Bamako vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bamako	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$561	$2562
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1361	$5745
🏠 One person rent	$239	$1566
🏘️ Family rent	$403	$2350
🍽️ Food expenses	$203	$609
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.6	$224
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$167	$4370
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	20	94
😀 Quality of life	25	96
🏙️ Population	4.23M	2.14M

The cost of living in Bamako is 78% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 8310th and 791st ($561 vs $2562) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Mali and Australia, respectively. Check Mali vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Bamako compared to 1.7 months in Perth. Bamako ranked 1st best city to live in Mali vs Perth ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 8953rd and 11th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bamako vs Perth

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	Bamako	Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.06	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.3	$80.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.65	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$8.94
☕ Cappuccino	$1.99	$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$259	$1736
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$158	$1309
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$477	$2661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$280	$1980
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.3	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.3	$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22	$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.73%	5.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1738	$6868
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$913	$5243
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$2.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.2	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.79	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.64	$2.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.48	$5.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.92	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$9.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.75	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$4.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$3.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$3.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$5.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$3.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$2.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.06	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$4.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.15	$25.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.01	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.85	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.17	$3.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.2	$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.01	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.8	$70.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.98	$23.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.3	$85.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.6	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$129	$2283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4776	$17749

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Cities near Bamako

Distance	City	Cost of living
52 km or 32 mi	Koulikoro	$493
116 km or 72 mi	Banamba	$494
147 km or 92 mi	Bougouni	$494
207 km or 129 mi	Segou	$495
237 km or 147 mi	Markala	$495
289 km or 180 mi	Kankan	$993
293 km or 182 mi	Sikasso	$501
435 km or 270 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$846
438 km or 272 mi	Korhogo	$1076
448 km or 278 mi	Nouna	$835
492 km or 305 mi	Dedougou	$836
510 km or 317 mi	Gueckedou	$998
512 km or 318 mi	Mamou	$1005
552 km or 343 mi	Nzerekore	$993
566 km or 352 mi	Yekepa	$487
593 km or 368 mi	Sanniquellie	$486
612 km or 381 mi	Koudougou	$830
613 km or 381 mi	Ouahigouya	$868
634 km or 394 mi	Kenema	$1219
640 km or 398 mi	Bouake	$1100
652 km or 405 mi	Forecariah	$984
663 km or 412 mi	Bo	$1231
664 km or 412 mi	Leo	$863
702 km or 436 mi	Ouagadougou	$988
713 km or 443 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1044
714 km or 444 mi	Boffa	$983
715 km or 444 mi	Conakry	$1050
726 km or 451 mi	Bafata	$831
728 km or 452 mi	Kakata	$487
736 km or 458 mi	Freetown	$1272
754 km or 469 mi	Kolda	$1119
759 km or 471 mi	Gagnoa	$1062
761 km or 473 mi	Manga	$896
769 km or 478 mi	Monrovia	$518
810 km or 504 mi	Divo	$1067
822 km or 511 mi	Abengourou	$1049
831 km or 516 mi	Bissau	$857
854 km or 530 mi	Agboville	$1043
856 km or 532 mi	Greenville	$487
858 km or 533 mi	Tamale	$666

Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1831
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2239
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1986
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2018
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1604
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2133
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1566
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2355
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1905
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$504
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$493
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$387
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$780
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1115
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1606
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$566
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1493
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$2065
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2179
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$416
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$358
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1896
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1813
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1933
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$386
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$450
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$428
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$437
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2543
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1834
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$499
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1889
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$500
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$419
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$436
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$402
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1913