Bamako vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bamako	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$583	$2063
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1392	$4604
🏠 One person rent	$251	$1208
🏘️ Family rent	$416	$1789
🍽️ Food expenses	$207	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$71.4	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$124	$4089
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	20	81
😀 Quality of life	24	91
🏙️ Population	4.23M	1.43M

The cost of living in Bamako is 72% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 8116th and 1874th ($583 vs $2063) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1483rd in Mali and the United States, respectively. Check Mali vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Bamako compared to 2 months in San Antonio. Bamako ranked 1st best city to live in Mali vs San Antonio ranked 42nd in the United States, while ranked 9030th and 170th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bamako vs San Antonio

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	Bamako	San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.21	$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.4	$61.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.71	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$5.83
☕ Cappuccino	$1.98	$5.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.51	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$270	$1308
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$165	$901
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$479	$1847
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$292	$1394
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.7	$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62	$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.4	$75.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.81%	6.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1759	$4289
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$927	$1889
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$1.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.2	$37.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.27	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$2.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$4.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.51	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.07	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$4.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$4.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$3.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$2.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$3.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.45	$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.52	$3.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.8	$8.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.93	$6.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.87	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.51	$3.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.22	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.9	$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.19	$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.9	$96.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.68	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.4	$51
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.4	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$113	$1248
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4188	$17470

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Cities near Bamako

Distance	City	Cost of living
52 km or 32 mi	Koulikoro	$508
116 km or 72 mi	Banamba	$507
147 km or 92 mi	Bougouni	$507
207 km or 129 mi	Segou	$508
237 km or 147 mi	Markala	$508
289 km or 180 mi	Kankan	$1001
293 km or 182 mi	Sikasso	$515
435 km or 270 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$842
438 km or 272 mi	Korhogo	$1097
448 km or 278 mi	Nouna	$837
492 km or 305 mi	Dedougou	$840
510 km or 317 mi	Gueckedou	$1004
512 km or 318 mi	Mamou	$1016
552 km or 343 mi	Nzerekore	$999
566 km or 352 mi	Yekepa	$502
593 km or 368 mi	Sanniquellie	$501
612 km or 381 mi	Koudougou	$836
613 km or 381 mi	Ouahigouya	$867
634 km or 394 mi	Kenema	$1257
640 km or 398 mi	Bouake	$1124
652 km or 405 mi	Forecariah	$993
663 km or 412 mi	Bo	$1257
664 km or 412 mi	Leo	$862
702 km or 436 mi	Ouagadougou	$983
713 km or 443 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1060
714 km or 444 mi	Boffa	$990
715 km or 444 mi	Conakry	$1058
726 km or 451 mi	Bafata	$852
728 km or 452 mi	Kakata	$503
736 km or 458 mi	Freetown	$1323
754 km or 469 mi	Kolda	$1127
759 km or 471 mi	Gagnoa	$1079
761 km or 473 mi	Manga	$894
769 km or 478 mi	Monrovia	$535
810 km or 504 mi	Divo	$1092
822 km or 511 mi	Abengourou	$1075
831 km or 516 mi	Bissau	$878
854 km or 530 mi	Agboville	$1066
856 km or 532 mi	Greenville	$502
858 km or 533 mi	Tamale	$612

Cities near San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2174
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2175
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2221
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2200
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2229
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2237
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2165
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2444
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2171
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2187
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2115
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2027
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2125
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2226
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2083
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$2059
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$1991
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$2029
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$1009
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1706
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2153
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1883
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$2016
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1736
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$1017
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$802
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$2000
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1913
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2114
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2285
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2071
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2094
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2762
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2112
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2738
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2265
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2112
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1836
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2150
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2150