Bamako vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bamako Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$574
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1446
$1240
🏠 One person rent
$254
$533
🏘️ Family rent
$520
$534
🍽️ Food expenses
$200
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.9
$46.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$423
$456
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
21
40
😀 Quality of life
22
48
🏙️ Population
4.23M
5.94M

The cost of living in Bamako is 27% less expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 8054th and 6501st ($574 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Mali and India, respectively. Check Mali vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bamako compared to 0.6 months in Surat. Bamako ranked 1st best city to live in Mali vs Surat ranked 41st in India, while ranked 8767th and 6339th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bamako Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.89
$3.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.5
$9.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.51
$3.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$2.37
☕ Cappuccino
$1.96
$1.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$275
$476
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$509
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$655
$1088
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$383
$341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.3
$24.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58
$37.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$6.53
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.75%
8.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1842
$881
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$958
$664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$5.92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.56
$2.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.42
$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.66
$4.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.49
$8.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.27
$8.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.52
$3.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.75
$4.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.87
$2.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.85
$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$0.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.4
$14.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.14
$2.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.5
$14.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.35
$2.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.6
$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62
$42.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$89.1
$55.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3185
$1527

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$497
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$284
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$297
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$406
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$346
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$399
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$288
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$394
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$391
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$471
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$368
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$396
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$484
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$424
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$480
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$326
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$716
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$402
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$357
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$406
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$519
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$327
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$344
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$379
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$285
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$347
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$295
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$312
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$304
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$409
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$360
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$294
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$283
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$310
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$338
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$332
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$335
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$367
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$321
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$368
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$348