Bamako vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bamako Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$518
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1294
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$219
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$427
$1181
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.8
$94.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$370
$1524
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
21
96
😀 Quality of life
24
80
🏙️ Population
2.01M
17.5M

The cost of living in Bamako is 45% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 8384th and 5744th ($518 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 16th 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 1.6 months in Shenzhen. Bamako ranked 1st best city to live in Mali vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 8836th and 460th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bamako Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.85
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.5
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.29
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$1.77
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$139
$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$505
$1719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$954
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.6
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.3
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.53%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1570
$12768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$830
$7264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.37
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.45
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.56
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.87
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.51
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.74
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.35
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.99
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.6
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.16
$7.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.19
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.6
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.1
$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.6
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2953
$24305

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$471
116 km or 72 mi Banamba
$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
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2614
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$618
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$589
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1565
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$481
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$837
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$812
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$742
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$575
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1083
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$816
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$891
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$781
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$791
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$830
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$876
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$738
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$856
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$799
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$588
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$824
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$774
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$785
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$831
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$857
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$812
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$752
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$806
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$719
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$735
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$721
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$620
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$851
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$525
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$584