Bamako vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bamako	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$583	$791
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1388	$1943
🏠 One person rent	$254	$338
🏘️ Family rent	$431	$492
🍽️ Food expenses	$205	$260
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.1	$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$134	$391
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	20	56
😀 Quality of life	23	62
🏙️ Population	4.23M	2.42M

The cost of living in Bamako is 26% less expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 7964th and 6702nd ($583 vs $791) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 17th in Mali and Brazil, respectively. Check Mali vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Bamako compared to 0.5 months in Salvador. Bamako ranked 1st best city to live in Mali vs Salvador ranked 9th in Brazil, while ranked 9005th and 5621st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bamako vs Salvador

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	Bamako	Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.11	$6.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.3	$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.61	$6.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$2.31
☕ Cappuccino	$1.97	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$269	$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$171	$235
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$497	$524
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$307	$327
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.1	$71
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.6	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$15.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.89%	9.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1744	$1661
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1038	$901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.6	$48.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.76	$8.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.48	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$9.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.85	$6.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.24	$6.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.53	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.76	$2.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.82	$5.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.85	$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.16	$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.5	$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.24	$5.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$30.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.22	$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.2	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63.8	$66.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$98.4	$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3658	$13462

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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 Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Valenca	$619
81 km or 51 mi	Santo Antonio de Jesus	$624
93 km or 58 mi	Feira de Santana	$541
93 km or 58 mi	Alagoinhas	$621
155 km or 96 mi	Serrinha	$600
197 km or 122 mi	Jequie	$566
201 km or 125 mi	Itaberaba	$602
210 km or 131 mi	Ilheus	$512
218 km or 136 mi	Itabuna	$462
222 km or 138 mi	Estancia	$611
278 km or 173 mi	Aracaju	$555
315 km or 196 mi	Itapetinga	$537
328 km or 204 mi	Vitoria da Conquista	$533
334 km or 207 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$544
364 km or 226 mi	Penedo	$588
367 km or 228 mi	Brumado	$552
391 km or 243 mi	Porto Seguro	$574
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$434
408 km or 254 mi	Irece	$557
412 km or 256 mi	Arapiraca	$615
446 km or 277 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$604
451 km or 280 mi	Juazeiro	$456
454 km or 282 mi	Petrolina	$569
465 km or 289 mi	Itamaraju	$573
476 km or 296 mi	Maceio	$691
482 km or 300 mi	Guanambi	$561
485 km or 301 mi	Rio Largo	$634
504 km or 313 mi	Garanhuns	$631
524 km or 326 mi	Teixeira de Freitas	$575
531 km or 330 mi	Arcoverde	$580
532 km or 331 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$560
549 km or 341 mi	Salgueiro	$562
590 km or 367 mi	Caruaru	$545
605 km or 376 mi	Janauba	$574
631 km or 392 mi	Teofilo Otoni	$558
645 km or 401 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$618
645 km or 401 mi	Crato	$571
646 km or 402 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$576
655 km or 407 mi	Sao Mateus	$600
662 km or 411 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$699