Bamako vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bamako	Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$574	$1503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1446	$3133
🏠 One person rent	$254	$963
🏘️ Family rent	$520	$1557
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$323
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.9	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$423	$2228
😷 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 8054th and 3679th ($574 vs $1503) 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 8767th and 386th 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	$2.89	$5.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.5	$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.51	$9.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$9.57
☕ Cappuccino	$1.96	$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$275	$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$171	$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$655	$1630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$383	$1186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.3	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58	$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.8	$97.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.75%	4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1842	$6590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$958	$4507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.2	$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.56	$9.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.64	$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.42	$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.66	$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$6.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.49	$8.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.27	$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.52	$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.75	$6.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.87	$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.85	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.4	$60.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.14	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.5	$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.35	$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.6	$51.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62	$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$89.1	$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3185	$5054

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Cities near Bamako

Distance	City	Cost of living
52 km or 32 mi	Koulikoro	$497
116 km or 72 mi	Banamba	$495
147 km or 92 mi	Bougouni	$496
207 km or 129 mi	Segou	$498
237 km or 147 mi	Markala	$496
289 km or 180 mi	Kankan	$979
293 km or 182 mi	Sikasso	$503
435 km or 270 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$766
438 km or 272 mi	Korhogo	$1047
448 km or 278 mi	Nouna	$745
492 km or 305 mi	Dedougou	$742
510 km or 317 mi	Gueckedou	$983
512 km or 318 mi	Mamou	$994
552 km or 343 mi	Nzerekore	$971
566 km or 352 mi	Yekepa	$494
593 km or 368 mi	Sanniquellie	$495
612 km or 381 mi	Koudougou	$744
613 km or 381 mi	Ouahigouya	$753
634 km or 394 mi	Kenema	$1146
640 km or 398 mi	Bouake	$1071
652 km or 405 mi	Forecariah	$974
663 km or 412 mi	Bo	$1138
664 km or 412 mi	Leo	$751
702 km or 436 mi	Ouagadougou	$820
713 km or 443 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1021
714 km or 444 mi	Boffa	$972
715 km or 444 mi	Conakry	$1030
726 km or 451 mi	Bafata	$866
728 km or 452 mi	Kakata	$494
736 km or 458 mi	Freetown	$1213
754 km or 469 mi	Kolda	$1039
759 km or 471 mi	Gagnoa	$1035
761 km or 473 mi	Manga	$761
769 km or 478 mi	Monrovia	$528
810 km or 504 mi	Divo	$1034
822 km or 511 mi	Abengourou	$1015
831 km or 516 mi	Bissau	$889
854 km or 530 mi	Agboville	$1012
856 km or 532 mi	Greenville	$494
858 km or 533 mi	Tamale	$492

Cities near Sharjah

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Ajman	$2084
13 km or 8 mi	Dubai	$2309
28 km or 17 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1768
95 km or 59 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1603
98 km or 61 mi	Fujairah	$1232
133 km or 82 mi	Al Ain	$1050
142 km or 88 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1802
222 km or 138 mi	Bandar Abbas	$728
259 km or 161 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1630
337 km or 210 mi	Seeb	$994
346 km or 215 mi	Nizwa	$786
377 km or 235 mi	Muscat	$1110
388 km or 241 mi	Doha	$1810
392 km or 243 mi	Al Khor	$1719
394 km or 245 mi	Jahrom	$561
434 km or 270 mi	Fasa	$556
436 km or 271 mi	Jiroft	$547
456 km or 283 mi	Sirjan	$520
491 km or 305 mi	Manama	$1267
492 km or 306 mi	Riffa	$1218
493 km or 307 mi	Isa Town	$1226
510 km or 317 mi	Bam	$531
526 km or 327 mi	Chabahar	$687
534 km or 332 mi	Dhahran	$870
543 km or 337 mi	Dammam	$989
550 km or 342 mi	Shiraz	$558
563 km or 350 mi	Marvdasht	$546
564 km or 350 mi	Rafsanjan	$515
564 km or 351 mi	Qatif	$878
566 km or 352 mi	Iranshahr	$639
572 km or 355 mi	Kerman	$467
575 km or 358 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$783
599 km or 372 mi	Borazjan	$541
600 km or 373 mi	Jubail	$928
600 km or 373 mi	Kazerun	$537
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$548
699 km or 434 mi	Yasuj	$489
709 km or 440 mi	Zahedan	$831
734 km or 456 mi	Yazd	$577
771 km or 479 mi	Behbahan	$507