Bamako vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bamako	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$574	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1446	$2565
🏠 One person rent	$254	$481
🏘️ Family rent	$520	$852
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.9	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$423	$477
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	21	95
😀 Quality of life	22	63
🏙️ Population	4.23M	11.5M

The cost of living in Bamako is 43% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 8054th and 5616th ($574 vs $1012) 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 0.7 months in Bamako compared to 0.5 months in Sao Paulo. Bamako ranked 1st best city to live in Mali vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 8767th and 4573rd 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	$2.89	$6.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.5	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.51	$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$1.96	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$275	$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$171	$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$655	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$383	$694
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.3	$50.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58	$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.8	$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.75%	10.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1842	$2416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$958	$1687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.2	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.56	$8.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.64	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.42	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.66	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$4.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.49	$7.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.27	$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.52	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.75	$2.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.87	$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.85	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.4	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.14	$7.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.5	$57.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.35	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.6	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62	$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$89.1	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3185	$13135

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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 Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$716
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$665
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$691
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$674
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$644
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$686
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$657
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$573
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$663
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$640
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$627
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$738
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$640
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$639
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$640
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$639
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$631
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$633
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$621
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$656
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$606
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$647
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$645
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$679
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$636
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$639
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$661
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$674
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$640
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$698
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$742
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$595
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$630
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$653
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$746
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$650
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$629