Bamako vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bamako	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$583	$2338
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1388	$5128
🏠 One person rent	$254	$1431
🏘️ Family rent	$431	$2096
🍽️ Food expenses	$205	$545
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.1	$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$134	$3927
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	20	93
😀 Quality of life	23	98
🏙️ Population	4.23M	2.14M

The cost of living in Bamako is 75% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 7964th and 1191st ($583 vs $2338) 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 0.2 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 9005th and 12th 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	$3.11	$14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.3	$75.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.61	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$8.17
☕ Cappuccino	$1.97	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$269	$1454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$171	$1242
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$497	$2492
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$307	$1749
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.1	$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.6	$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$51.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.89%	6.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1744	$5455
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1038	$4695
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$3.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.6	$77
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.76	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$2.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.48	$5.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$8.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.85	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$3.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.24	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.53	$4.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.76	$21.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.82	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.85	$5.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.16	$2.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.5	$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.24	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$58
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.22	$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.2	$73.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63.8	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$98.4	$1856
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3658	$13377

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Cities near Bamako

Distance	City	Cost of living
52 km or 32 mi	Koulikoro	$506
116 km or 72 mi	Banamba	$506
147 km or 92 mi	Bougouni	$508
207 km or 129 mi	Segou	$506
237 km or 147 mi	Markala	$508
289 km or 180 mi	Kankan	$1007
293 km or 182 mi	Sikasso	$514
435 km or 270 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$831
438 km or 272 mi	Korhogo	$1099
448 km or 278 mi	Nouna	$821
492 km or 305 mi	Dedougou	$822
510 km or 317 mi	Gueckedou	$1010
512 km or 318 mi	Mamou	$1021
552 km or 343 mi	Nzerekore	$1003
566 km or 352 mi	Yekepa	$503
593 km or 368 mi	Sanniquellie	$503
612 km or 381 mi	Koudougou	$820
613 km or 381 mi	Ouahigouya	$851
634 km or 394 mi	Kenema	$1281
640 km or 398 mi	Bouake	$1123
652 km or 405 mi	Forecariah	$999
663 km or 412 mi	Bo	$1283
664 km or 412 mi	Leo	$846
702 km or 436 mi	Ouagadougou	$961
713 km or 443 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1056
714 km or 444 mi	Boffa	$999
715 km or 444 mi	Conakry	$1067
726 km or 451 mi	Bafata	$872
728 km or 452 mi	Kakata	$502
736 km or 458 mi	Freetown	$1347
754 km or 469 mi	Kolda	$1044
759 km or 471 mi	Gagnoa	$1082
761 km or 473 mi	Manga	$877
769 km or 478 mi	Monrovia	$536
810 km or 504 mi	Divo	$1083
822 km or 511 mi	Abengourou	$1066
831 km or 516 mi	Bissau	$895
854 km or 530 mi	Agboville	$1057
856 km or 532 mi	Greenville	$502
858 km or 533 mi	Tamale	$576

Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1701
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2051
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1853
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1857
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1490
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1911
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1455
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2117
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1753
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1771
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1718
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$531
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$489
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$402
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$834
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1134
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1464
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$588
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1362
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1647
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2058
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$440
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$384
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1738
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1673
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1768
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$409
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$470
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$447
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$457
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2308
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1681
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$512
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1728
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$513
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$456
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$413
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1736