Bamako vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bamako	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$561	$1281
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1361	$3074
🏠 One person rent	$239	$621
🏘️ Family rent	$403	$1078
🍽️ Food expenses	$203	$490
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.6	$56.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$167	$761
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	20	27
😀 Quality of life	25	58
🏙️ Population	4.23M	49K

The cost of living in Bamako is 56% less expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 8310th and 4567th ($561 vs $1281) 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 0.3 months in Bamako compared to 0.6 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 8953rd and 6113th 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	$3.06	$9.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.3	$78.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.65	$8.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$1.99	$4.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$259	$854
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$158	$436
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$477	$1528
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$280	$803
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.3	$54.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.3	$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22	$47.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.73%	5.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1738	$4386
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$913	$1725
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$1.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.2	$99.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.79	$9.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$2.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.64	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.48	$4.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.92	$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$9.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.75	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$5.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$3.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$3.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$4.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.06	$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.15	$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.01	$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.85	$5.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.17	$2.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.2	$52.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.01	$8.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.8	$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.98	$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.3	$53.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.6	$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$129	$400
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4776	$10377

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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 Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1223
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1106
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$1039
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1138
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1083
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1083
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$772
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$707
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$830
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$613
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$645
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$995
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$896
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$680
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$1005
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$793
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1328
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$716
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1214
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$685
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1453
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$650
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$873
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$773
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$752
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$846
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1178
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1844
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$853
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$1010
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$847
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$865
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1107
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$954
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$947
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$832
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$805
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$1212
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$620
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$801