Bamako vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bamako	Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$574	$1586
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1446	$3407
🏠 One person rent	$254	$921
🏘️ Family rent	$520	$1393
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$358
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.9	$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$423	$2861
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	21	71
😀 Quality of life	22	77
🏙️ Population	4.23M	7.01M

The cost of living in Bamako is 64% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 8054th and 3292nd ($574 vs $1586) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Mali and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Mali vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bamako compared to 1.8 months in Riyadh. Bamako ranked 1st best city to live in Mali vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 8767th and 796th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bamako vs Riyadh

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	Bamako	Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.89	$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.5	$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.51	$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$1.99
☕ Cappuccino	$1.96	$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$275	$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$171	$726
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$655	$1969
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$383	$1032
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.3	$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58	$99.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.8	$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.75%	5.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1842	$2212
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$958	$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.2	$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.56	$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.64	$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.42	$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.66	$8.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$8.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.49	$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.27	$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.52	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.75	$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.87	$2.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.85	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$5.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.4	$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.14	$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.5	$49.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.35	$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.6	$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$89.1	$373
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3185	$10359

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Cities near Bamako

Distance	City	Cost of living
52 km or 32 mi	Koulikoro	$497
116 km or 72 mi	Banamba	$495
147 km or 92 mi	Bougouni	$496
207 km or 129 mi	Segou	$498
237 km or 147 mi	Markala	$496
289 km or 180 mi	Kankan	$979
293 km or 182 mi	Sikasso	$503
435 km or 270 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$766
438 km or 272 mi	Korhogo	$1047
448 km or 278 mi	Nouna	$745
492 km or 305 mi	Dedougou	$742
510 km or 317 mi	Gueckedou	$983
512 km or 318 mi	Mamou	$994
552 km or 343 mi	Nzerekore	$971
566 km or 352 mi	Yekepa	$494
593 km or 368 mi	Sanniquellie	$495
612 km or 381 mi	Koudougou	$744
613 km or 381 mi	Ouahigouya	$753
634 km or 394 mi	Kenema	$1146
640 km or 398 mi	Bouake	$1071
652 km or 405 mi	Forecariah	$974
663 km or 412 mi	Bo	$1138
664 km or 412 mi	Leo	$751
702 km or 436 mi	Ouagadougou	$820
713 km or 443 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1021
714 km or 444 mi	Boffa	$972
715 km or 444 mi	Conakry	$1030
726 km or 451 mi	Bafata	$866
728 km or 452 mi	Kakata	$494
736 km or 458 mi	Freetown	$1213
754 km or 469 mi	Kolda	$1039
759 km or 471 mi	Gagnoa	$1035
761 km or 473 mi	Manga	$761
769 km or 478 mi	Monrovia	$528
810 km or 504 mi	Divo	$1034
822 km or 511 mi	Abengourou	$1015
831 km or 516 mi	Bissau	$889
854 km or 530 mi	Agboville	$1012
856 km or 532 mi	Greenville	$494
858 km or 533 mi	Tamale	$492

Cities near Riyadh

Distance	City	Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$783
316 km or 196 mi	Unaizah	$940
350 km or 217 mi	Ar Rass	$828
389 km or 242 mi	Dhahran	$870
394 km or 245 mi	Dammam	$989
395 km or 245 mi	Jubail	$928
417 km or 259 mi	Qatif	$878
420 km or 261 mi	Riffa	$1218
421 km or 262 mi	Isa Town	$1226
426 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1267
460 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1268
480 km or 298 mi	As Sulayyil	$1021
491 km or 305 mi	Doha	$1810
496 km or 308 mi	Al Khor	$1719
540 km or 336 mi	Kuwait City	$1457
595 km or 369 mi	Ha'il	$944
611 km or 379 mi	Umm Qasr	$716
618 km or 384 mi	Al-Faw	$713
631 km or 392 mi	Bushehr	$548
646 km or 401 mi	Az Zubayr	$705
652 km or 405 mi	Abadan	$557
658 km or 409 mi	Basra	$879
659 km or 410 mi	Khorramshahr	$552
668 km or 415 mi	Bisha	$895
680 km or 423 mi	Borazjan	$541
701 km or 436 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$542
713 km or 443 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1630
714 km or 443 mi	Nasiriyah	$665
719 km or 447 mi	Medina	$853
737 km or 458 mi	Kazerun	$537
747 km or 464 mi	Behbahan	$507
754 km or 469 mi	Samawah	$586
766 km or 476 mi	Ahvaz	$588
775 km or 481 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1802
790 km or 491 mi	Mecca	$940
798 km or 496 mi	Shiraz	$558
800 km or 497 mi	Amarah	$680
804 km or 499 mi	Bareq	$895
804 km or 500 mi	Jahrom	$561
823 km or 511 mi	Yasuj	$489