Bamako vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bamako	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$574	$2801
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1446	$6767
🏠 One person rent	$254	$1663
🏘️ Family rent	$520	$3057
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.9	$410
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$423	$4399
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	21	99
😀 Quality of life	22	99
🏙️ Population	4.23M	4.84M

The cost of living in Bamako is 80% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 8054th and 312th ($574 vs $2801) 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 0.7 months in Bamako compared to 1.6 months in Sydney. Bamako ranked 1st best city to live in Mali vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 8767th and 4th 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	$2.89	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.5	$70.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.51	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$7.41
☕ Cappuccino	$1.96	$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$275	$1992
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$171	$1372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$655	$4038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$383	$2523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.3	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.8	$53.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.75%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1842	$16279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$958	$9905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$3.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.2	$143
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.56	$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.64	$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.42	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.66	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$8.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.49	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.27	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.52	$5.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.75	$29.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.87	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.85	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$2.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.4	$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.14	$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.5	$67.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.35	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.6	$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$89.1	$2054
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3185	$18951

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Cities near Bamako

Distance	City	Cost of living
52 km or 32 mi	Koulikoro	$497
116 km or 72 mi	Banamba	$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

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2286
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2472
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1997
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1732
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1532
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1833
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1674
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1748
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1500
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2393
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1815
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1289
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1746
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1717
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1829
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2141
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1805
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1800
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1397
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1876
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1877
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1758
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2397
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1822
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1799
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1795
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2491
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1757
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1925
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1892
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1357
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1754