Bamako vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bamako	Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$569	$1494
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1444	$3243
🏠 One person rent	$251	$958
🏘️ Family rent	$523	$1655
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.6	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$412	$2174
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	21	65
😀 Quality of life	22	83
🏙️ Population	4.23M	1.25M

The cost of living in Bamako is 62% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 8028th and 3460th ($569 vs $1494) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Mali and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Mali vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bamako compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Bamako ranked 1st best city to live in Mali vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 8788th and 412th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bamako vs Sharjah

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	Bamako	Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.93	$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.1	$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.56	$9.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$9.45
☕ Cappuccino	$1.92	$4.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$266	$802
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$168	$704
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$650	$1595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$387	$1285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.3	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.9	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.8	$103
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.62%	4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1772	$6652
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1030	$4560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$2.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.5	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.54	$9.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.45	$2.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.75	$9.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.27	$6.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$8.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.37	$6.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.77	$6.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.98	$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.82	$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.2	$59.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.4	$45.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.21	$4.67
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.5	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.5	$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$87.8	$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3104	$7169

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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 Sharjah

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Ajman	$2240
13 km or 8 mi	Dubai	$2379
28 km or 17 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
95 km or 59 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
98 km or 61 mi	Fujairah	$1239
133 km or 82 mi	Al Ain	$1844
142 km or 88 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
222 km or 138 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
259 km or 161 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
337 km or 210 mi	Seeb	$967
346 km or 215 mi	Nizwa	$780
377 km or 235 mi	Muscat	$1090
388 km or 241 mi	Doha	$1779
392 km or 243 mi	Al Khor	$1709
394 km or 245 mi	Jahrom	$547
434 km or 270 mi	Fasa	$548
436 km or 271 mi	Jiroft	$518
456 km or 283 mi	Sirjan	$514
491 km or 305 mi	Manama	$1280
492 km or 306 mi	Riffa	$1223
493 km or 307 mi	Isa Town	$1243
510 km or 317 mi	Bam	$515
526 km or 327 mi	Chabahar	$585
534 km or 332 mi	Dhahran	$1068
543 km or 337 mi	Dammam	$1056
550 km or 342 mi	Shiraz	$589
563 km or 350 mi	Marvdasht	$563
564 km or 350 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
564 km or 351 mi	Qatif	$897
566 km or 352 mi	Iranshahr	$605
572 km or 355 mi	Kerman	$464
575 km or 358 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
599 km or 372 mi	Borazjan	$546
600 km or 373 mi	Jubail	$901
600 km or 373 mi	Kazerun	$557
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$551
699 km or 434 mi	Yasuj	$529
709 km or 440 mi	Zahedan	$829
734 km or 456 mi	Yazd	$573
771 km or 479 mi	Behbahan	$536