Bamako vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Bamako	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$518	$1218
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1294	$3094
🏠 One person rent	$219	$511
🏘️ Family rent	$427	$1104
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$494
🚐 Transport expenses	$55.8	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$370	$850
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	21	27
😀 Quality of life	24	54
🏙️ Population	2.01M	545K

The cost of living in Bamako is 57% less expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 8384th and 4384th ($518 vs $1218) 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 0.7 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 8836th and 6039th 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	$2.85	$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.5	$86.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.29	$7.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$1.78
☕ Cappuccino	$1.77	$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$222	$519
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$139	$363
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$505	$1173
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$304	$901
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.6	$60.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56	$92.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.3	$56.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.53%	4.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1570	$4188
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$830	$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13	$95.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.37	$8.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.64	$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.45	$3.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$8.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.87	$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$3.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$5.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.51	$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.74	$5.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.35	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.99	$5.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.6	$50.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.16	$7.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.1	$45.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.19	$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.6	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.1	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$86.6	$207
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2953	$2991

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Cities near Bamako

Distance	City	Cost of living
52 km or 32 mi	Koulikoro	$471
116 km or 72 mi	Banamba	$471
147 km or 92 mi	Bougouni	$472
207 km or 129 mi	Segou	$470
237 km or 147 mi	Markala	$471
289 km or 180 mi	Kankan	$975
293 km or 182 mi	Sikasso	$479
435 km or 270 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$732
438 km or 272 mi	Korhogo	$976
448 km or 278 mi	Nouna	$680
492 km or 305 mi	Dedougou	$677
510 km or 317 mi	Gueckedou	$977
512 km or 318 mi	Mamou	$989
552 km or 343 mi	Nzerekore	$972
566 km or 352 mi	Yekepa	$469
593 km or 368 mi	Sanniquellie	$469
612 km or 381 mi	Koudougou	$664
613 km or 381 mi	Ouahigouya	$673
634 km or 394 mi	Kenema	$689
640 km or 398 mi	Bouake	$923
652 km or 405 mi	Forecariah	$971
663 km or 412 mi	Bo	$689
664 km or 412 mi	Leo	$675
702 km or 436 mi	Ouagadougou	$750
713 km or 443 mi	Yamoussoukro	$891
714 km or 444 mi	Boffa	$968
715 km or 444 mi	Conakry	$1024
726 km or 451 mi	Bafata	$778
728 km or 452 mi	Kakata	$470
736 km or 458 mi	Freetown	$751
754 km or 469 mi	Kolda	$1049
759 km or 471 mi	Gagnoa	$897
761 km or 473 mi	Manga	$678
769 km or 478 mi	Monrovia	$501
810 km or 504 mi	Divo	$888
822 km or 511 mi	Abengourou	$874
831 km or 516 mi	Bissau	$799
854 km or 530 mi	Agboville	$892
856 km or 532 mi	Greenville	$468
858 km or 533 mi	Tamale	$443

Cities near Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1217
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1053
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$898
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1099
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1069
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1069
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$748
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$710
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$838
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$654
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$666
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$1008
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$868
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$686
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$993
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$760
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$732
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1191
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$637
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1294
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$608
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$719
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$769
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$700
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$824
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1108
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1571
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$707
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$834
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$753
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$763
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1168
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$823
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$823
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$844
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$805
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$928
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$804
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$812