Bamako vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bamako	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$569	$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1444	$1737
🏠 One person rent	$251	$293
🏘️ Family rent	$523	$447
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.6	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$412	$374
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	21	56
😀 Quality of life	22	57
🏙️ Population	4.23M	2.42M

The cost of living in Bamako is 19% less expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 8028th and 6861st ($569 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 25th in Mali and Brazil, respectively. Check Mali vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bamako compared to 0.5 months in Salvador. Bamako ranked 1st best city to live in Mali vs Salvador ranked 7th in Brazil, while ranked 8788th and 5641st 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	$2.93	$5.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.1	$23.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.56	$6.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$1.92	$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$266	$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$168	$198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$650	$485
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$387	$304
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.3	$59.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.9	$91.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.8	$15.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.62%	10.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1772	$1103
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1030	$610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.5	$42.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.54	$8.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.45	$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.75	$8.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.27	$3.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$6.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.37	$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.77	$1.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.98	$5.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.82	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$0.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.2	$19.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.4	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.21	$7.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.5	$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.5	$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$87.8	$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3104	$10392

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Cities near Bamako

Distance	City	Cost of living
52 km or 32 mi	Koulikoro	$490
116 km or 72 mi	Banamba	$491
147 km or 92 mi	Bougouni	$489
207 km or 129 mi	Segou	$490
237 km or 147 mi	Markala	$489
289 km or 180 mi	Kankan	$1007
293 km or 182 mi	Sikasso	$499
435 km or 270 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$757
438 km or 272 mi	Korhogo	$916
448 km or 278 mi	Nouna	$733
492 km or 305 mi	Dedougou	$735
510 km or 317 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
512 km or 318 mi	Mamou	$1019
552 km or 343 mi	Nzerekore	$999
566 km or 352 mi	Yekepa	$487
593 km or 368 mi	Sanniquellie	$487
612 km or 381 mi	Koudougou	$743
613 km or 381 mi	Ouahigouya	$756
634 km or 394 mi	Kenema	$1272
640 km or 398 mi	Bouake	$937
652 km or 405 mi	Forecariah	$998
663 km or 412 mi	Bo	$1278
664 km or 412 mi	Leo	$753
702 km or 436 mi	Ouagadougou	$869
713 km or 443 mi	Yamoussoukro	$887
714 km or 444 mi	Boffa	$998
715 km or 444 mi	Conakry	$1061
726 km or 451 mi	Bafata	$804
728 km or 452 mi	Kakata	$487
736 km or 458 mi	Freetown	$1346
754 km or 469 mi	Kolda	$964
759 km or 471 mi	Gagnoa	$904
761 km or 473 mi	Manga	$774
769 km or 478 mi	Monrovia	$523
810 km or 504 mi	Divo	$906
822 km or 511 mi	Abengourou	$889
831 km or 516 mi	Bissau	$827
854 km or 530 mi	Agboville	$882
856 km or 532 mi	Greenville	$487
858 km or 533 mi	Tamale	$507

Cities near Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Valenca	$565
81 km or 51 mi	Santo Antonio de Jesus	$564
93 km or 58 mi	Feira de Santana	$538
93 km or 58 mi	Alagoinhas	$554
155 km or 96 mi	Serrinha	$540
197 km or 122 mi	Jequie	$530
201 km or 125 mi	Itaberaba	$542
210 km or 131 mi	Ilheus	$490
218 km or 136 mi	Itabuna	$444
222 km or 138 mi	Estancia	$565
278 km or 173 mi	Aracaju	$527
315 km or 196 mi	Itapetinga	$510
328 km or 204 mi	Vitoria da Conquista	$512
334 km or 207 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$509
364 km or 226 mi	Penedo	$560
367 km or 228 mi	Brumado	$522
391 km or 243 mi	Porto Seguro	$567
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$412
408 km or 254 mi	Irece	$517
412 km or 256 mi	Arapiraca	$591
446 km or 277 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$571
451 km or 280 mi	Juazeiro	$428
454 km or 282 mi	Petrolina	$531
465 km or 289 mi	Itamaraju	$551
476 km or 296 mi	Maceio	$667
482 km or 300 mi	Guanambi	$531
485 km or 301 mi	Rio Largo	$610
504 km or 313 mi	Garanhuns	$572
524 km or 326 mi	Teixeira de Freitas	$547
531 km or 330 mi	Arcoverde	$547
532 km or 331 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$529
549 km or 341 mi	Salgueiro	$534
590 km or 367 mi	Caruaru	$503
605 km or 376 mi	Janauba	$548
631 km or 392 mi	Teofilo Otoni	$529
645 km or 401 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$607
645 km or 401 mi	Crato	$545
646 km or 402 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$553
655 km or 407 mi	Sao Mateus	$554
662 km or 411 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$677