Bamako vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bamako	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$583	$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1388	$2980
🏠 One person rent	$254	$586
🏘️ Family rent	$431	$1013
🍽️ Food expenses	$205	$494
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.1	$51.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$134	$917
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	20	26
😀 Quality of life	23	54
🏙️ Population	4.23M	84.1K

The cost of living in Bamako is 53% less expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 7964th and 4606th ($583 vs $1248) 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 0.2 months in Bamako compared to 0.7 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 9005th and 6345th 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	$3.11	$9.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.3	$77.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.61	$8.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$2.1
☕ Cappuccino	$1.97	$4.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$269	$727
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$171	$424
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$497	$1336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$307	$773
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.1	$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.6	$76.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$50.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.89%	5.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1744	$4481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1038	$1779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$1.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.6	$85.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.76	$9.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$2.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.48	$5.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$9.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$9.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.85	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$5.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$3.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$4.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.24	$20.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.53	$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.76	$5.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.82	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.85	$5.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.16	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.5	$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.24	$9.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.22	$9.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.2	$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63.8	$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$98.4	$342
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3658	$8058

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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 Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1213
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1079
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$1007
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1111
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1075
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1076
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$764
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$697
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$838
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$610
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$638
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$988
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$889
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$688
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$988
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$784
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1352
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$696
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$674
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1463
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$642
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$908
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$760
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$736
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$868
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1169
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1741
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$803
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$1008
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$774
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$811
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1168
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$894
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$890
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$787
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$759
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$1151
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$596
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$757