Bamako vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bamako	Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$569	$928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1444	$2508
🏠 One person rent	$251	$352
🏘️ Family rent	$523	$806
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$337
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.6	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$412	$574
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	21	44
😀 Quality of life	22	58
🏙️ Population	4.23M	1.13M

The cost of living in Bamako is 39% less expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 8028th and 5898th ($569 vs $928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Mali and the Dominican Republic, respectively. Check Mali vs the Dominican Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bamako compared to 0.6 months in Santo Domingo. Bamako ranked 1st best city to live in Mali vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 8788th and 5536th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bamako vs Santo Domingo

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	Bamako	Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.93	$8.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.1	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.56	$6.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$2.54
☕ Cappuccino	$1.92	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$266	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$168	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$650	$1119
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$387	$596
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.3	$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.9	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.8	$34.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.62%	12.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1772	$1524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1030	$1100
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.5	$66.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.54	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.45	$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.75	$7.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.27	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.37	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.77	$5.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.98	$5.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.82	$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.2	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.4	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.21	$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.5	$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.5	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$87.8	$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3104	$7607

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Cities near Bamako

Distance	City	Cost of living
52 km or 32 mi	Koulikoro	$490
116 km or 72 mi	Banamba	$491
147 km or 92 mi	Bougouni	$489
207 km or 129 mi	Segou	$490
237 km or 147 mi	Markala	$489
289 km or 180 mi	Kankan	$1007
293 km or 182 mi	Sikasso	$499
435 km or 270 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$757
438 km or 272 mi	Korhogo	$916
448 km or 278 mi	Nouna	$733
492 km or 305 mi	Dedougou	$735
510 km or 317 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
512 km or 318 mi	Mamou	$1019
552 km or 343 mi	Nzerekore	$999
566 km or 352 mi	Yekepa	$487
593 km or 368 mi	Sanniquellie	$487
612 km or 381 mi	Koudougou	$743
613 km or 381 mi	Ouahigouya	$756
634 km or 394 mi	Kenema	$1272
640 km or 398 mi	Bouake	$937
652 km or 405 mi	Forecariah	$998
663 km or 412 mi	Bo	$1278
664 km or 412 mi	Leo	$753
702 km or 436 mi	Ouagadougou	$869
713 km or 443 mi	Yamoussoukro	$887
714 km or 444 mi	Boffa	$998
715 km or 444 mi	Conakry	$1061
726 km or 451 mi	Bafata	$804
728 km or 452 mi	Kakata	$487
736 km or 458 mi	Freetown	$1346
754 km or 469 mi	Kolda	$964
759 km or 471 mi	Gagnoa	$904
761 km or 473 mi	Manga	$774
769 km or 478 mi	Monrovia	$523
810 km or 504 mi	Divo	$906
822 km or 511 mi	Abengourou	$889
831 km or 516 mi	Bissau	$827
854 km or 530 mi	Agboville	$882
856 km or 532 mi	Greenville	$487
858 km or 533 mi	Tamale	$507

Cities near Santo Domingo

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	San Cristobal	$812
30 km or 19 mi	Boca Chica	$784
51 km or 31 mi	Bani	$695
62 km or 39 mi	San Pedro de Macoris	$707
70 km or 44 mi	Cotui	$645
74 km or 46 mi	Bonao	$545
89 km or 55 mi	Azua	$750
96 km or 59 mi	El Seibo	$733
98 km or 61 mi	La Romana	$656
99 km or 61 mi	San Francisco de Macoris	$510
100 km or 62 mi	Samana	$692
101 km or 62 mi	Nagua	$773
106 km or 66 mi	Jarabacoa	$724
107 km or 66 mi	La Vega	$561
126 km or 78 mi	Higuey	$735
131 km or 81 mi	Barahona	$707
138 km or 85 mi	Santiago de los Caballeros	$784
146 km or 90 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$645
152 km or 94 mi	Cabarete	$774
156 km or 97 mi	Sosua	$961
161 km or 100 mi	Punta Cana	$1138
169 km or 105 mi	Puerto Plata	$751
174 km or 108 mi	Mao	$724
190 km or 118 mi	Sabaneta	$715
213 km or 132 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$505
252 km or 157 mi	Petion-Ville	$521
254 km or 158 mi	Delmas	$520
258 km or 160 mi	Port-au-Prince	$542
264 km or 164 mi	Carrefour	$527
281 km or 174 mi	Cap-Haitien	$511
286 km or 177 mi	Aguada	$1314
289 km or 180 mi	Aguadilla	$1221
292 km or 182 mi	Mayaguez	$1264
293 km or 182 mi	Cabo Rojo	$1145
298 km or 185 mi	Isabela	$1429
304 km or 189 mi	Saint-Marc	$508
304 km or 189 mi	San German	$1546
307 km or 191 mi	San Sebastian	$1538
312 km or 194 mi	Quebradillas	$1457
313 km or 194 mi	Gonaives	$521