	La Vergne	$2340
27 km or 17 mi	Franklin	$2738
31 km or 19 mi	Smyrna	$2271
38 km or 24 mi	Gallatin	$2302
41 km or 26 mi	Lebanon	$2274
47 km or 29 mi	Spring Hill	$2607
50 km or 31 mi	Murfreesboro	$2016
66 km or 41 mi	Columbia	$2031
66 km or 41 mi	Clarksville	$2075
81 km or 50 mi	Shelbyville	$2259
96 km or 59 mi	Bowling Green	$1751
99 km or 62 mi	Hopkinsville	$1855
114 km or 71 mi	Tompkinsville	$1824
115 km or 71 mi	Cookeville	$1969
146 km or 91 mi	Murray	$1828
154 km or 95 mi	Athens	$1839
161 km or 100 mi	Madison	$1942
162 km or 101 mi	Huntsville	$1932
169 km or 105 mi	Florence	$1350
177 km or 110 mi	Decatur	$1772
180 km or 112 mi	Owensboro	$1779
185 km or 115 mi	Chattanooga	$2192
189 km or 118 mi	Elizabethtown	$1777
191 km or 119 mi	East Ridge	$2185
193 km or 120 mi	Jackson	$1717
193 km or 120 mi	Paducah	$1728
199 km or 124 mi	Henderson	$1847
200 km or 124 mi	Radcliff	$1865
205 km or 127 mi	Cleveland	$2166
213 km or 132 mi	Evansville	$2100
218 km or 135 mi	Albertville	$1730
219 km or 136 mi	Somerset	$1432
226 km or 140 mi	Dalton	$1636
227 km or 141 mi	Oak Ridge	$2025
234 km or 145 mi	Dyersburg	$2048
237 km or 147 mi	Farragut	$2116
250 km or 155 mi	Gadsden	$1494