Bamako vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Bamako	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$518	$3007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1294	$6888
🏠 One person rent	$219	$2075
🏘️ Family rent	$427	$3850
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$539
🚐 Transport expenses	$55.8	$249
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$370	$4634
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	21	89
😀 Quality of life	24	98
🏙️ Population	2.01M	5.87M

The cost of living in Bamako is 83% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 8384th and 133rd ($518 vs $3007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Mali and Singapore, respectively. Check Mali vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bamako compared to 1.5 months in Singapore City. Bamako ranked 1st best city to live in Mali vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 8836th and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bamako vs Singapore City

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	Bamako	Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.85	$9.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.5	$66.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.29	$7.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$7.73
☕ Cappuccino	$1.77	$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$222	$2587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$139	$1768
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$505	$4669
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$304	$3392
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.6	$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56	$167
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.3	$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.53%	3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1570	$20493
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$830	$12922
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13	$93.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.37	$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$2.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.64	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.45	$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.87	$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$3.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$2.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.51	$23.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$4.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.74	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.35	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.99	$7.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.6	$96
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.16	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.1	$52.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.19	$25.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.6	$72.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.1	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$86.6	$1175
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2953	$26424

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Cities near Bamako

Distance	City	Cost of living
52 km or 32 mi	Koulikoro	$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

Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2733
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$623
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$585
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$511
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$610
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$609
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$611
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$602
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$545
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$554
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$558
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$482
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$480
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$539
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$743
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$644
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$645
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$582
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$479
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$553
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$512
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$565
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$465
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$913
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$550
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$515
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$457
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$596
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$638
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$493
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$450
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$499
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$485
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$455
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$442
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$521
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$578
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$476
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$566
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$544