Bamako vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bamako Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$561
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1361
$2526
🏠 One person rent
$239
$552
🏘️ Family rent
$403
$975
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.6
$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$167
$938
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
20
95
😀 Quality of life
25
76
🏙️ Population
4.23M
17.5M

The cost of living in Bamako is 44% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 8310th and 5618th ($561 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th in Mali and China, respectively. Check Mali vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Bamako compared to 0.9 months in Shenzhen. Bamako ranked 1st best city to live in Mali vs Shenzhen ranked 4th in China, while ranked 8953rd and 1163rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bamako vs Shenzhen

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Bamako Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.06
$3.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.3
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.65
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$1.99
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$701
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$158
$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$477
$1238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$280
$826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.3
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.3
$54.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22
$11.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.73%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1738
$13122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$913
$6054
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.79
$4.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.92
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.75
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.06
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.15
$4.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.01
$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.85
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.17
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.2
$48.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.01
$7.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.8
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.98
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.3
$39.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.6
$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$129
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4776
$21140

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$493
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$494
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$495
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$495
289 km or 180 mi Kankan
$993
293 km or 182 mi Sikasso
$501
435 km or 270 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$846
438 km or 272 mi Korhogo
$1076
448 km or 278 mi Nouna
$835
492 km or 305 mi Dedougou
$836
510 km or 317 mi Gueckedou
$998
512 km or 318 mi Mamou
$1005
552 km or 343 mi Nzerekore
$993
566 km or 352 mi Yekepa
$487
593 km or 368 mi Sanniquellie
$486
612 km or 381 mi Koudougou
$830
613 km or 381 mi Ouahigouya
$868
634 km or 394 mi Kenema
$1219
640 km or 398 mi Bouake
$1100
652 km or 405 mi Forecariah
$984
663 km or 412 mi Bo
$1231
664 km or 412 mi Leo
$863
702 km or 436 mi Ouagadougou
$988
713 km or 443 mi Yamoussoukro
$1044
714 km or 444 mi Boffa
$983
715 km or 444 mi Conakry
$1050
726 km or 451 mi Bafata
$831
728 km or 452 mi Kakata
$487
736 km or 458 mi Freetown
$1272
754 km or 469 mi Kolda
$1119
759 km or 471 mi Gagnoa
$1062
761 km or 473 mi Manga
$896
769 km or 478 mi Monrovia
$518
810 km or 504 mi Divo
$1067
822 km or 511 mi Abengourou
$1049
831 km or 516 mi Bissau
$857
854 km or 530 mi Agboville
$1043
856 km or 532 mi Greenville
$487
858 km or 533 mi Tamale
$666

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Distance City Cost of living
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$2396
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$2663
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$678
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$694
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1734
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$548
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$638
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$873
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$785
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$627
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$954
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$858
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$777
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$801
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$908
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$600
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$793
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$473
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$612
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$682
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$474
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$828
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$766
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$778
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$802
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$797
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$758
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$739
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$751
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$824
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$705
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$702
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$714
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$729
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$711
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$892
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$528
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$648