Bamako vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bamako	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$569	$1193
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1444	$2981
🏠 One person rent	$251	$555
🏘️ Family rent	$523	$1122
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$477
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.6	$52
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$412	$933
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	21	27
😀 Quality of life	22	51
🏙️ Population	4.23M	84.1K

The cost of living in Bamako is 52% less expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 8028th and 4503rd ($569 vs $1193) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Mali and Trinidad and Tobago, respectively. Check Mali vs Trinidad and Tobago comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bamako compared to 0.8 months in Port of Spain. Bamako ranked 1st best city to live in Mali vs Port of Spain ranked 1st in Trinidad and Tobago, while ranked 8788th and 6190th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bamako vs Port of Spain

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	Bamako	Port of Spain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.93	$9.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.1	$78.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.56	$7.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$2.09
☕ Cappuccino	$1.92	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$266	$669
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$168	$408
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$650	$1406
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$387	$902
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.3	$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.9	$68.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.8	$51.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.62%	5.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1772	$4421
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1030	$1764
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.5	$86.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.54	$9.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$2.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$2.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.45	$4.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.75	$9.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.27	$9.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.37	$19.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.77	$5.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.98	$6.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.82	$5.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$2.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.2	$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$8.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.4	$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.21	$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.5	$54.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.5	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$87.8	$261
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3104	$5597

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1178
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$953
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1084
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1062
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1070
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$777
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$737
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$890
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$684
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$695
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$1000
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$716
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$1007
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$789
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$674
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1418
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$639
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$858
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$837
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$746
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$880
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1161
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$804
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$1015
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$782
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$847
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1123
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$918
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$917
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$939
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$892
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$1062
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$901
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$904