Bamako vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bamako	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$574	$1200
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1446	$2937
🏠 One person rent	$254	$540
🏘️ Family rent	$520	$964
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$388
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.9	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$423	$801
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	21	91
😀 Quality of life	22	78
🏙️ Population	4.23M	6.26M

The cost of living in Bamako is 52% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 8054th and 4604th ($574 vs $1200) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Mali and Chile, respectively. Check Mali vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bamako compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Bamako ranked 1st best city to live in Mali vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 8767th and 705th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bamako vs Santiago

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	Bamako	Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.89	$12.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.5	$51.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.51	$8.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$3.52
☕ Cappuccino	$1.96	$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$1.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$275	$515
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$171	$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$655	$989
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$383	$774
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.3	$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.8	$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.75%	5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1842	$2689
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$958	$2861
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.2	$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.56	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.64	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.42	$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.66	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.49	$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.27	$6.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.52	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.75	$5.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.87	$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.85	$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.4	$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.14	$6.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.5	$50.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.35	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.6	$54.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62	$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$89.1	$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3185	$7298

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Cities near Bamako

Distance	City	Cost of living
52 km or 32 mi	Koulikoro	$497
116 km or 72 mi	Banamba	$495
147 km or 92 mi	Bougouni	$496
207 km or 129 mi	Segou	$498
237 km or 147 mi	Markala	$496
289 km or 180 mi	Kankan	$979
293 km or 182 mi	Sikasso	$503
435 km or 270 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$766
438 km or 272 mi	Korhogo	$1047
448 km or 278 mi	Nouna	$745
492 km or 305 mi	Dedougou	$742
510 km or 317 mi	Gueckedou	$983
512 km or 318 mi	Mamou	$994
552 km or 343 mi	Nzerekore	$971
566 km or 352 mi	Yekepa	$494
593 km or 368 mi	Sanniquellie	$495
612 km or 381 mi	Koudougou	$744
613 km or 381 mi	Ouahigouya	$753
634 km or 394 mi	Kenema	$1146
640 km or 398 mi	Bouake	$1071
652 km or 405 mi	Forecariah	$974
663 km or 412 mi	Bo	$1138
664 km or 412 mi	Leo	$751
702 km or 436 mi	Ouagadougou	$820
713 km or 443 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1021
714 km or 444 mi	Boffa	$972
715 km or 444 mi	Conakry	$1030
726 km or 451 mi	Bafata	$866
728 km or 452 mi	Kakata	$494
736 km or 458 mi	Freetown	$1213
754 km or 469 mi	Kolda	$1039
759 km or 471 mi	Gagnoa	$1035
761 km or 473 mi	Manga	$761
769 km or 478 mi	Monrovia	$528
810 km or 504 mi	Divo	$1034
822 km or 511 mi	Abengourou	$1015
831 km or 516 mi	Bissau	$889
854 km or 530 mi	Agboville	$1012
856 km or 532 mi	Greenville	$494
858 km or 533 mi	Tamale	$492

Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$854
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$957
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$800
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$752
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$844
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$922
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$905
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$908
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1135
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$932
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$959
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$903
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$788
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$608
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$599
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$609
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$602
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$849
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$441
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$881
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$894
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$658
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$819
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$649
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$852
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$853
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$729
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$798
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$734
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$922
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$852
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$650
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$842
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$743
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$630
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$836
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$823
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$824
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$613
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$534