Bamako vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Bamako	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$518	$2741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1294	$6649
🏠 One person rent	$219	$1620
🏘️ Family rent	$427	$3006
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$559
🚐 Transport expenses	$55.8	$408
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$370	$3743
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	21	99
😀 Quality of life	24	98
🏙️ Population	2.01M	4.84M

The cost of living in Bamako is 81% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 8384th and 318th ($518 vs $2741) 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 1.4 months in Sydney. Bamako ranked 1st best city to live in Mali vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 8836th and 3rd 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	$2.85	$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.5	$69.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.29	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$6.69
☕ Cappuccino	$1.77	$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$222	$1859
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$139	$1319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$505	$3954
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$304	$2433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.6	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56	$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.3	$53.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.53%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1570	$17057
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$830	$10833
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13	$145
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.37	$29.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.64	$2.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.45	$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$8.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.87	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$3.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$3.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$4.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.51	$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$5.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.74	$28.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.35	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.99	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.6	$63.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.16	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.1	$55.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.19	$21.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.6	$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.1	$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$86.6	$2005
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2953	$17934

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Cities near Bamako

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

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$1998
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2348
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1903
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1691
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1430
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1461
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1610
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1723
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1463
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2604
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1404
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1354
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1528
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1669
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1672
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1862
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1707
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2152
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2011
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1719
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1716
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1317
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1552
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1693
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1785
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1701
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1702
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2356
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1746
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1707
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1708
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2356
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1658
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1673
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1881
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1688
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1327
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1816