Bamako vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bamako Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$518
$809
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1294
$1207
🏠 One person rent
$219
$554
🏘️ Family rent
$427
$485
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$166
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.8
$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$370
$411
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
21
40
😀 Quality of life
24
51
🏙️ Population
2.01M
5.94M

The cost of living in Bamako is 36% less expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 8384th and 6358th ($518 vs $809) 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 0.5 months in Surat. Bamako ranked 1st best city to live in Mali vs Surat ranked 37th in India, while ranked 8836th and 6236th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bamako Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.85
$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.5
$10.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.29
$3.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$2.4
☕ Cappuccino
$1.77
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$491
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$139
$529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$505
$1128
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$264
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.6
$26.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$41.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.3
$6.82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.53%
8.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1570
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$830
$717
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13
$6.03
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.37
$2.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.45
$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.56
$5.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.87
$8.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.51
$7.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.74
$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.35
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.99
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.6
$15.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.16
$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.19
$2.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.6
$27.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.1
$41.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.6
$70.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2953
$1785

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Distance City Cost of living
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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
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$301
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$296
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$399
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$377
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$396
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$315
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$345
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$385
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$505
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$368
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$391
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$482
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$339
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$457
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$353
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$706
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$377
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$359
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$379
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$510
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$323
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$358
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$390
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$281
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$338
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$308
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$400
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$375
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$431
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$338
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$345
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$325
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$359
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$336
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$352
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$342
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$334
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$352
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$370
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$361