Bamako vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bamako	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$583	$1052
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1388	$2682
🏠 One person rent	$254	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$431	$872
🍽️ Food expenses	$205	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.1	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$134	$701
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	20	95
😀 Quality of life	23	69
🏙️ Population	4.23M	11.5M

The cost of living in Bamako is 45% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 7964th and 5192nd ($583 vs $1052) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Mali and Brazil, respectively. Check Mali vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Bamako compared to 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Bamako ranked 1st best city to live in Mali vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 9005th and 4142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bamako vs Sao Paulo

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	Bamako	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.11	$7.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.3	$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.61	$7.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$1.97	$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$269	$622
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$171	$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$497	$1124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$307	$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.1	$48.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.6	$75
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.89%	12.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1744	$2855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1038	$1938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.6	$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.76	$7.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.48	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.85	$9.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.24	$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.53	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.76	$2.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.82	$6.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.85	$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.16	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.5	$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.24	$7.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$65.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.22	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.2	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63.8	$92.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$98.4	$475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3658	$15428

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Cities near Bamako

Distance	City	Cost of living
52 km or 32 mi	Koulikoro	$506
116 km or 72 mi	Banamba	$506
147 km or 92 mi	Bougouni	$508
207 km or 129 mi	Segou	$506
237 km or 147 mi	Markala	$508
289 km or 180 mi	Kankan	$1007
293 km or 182 mi	Sikasso	$514
435 km or 270 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$831
438 km or 272 mi	Korhogo	$1099
448 km or 278 mi	Nouna	$821
492 km or 305 mi	Dedougou	$822
510 km or 317 mi	Gueckedou	$1010
512 km or 318 mi	Mamou	$1021
552 km or 343 mi	Nzerekore	$1003
566 km or 352 mi	Yekepa	$503
593 km or 368 mi	Sanniquellie	$503
612 km or 381 mi	Koudougou	$820
613 km or 381 mi	Ouahigouya	$851
634 km or 394 mi	Kenema	$1281
640 km or 398 mi	Bouake	$1123
652 km or 405 mi	Forecariah	$999
663 km or 412 mi	Bo	$1283
664 km or 412 mi	Leo	$846
702 km or 436 mi	Ouagadougou	$961
713 km or 443 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1056
714 km or 444 mi	Boffa	$999
715 km or 444 mi	Conakry	$1067
726 km or 451 mi	Bafata	$872
728 km or 452 mi	Kakata	$502
736 km or 458 mi	Freetown	$1347
754 km or 469 mi	Kolda	$1044
759 km or 471 mi	Gagnoa	$1082
761 km or 473 mi	Manga	$877
769 km or 478 mi	Monrovia	$536
810 km or 504 mi	Divo	$1083
822 km or 511 mi	Abengourou	$1066
831 km or 516 mi	Bissau	$895
854 km or 530 mi	Agboville	$1057
856 km or 532 mi	Greenville	$502
858 km or 533 mi	Tamale	$576

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$737
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$701
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$697
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$698
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$690
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$712
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$656
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$605
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$691
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$687
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$830
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$671
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$699
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$699
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$665
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$706
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$639
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$780
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$671
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$654
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$689
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$702
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$666
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$693
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$678
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$664
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$685
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$687
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$657
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$741
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$737
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$618
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$673
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$648
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$816
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$659
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$666