Bamako vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bamako Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$569
$1097
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1444
$3454
🏠 One person rent
$251
$577
🏘️ Family rent
$523
$1404
🍽️ Food expenses
$200
$287
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.6
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$412
$1644
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
21
100
😀 Quality of life
22
78
🏙️ Population
4.23M
24.9M

The cost of living in Bamako is 48% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 8028th and 4858th ($569 vs $1097) 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 1.5 months in Shanghai. Bamako ranked 1st best city to live in Mali vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 8788th and 675th 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
$2.93
$4.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.1
$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.56
$5.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.45
 Cappuccino
$1.92
$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$266
$823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$455
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$650
$2226
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$387
$1115
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.3
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.9
$51.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.62%
3.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1772
$14361
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1030
$8086
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$34.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.54
$5.85
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.45
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.75
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.27
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.62
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.37
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$3.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.98
$6.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.82
$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.2
$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.13
$8.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.4
$87.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.21
$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.5
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.8
$1181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3104
$30174

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$490
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$491
147 km or 92 mi Bougouni
$489
207 km or 129 mi Segou
$490
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$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

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$984
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$665
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$700
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$868
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$573
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$631
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$645
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$602
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$640
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$670
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$670
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$657
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$590
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$708
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$643
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$716
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$695
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$702
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$644
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$805
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$643
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$654
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$603
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$650
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$607
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$644
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$665
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$522
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$620
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$621
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$642
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$677
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$665
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$592
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$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$672
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$621
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$746