Bamako vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bamako	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$569	$3015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1444	$7449
🏠 One person rent	$251	$1896
🏘️ Family rent	$523	$3549
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$746
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.6	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$412	$6742
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	21	80
😀 Quality of life	22	91
🏙️ Population	4.23M	737K

The cost of living in Bamako is 81% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 8028th and 158th ($569 vs $3015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 140th 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 0.7 months in Bamako compared to 2.2 months in Seattle. Bamako ranked 1st best city to live in Mali vs Seattle ranked 15th in the United States, while ranked 8788th and 98th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bamako vs Seattle

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	Bamako	Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.93	$21.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.1	$90.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.56	$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$7.98
☕ Cappuccino	$1.92	$5.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$266	$2086
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$168	$1567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$650	$3947
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$387	$3067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.3	$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.9	$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.8	$68.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.62%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1772	$6966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1030	$5351
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$2.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.5	$96.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.54	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$4.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$4.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.45	$4.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.75	$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.27	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$5.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$5.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$5.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$3.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$2.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.37	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$3.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.77	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.98	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.82	$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.2	$65.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.4	$183
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.21	$25.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.5	$68.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.5	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$87.8	$2185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3104	$29407

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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 Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2826
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3273
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2882
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2624
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2642
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2973
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2595
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3239
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2718
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2741
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2625
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2759
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2785
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2606
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2623
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2726
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2462
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2784
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2642
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2532
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2579
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2637
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2338
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2589
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2517
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2604
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2644
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2604
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2449
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2598
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2460
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2571
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2406
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2692
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2751
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2542
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2527
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2523
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2093