Bamako vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bamako Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$518
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1294
$3757
🏠 One person rent
$219
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$427
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.8
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$370
$1455
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
21
100
😀 Quality of life
24
78
🏙️ Population
2.01M
24.9M

The cost of living in Bamako is 56% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 8384th and 4461st ($518 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Mali and China, respectively. Check Mali vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bamako compared to 1.2 months in Shanghai. Bamako ranked 1st best city to live in Mali vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 8836th and 558th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bamako Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.85
$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.5
$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.29
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.7
☕ Cappuccino
$1.77
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$139
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$505
$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.6
$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.3
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.53%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1570
$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$830
$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.37
$6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.45
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.56
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.87
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.51
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.74
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.35
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.99
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.6
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.16
$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.19
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.6
$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.1
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.6
$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2953
$28143

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$471
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$471
147 km or 92 mi Bougouni
$472
207 km or 129 mi Segou
$470
237 km or 147 mi Markala
$471
289 km or 180 mi Kankan
$975
293 km or 182 mi Sikasso
$479
435 km or 270 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$732
438 km or 272 mi Korhogo
$976
448 km or 278 mi Nouna
$680
492 km or 305 mi Dedougou
$677
510 km or 317 mi Gueckedou
$977
512 km or 318 mi Mamou
$989
552 km or 343 mi Nzerekore
$972
566 km or 352 mi Yekepa
$469
593 km or 368 mi Sanniquellie
$469
612 km or 381 mi Koudougou
$664
613 km or 381 mi Ouahigouya
$673
634 km or 394 mi Kenema
$689
640 km or 398 mi Bouake
$923
652 km or 405 mi Forecariah
$971
663 km or 412 mi Bo
$689
664 km or 412 mi Leo
$675
702 km or 436 mi Ouagadougou
$750
713 km or 443 mi Yamoussoukro
$891
714 km or 444 mi Boffa
$968
715 km or 444 mi Conakry
$1024
726 km or 451 mi Bafata
$778
728 km or 452 mi Kakata
$470
736 km or 458 mi Freetown
$751
754 km or 469 mi Kolda
$1049
759 km or 471 mi Gagnoa
$897
761 km or 473 mi Manga
$678
769 km or 478 mi Monrovia
$501
810 km or 504 mi Divo
$888
822 km or 511 mi Abengourou
$874
831 km or 516 mi Bissau
$799
854 km or 530 mi Agboville
$892
856 km or 532 mi Greenville
$468
858 km or 533 mi Tamale
$443

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1074
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$731
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$771
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$763
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$682
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$731
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$651
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$687
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$699
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$688
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$690
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$677
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$675
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$755
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$707
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$713
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$682
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$831
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$679
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$694
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$625
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$707
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$625
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$703
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$524
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$631
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$645
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$720
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$725
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$696
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
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$719
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$789
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$652
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$740