Bamako vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bamako	Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$569	$1078
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1444	$2358
🏠 One person rent	$251	$566
🏘️ Family rent	$523	$724
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$282
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.6	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$412	$1728
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	21	15
😀 Quality of life	22	47
🏙️ Population	4.23M	886K

The cost of living in Bamako is 47% less expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 8028th and 4967th ($569 vs $1078) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Mali and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Mali vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bamako compared to 1.6 months in Tabuk. Bamako ranked 1st best city to live in Mali vs Tabuk ranked 10th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 8788th and 6450th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bamako vs Tabuk

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	Bamako	Tabuk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.93	$7.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.1	$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.56	$6.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$1.06
☕ Cappuccino	$1.92	$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$266	$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$168	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$650	$571
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$387	$480
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.3	$85.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.9	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.8	$93.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.62%	4.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1772	$1372
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1030	$856
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.5	$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.54	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.45	$2.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.75	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.27	$5.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$2.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.37	$2.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$2.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.77	$6.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.98	$3.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.82	$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.2	$77
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.4	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.21	$3.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.5	$29.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.5	$90.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$87.8	$666
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3104	$8574

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Cities near Bamako

Distance	City	Cost of living
52 km or 32 mi	Koulikoro	$490
116 km or 72 mi	Banamba	$491
147 km or 92 mi	Bougouni	$489
207 km or 129 mi	Segou	$490
237 km or 147 mi	Markala	$489
289 km or 180 mi	Kankan	$1007
293 km or 182 mi	Sikasso	$499
435 km or 270 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$757
438 km or 272 mi	Korhogo	$916
448 km or 278 mi	Nouna	$733
492 km or 305 mi	Dedougou	$735
510 km or 317 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
512 km or 318 mi	Mamou	$1019
552 km or 343 mi	Nzerekore	$999
566 km or 352 mi	Yekepa	$487
593 km or 368 mi	Sanniquellie	$487
612 km or 381 mi	Koudougou	$743
613 km or 381 mi	Ouahigouya	$756
634 km or 394 mi	Kenema	$1272
640 km or 398 mi	Bouake	$937
652 km or 405 mi	Forecariah	$998
663 km or 412 mi	Bo	$1278
664 km or 412 mi	Leo	$753
702 km or 436 mi	Ouagadougou	$869
713 km or 443 mi	Yamoussoukro	$887
714 km or 444 mi	Boffa	$998
715 km or 444 mi	Conakry	$1061
726 km or 451 mi	Bafata	$804
728 km or 452 mi	Kakata	$487
736 km or 458 mi	Freetown	$1346
754 km or 469 mi	Kolda	$964
759 km or 471 mi	Gagnoa	$904
761 km or 473 mi	Manga	$774
769 km or 478 mi	Monrovia	$523
810 km or 504 mi	Divo	$906
822 km or 511 mi	Abengourou	$889
831 km or 516 mi	Bissau	$827
854 km or 530 mi	Agboville	$882
856 km or 532 mi	Greenville	$487
858 km or 533 mi	Tamale	$507

Cities near Tabuk

Distance	City	Cost of living
198 km or 123 mi	Aqaba	$809
203 km or 126 mi	Dahab	$381
204 km or 127 mi	Eilat	$1577
216 km or 134 mi	Ma'an	$793
219 km or 136 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
236 km or 146 mi	Al Wajh	$961
287 km or 178 mi	Tafilah	$646
300 km or 187 mi	Hurghada	$342
306 km or 190 mi	El Gouna	$336
321 km or 200 mi	Al-Karak	$710
333 km or 207 mi	Dimona	$1716
344 km or 214 mi	Arad	$1680
356 km or 221 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
362 km or 225 mi	Beersheba	$1471
373 km or 231 mi	Ofakim	$1684
377 km or 234 mi	Rahat	$1686
377 km or 234 mi	Dura	$813
377 km or 234 mi	Hebron	$762
387 km or 240 mi	Netivot	$1742
391 km or 243 mi	Bethlehem	$905
393 km or 244 mi	Sakakah	$781
397 km or 247 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
397 km or 247 mi	Sderot	$1732
399 km or 248 mi	Jerusalem	$2114
400 km or 248 mi	Amman	$994
403 km or 250 mi	Gaza	$640
403 km or 250 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
411 km or 255 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
411 km or 255 mi	Ramallah	$996
412 km or 256 mi	Ashkelon	$1511
412 km or 256 mi	Al-Salt	$552
421 km or 262 mi	Ashdod	$1837
422 km or 262 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
424 km or 264 mi	Rehovot	$1811
426 km or 265 mi	Ramla	$2123
426 km or 265 mi	Yavne	$1884
427 km or 265 mi	Lod	$1891
429 km or 266 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
430 km or 267 mi	Suez	$272
430 km or 267 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028