Bamako vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bamako Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$561
$663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1361
$933
🏠 One person rent
$239
$428
🏘️ Family rent
$403
$278
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$152
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.6
$43.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$167
$267
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
20
40
😀 Quality of life
25
60
🏙️ Population
4.23M
5.94M

The cost of living in Bamako is 15% less expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 8310th and 7534th ($561 vs $663) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Mali and India, respectively. Check Mali vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Bamako compared to 0.4 months in Surat. Bamako ranked 1st best city to live in Mali vs Surat ranked 17th in India, while ranked 8953rd and 5942nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bamako vs Surat

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Bamako Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.06
$3.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.3
$10.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.65
$3.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$3.18
☕ Cappuccino
$1.99
$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$158
$451
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$477
$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$280
$211
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.3
$22.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.3
$34.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22
$7.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.73%
9.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1738
$691
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$913
$415
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$5.28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.79
$2.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$0.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.92
$4.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.75
$6.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$0.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.06
$7.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.15
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.01
$1.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.85
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.17
$0.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.2
$18.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.01
$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.8
$13.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.98
$2.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.3
$24.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.6
$46.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$129
$49.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4776
$877

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$493
116 km or 72 mi Banamba
$494
147 km or 92 mi Bougouni
$494
207 km or 129 mi Segou
$495
237 km or 147 mi Markala
$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
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$267
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$273
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$358
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$329
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$360
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$252
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$370
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$350
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$433
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$335
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$355
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$464
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$391
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$476
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$298
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$717
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$367
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$285
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$335
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$495
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$283
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$312
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$346
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$241
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$314
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$273
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$256
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$282
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$365
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$316
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$269
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$281
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$279
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$299
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$287
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$308
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$335
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$288
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$309
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$298