Bamako vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bamako Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$583
$1128
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1388
$3104
🏠 One person rent
$254
$605
🏘️ Family rent
$431
$1067
🍽️ Food expenses
$205
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.1
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$134
$931
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
20
100
😀 Quality of life
23
77
🏙️ Population
4.23M
24.9M

The cost of living in Bamako is 48% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 7964th and 4879th ($583 vs $1128) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Mali and China, respectively. Check Mali vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Bamako compared to 0.8 months in Shanghai. Bamako ranked 1st best city to live in Mali vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 9005th and 1383rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bamako vs Shanghai

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Bamako Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.11
$4.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.3
$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.61
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$1.97
$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$848
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$497
$1510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$307
$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$34.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.6
$52
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.89%
3.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1744
$14877
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1038
$7318
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.6
$31.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.76
$6.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.04
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.85
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.24
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.76
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.82
$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.85
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.16
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.5
$59.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.24
$8.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$92.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.22
$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.2
$52.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.8
$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$98.4
$1172
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3658
$27624

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$506
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1003
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$673
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$696
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$771
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$597
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$612
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$632
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$547
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$679
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$631
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$634
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$576
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$713
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$621
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$740
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$674
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$601
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$630
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$826
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$622
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$634
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$639
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$597
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$642
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$597
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$664
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$531
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$602
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$618
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$637
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$672
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$663
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$590
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$666
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$659
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$617
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$753