Bamako vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bamako	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$583	$3507
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1392	$7962
🏠 One person rent	$251	$2395
🏘️ Family rent	$416	$4150
🍽️ Food expenses	$207	$737
🚐 Transport expenses	$71.4	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$124	$5553
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	20	86
😀 Quality of life	24	91
🏙️ Population	4.23M	1.39M

The cost of living in Bamako is 83% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 8116th and 50th ($583 vs $3507) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 38th 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 1.6 months in San Diego. Bamako ranked 1st best city to live in Mali vs San Diego ranked 26th in the United States, while ranked 9030th and 137th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bamako vs San Diego

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	Bamako	San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.21	$22.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.4	$86.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.71	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$8.74
☕ Cappuccino	$1.98	$6.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.51	$3.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$270	$2519
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$165	$2068
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$479	$4514
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$292	$3653
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.7	$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62	$253
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.4	$71.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.81%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1759	$8566
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$927	$6843
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.2	$72
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.27	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$3.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$3.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.51	$6.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.07	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$4.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$4.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$4.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$1.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.45	$16.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.52	$2.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.8	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.93	$14.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.87	$9.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.51	$5.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.22	$2.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.9	$62.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.19	$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.9	$131
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.68	$30.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.4	$63
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.4	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$113	$1998
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4188	$26517

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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 Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3220
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$3053
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2995
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2995
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2963
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2933
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$3033
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$3040
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1295
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2948
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2995
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3243
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1141
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1138
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3261
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2995
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3245
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2976
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3251
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2927
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2676
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2963
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3070
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$3030
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2758
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3085
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2815
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3513
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$3122
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2621
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$968
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2669
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3544
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3027
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2980
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3449
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2554
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2767
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2697
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2804