Bamako vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bamako	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$574	$2357
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1446	$5959
🏠 One person rent	$254	$1338
🏘️ Family rent	$520	$2858
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$620
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.9	$261
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$423	$3414
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	21	99
😀 Quality of life	22	95
🏙️ Population	4.23M	2.15M

The cost of living in Bamako is 76% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 8054th and 998th ($574 vs $2357) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Mali and France, respectively. Check Mali vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bamako compared to 1.4 months in Paris. Bamako ranked 1st best city to live in Mali vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 8767th and 22nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bamako vs Paris

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	Bamako	Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.89	$19.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.5	$69.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.51	$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$8.18
☕ Cappuccino	$1.96	$4.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$4.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$275	$1451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$171	$1077
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$655	$3334
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$383	$2404
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.3	$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58	$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.8	$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.75%	3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1842	$13808
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$958	$9821
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.2	$94.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.56	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$2.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.64	$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.42	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.66	$21.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$16.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.49	$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$3.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$2.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.27	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.52	$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.75	$13.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.87	$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.85	$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$3.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.4	$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.14	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.5	$30.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.35	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.6	$109
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$89.1	$792
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3185	$18941

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Cities near Bamako

Distance	City	Cost of living
52 km or 32 mi	Koulikoro	$497
116 km or 72 mi	Banamba	$495
147 km or 92 mi	Bougouni	$496
207 km or 129 mi	Segou	$498
237 km or 147 mi	Markala	$496
289 km or 180 mi	Kankan	$979
293 km or 182 mi	Sikasso	$503
435 km or 270 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$766
438 km or 272 mi	Korhogo	$1047
448 km or 278 mi	Nouna	$745
492 km or 305 mi	Dedougou	$742
510 km or 317 mi	Gueckedou	$983
512 km or 318 mi	Mamou	$994
552 km or 343 mi	Nzerekore	$971
566 km or 352 mi	Yekepa	$494
593 km or 368 mi	Sanniquellie	$495
612 km or 381 mi	Koudougou	$744
613 km or 381 mi	Ouahigouya	$753
634 km or 394 mi	Kenema	$1146
640 km or 398 mi	Bouake	$1071
652 km or 405 mi	Forecariah	$974
663 km or 412 mi	Bo	$1138
664 km or 412 mi	Leo	$751
702 km or 436 mi	Ouagadougou	$820
713 km or 443 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1021
714 km or 444 mi	Boffa	$972
715 km or 444 mi	Conakry	$1030
726 km or 451 mi	Bafata	$866
728 km or 452 mi	Kakata	$494
736 km or 458 mi	Freetown	$1213
754 km or 469 mi	Kolda	$1039
759 km or 471 mi	Gagnoa	$1035
761 km or 473 mi	Manga	$761
769 km or 478 mi	Monrovia	$528
810 km or 504 mi	Divo	$1034
822 km or 511 mi	Abengourou	$1015
831 km or 516 mi	Bissau	$889
854 km or 530 mi	Agboville	$1012
856 km or 532 mi	Greenville	$494
858 km or 533 mi	Tamale	$492

Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$1414
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1755
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1743
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2226
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$1943
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1558
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2158
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$1984
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1659
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1799
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1905
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1725
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1630
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1701
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1826
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1686
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1682
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1691
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1669
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1894
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1699
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1628
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1309
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1532
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1423
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1643
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1312
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1397
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1370
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1320
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1195
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1221
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1244
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1448
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1262
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1607
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1349
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1474
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1286
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1395