Bamako vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bamako	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$583	$2615
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1388	$6248
🏠 One person rent	$254	$1599
🏘️ Family rent	$431	$2836
🍽️ Food expenses	$205	$653
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.1	$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$134	$3894
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	20	94
😀 Quality of life	23	94
🏙️ Population	4.23M	664K

The cost of living in Bamako is 78% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 7964th and 689th ($583 vs $2615) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Mali and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Mali vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Bamako compared to 1.5 months in Rotterdam. Bamako ranked 1st best city to live in Mali vs Rotterdam ranked 5th in the Netherlands, while ranked 9005th and 67th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bamako vs Rotterdam

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	Bamako	Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.11	$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.3	$91.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.61	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$7.86
☕ Cappuccino	$1.97	$4.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$3.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$269	$1583
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$171	$1310
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$497	$2846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$307	$2421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.1	$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.6	$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$57.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.89%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1744	$6107
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1038	$4426
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$4.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.6	$76
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.76	$33.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$2.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.48	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.85	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$4.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$3.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.24	$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.53	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.76	$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.82	$8.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.85	$5.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.16	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.5	$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.24	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$41
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.22	$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.2	$101
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63.8	$131
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$98.4	$2107
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3658	$13809

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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 Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2329
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$2228
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2392
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2581
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$2262
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2374
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2222
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2134
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$2057
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$2087
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$2175
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2718
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2224
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$1846
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2589
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2302
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2414
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$2238
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$3118
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2568
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2252
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1701
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2374
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2263
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2706
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2256
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$2230
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2178
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1829
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1639
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$2089
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1818
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2318
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1804
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1860
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$2359
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1696
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$2168
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1512
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1671