Bamako vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bamako	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$561	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1361	$6812
🏠 One person rent	$239	$1756
🏘️ Family rent	$403	$3107
🍽️ Food expenses	$203	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.6	$335
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$167	$4188
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	20	99
😀 Quality of life	25	100
🏙️ Population	4.23M	5.45M

The cost of living in Bamako is 80% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 8310th and 370th ($561 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Mali and Australia, respectively. Check Mali vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Bamako compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Bamako ranked 1st best city to live in Mali vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 8953rd and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bamako vs Sydney

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	Bamako	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.06	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.3	$81.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.65	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$7.3
☕ Cappuccino	$1.99	$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$259	$2215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$158	$1420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$477	$3992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$280	$2582
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.3	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.3	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.73%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1738	$12962
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$913	$7403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.2	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.79	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.64	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.48	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.92	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.75	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.06	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$4.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.15	$28.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.01	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.85	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.17	$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.2	$66
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.01	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.8	$70
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.98	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.3	$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.6	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$129	$2275
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4776	$25164

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Cities near Bamako

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

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2354
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2481
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2040
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1709
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1995
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1701
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1795
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1460
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2258
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1855
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1273
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1825
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1816
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$2000
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2341
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1936
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1915
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1493
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1913
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1825
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1834
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2543
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1933
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1896
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2323
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1813
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1992
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2179
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1606
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1863