Bamako vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bamako	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$561	$2071
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1361	$4674
🏠 One person rent	$239	$1211
🏘️ Family rent	$403	$1801
🍽️ Food expenses	$203	$582
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.6	$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$167	$4112
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	20	81
😀 Quality of life	25	91
🏙️ Population	4.23M	1.43M

The cost of living in Bamako is 73% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 8310th and 1833rd ($561 vs $2071) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1452nd 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 0.3 months in Bamako compared to 2 months in San Antonio. Bamako ranked 1st best city to live in Mali vs San Antonio ranked 39th in the United States, while ranked 8953rd and 156th 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	$3.06	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.3	$60.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.65	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$6.15
☕ Cappuccino	$1.99	$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$259	$1312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$158	$901
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$477	$1860
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$280	$1400
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.3	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.3	$233
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22	$75.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.73%	6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1738	$4488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$913	$1816
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.2	$37.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.79	$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.64	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.48	$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.92	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.75	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$4.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$4.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$2.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.06	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$3.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.15	$9.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.01	$6.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.85	$7.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$4.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.17	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.2	$45.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.01	$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.8	$95.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.98	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.3	$51.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.6	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$129	$1365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4776	$19123

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Cities near Bamako

Distance	City	Cost of living
52 km or 32 mi	Koulikoro	$493
116 km or 72 mi	Banamba	$494
147 km or 92 mi	Bougouni	$494
207 km or 129 mi	Segou	$495
237 km or 147 mi	Markala	$495
289 km or 180 mi	Kankan	$993
293 km or 182 mi	Sikasso	$501
435 km or 270 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$846
438 km or 272 mi	Korhogo	$1076
448 km or 278 mi	Nouna	$835
492 km or 305 mi	Dedougou	$836
510 km or 317 mi	Gueckedou	$998
512 km or 318 mi	Mamou	$1005
552 km or 343 mi	Nzerekore	$993
566 km or 352 mi	Yekepa	$487
593 km or 368 mi	Sanniquellie	$486
612 km or 381 mi	Koudougou	$830
613 km or 381 mi	Ouahigouya	$868
634 km or 394 mi	Kenema	$1219
640 km or 398 mi	Bouake	$1100
652 km or 405 mi	Forecariah	$984
663 km or 412 mi	Bo	$1231
664 km or 412 mi	Leo	$863
702 km or 436 mi	Ouagadougou	$988
713 km or 443 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1044
714 km or 444 mi	Boffa	$983
715 km or 444 mi	Conakry	$1050
726 km or 451 mi	Bafata	$831
728 km or 452 mi	Kakata	$487
736 km or 458 mi	Freetown	$1272
754 km or 469 mi	Kolda	$1119
759 km or 471 mi	Gagnoa	$1062
761 km or 473 mi	Manga	$896
769 km or 478 mi	Monrovia	$518
810 km or 504 mi	Divo	$1067
822 km or 511 mi	Abengourou	$1049
831 km or 516 mi	Bissau	$857
854 km or 530 mi	Agboville	$1043
856 km or 532 mi	Greenville	$487
858 km or 533 mi	Tamale	$666

Cities near San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2093
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2105
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2123
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2120
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2125
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2168
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$1944
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2475
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2151
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2149
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2141
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2058
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2110
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2003
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$1963
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$1937
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$1857
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$1903
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$1005
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1722
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2070
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1855
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$1897
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1708
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$1010
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$796
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1950
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1843
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2096
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2066
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2011
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2093
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2519
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2033
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2754
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2261
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2107
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1860
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2064
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2093