Bamako vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Bamako Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$583
$1473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1392
$3212
🏠 One person rent
$251
$912
🏘️ Family rent
$416
$1543
🍽️ Food expenses
$207
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.4
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$124
$2465
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
20
66
😀 Quality of life
24
87
🏙️ Population
4.23M
1.25M

The cost of living in Bamako is 60% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 8116th and 4144th ($583 vs $1473) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 0.2 months in Bamako compared to 1.7 months in Sharjah. Bamako ranked 1st best city to live in Mali vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 9030th and 352nd among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this infographic!

Prices in Bamako vs Sharjah

Prices for goods and services in Bamako and Sharjah are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Bamako Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.21
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.4
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.71
$8.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$9.48
☕ Cappuccino
$1.98
$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$668
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$479
$1201
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$292
$1225
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.7
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62
$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.4
$104
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.81%
4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1759
$8753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$927
$6966
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$1.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.2
$55.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.27
$8.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.67
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.51
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.07
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.45
$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.52
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$6.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.93
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.87
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.22
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.9
$60.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.19
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.68
$5.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.4
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.4
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$113
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4188
$7922

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Bamako

Distance City Cost of living
52 km or 32 mi Koulikoro
$508
116 km or 72 mi Banamba
$507
147 km or 92 mi Bougouni
$507
207 km or 129 mi Segou
$508
237 km or 147 mi Markala
$508
289 km or 180 mi Kankan
$1001
293 km or 182 mi Sikasso
$515
435 km or 270 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$842
438 km or 272 mi Korhogo
$1097
448 km or 278 mi Nouna
$837
492 km or 305 mi Dedougou
$840
510 km or 317 mi Gueckedou
$1004
512 km or 318 mi Mamou
$1016
552 km or 343 mi Nzerekore
$999
566 km or 352 mi Yekepa
$502
593 km or 368 mi Sanniquellie
$501
612 km or 381 mi Koudougou
$836
613 km or 381 mi Ouahigouya
$867
634 km or 394 mi Kenema
$1257
640 km or 398 mi Bouake
$1124
652 km or 405 mi Forecariah
$993
663 km or 412 mi Bo
$1257
664 km or 412 mi Leo
$862
702 km or 436 mi Ouagadougou
$983
713 km or 443 mi Yamoussoukro
$1060
714 km or 444 mi Boffa
$990
715 km or 444 mi Conakry
$1058
726 km or 451 mi Bafata
$852
728 km or 452 mi Kakata
$503
736 km or 458 mi Freetown
$1323
754 km or 469 mi Kolda
$1127
759 km or 471 mi Gagnoa
$1079
761 km or 473 mi Manga
$894
769 km or 478 mi Monrovia
$535
810 km or 504 mi Divo
$1092
822 km or 511 mi Abengourou
$1075
831 km or 516 mi Bissau
$878
854 km or 530 mi Agboville
$1066
856 km or 532 mi Greenville
$502
858 km or 533 mi Tamale
$612

Cities near Sharjah

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2183
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2420
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1214
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1457
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1080
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$796
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1135
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$2014
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1923
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$545
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$541
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$575
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$545
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1309
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1109
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1192
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$563
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$575
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$931
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1037
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$565
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$547
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$613
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$823
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$627
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$761
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$489
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$523
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$465
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$487
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$813
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$565
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$492