Bamako vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bamako	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$583	$3962
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1392	$8268
🏠 One person rent	$251	$2809
🏘️ Family rent	$416	$4461
🍽️ Food expenses	$207	$768
🚐 Transport expenses	$71.4	$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$124	$5742
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	20	87
😀 Quality of life	24	91
🏙️ Population	4.23M	1.01M

The cost of living in Bamako is 85% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 8116th and 8th ($583 vs $3962) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 1.4 months in San Jose, United States. Bamako ranked 1st best city to live in Mali vs San Jose, United States ranked 31st in the United States, while ranked 9030th and 148th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bamako vs San Jose, United States

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	Bamako	San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.21	$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.4	$100
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.71	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$9
☕ Cappuccino	$1.98	$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.51	$3.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$270	$3015
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$165	$2454
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$479	$4507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$292	$4037
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.7	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62	$256
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.4	$74.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.81%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1759	$9481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$927	$9796
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$2.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.2	$89.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.27	$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$4.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$3.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.51	$5.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.07	$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$6.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$5.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$5.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$3.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$1.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.45	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.52	$2.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.8	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.93	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.87	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.51	$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.22	$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.9	$130
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.19	$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.9	$150
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.68	$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.4	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.4	$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$113	$1802
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4188	$23160

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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 Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3488
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3608
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4273
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3379
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3257
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2871
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3508
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3603
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3254
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3805
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3181
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3589
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3261
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3382
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3395
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3137
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3771
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3489
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3359
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3520
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3017
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3065
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3676
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3593
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3604
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2910
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3094
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3831
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2983
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3007
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3346
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2859
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3282
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3778
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3264
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3277
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2089
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3245
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3212