Bamako vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bamako	Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$583	$1069
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1388	$2471
🏠 One person rent	$254	$546
🏘️ Family rent	$431	$796
🍽️ Food expenses	$205	$278
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.1	$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$134	$1724
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	20	15
😀 Quality of life	23	53
🏙️ Population	4.23M	886K

The cost of living in Bamako is 45% less expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 7964th and 5095th ($583 vs $1069) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Mali and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Mali vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Bamako compared to 1.6 months in Tabuk. Bamako ranked 1st best city to live in Mali vs Tabuk ranked 11th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 9005th and 6448th 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	$3.11	$6.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.3	$22.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.61	$6.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$1.6
☕ Cappuccino	$1.97	$2.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$269	$525
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$171	$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$497	$708
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$307	$580
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.1	$70.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.6	$108
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$81.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.89%	4.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1744	$1383
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1038	$921
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.6	$40.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.76	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$0.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.48	$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.85	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.24	$0.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.53	$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.76	$6.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.82	$3.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.85	$3.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.16	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.5	$65.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.24	$25.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.22	$3.24
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.2	$28.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63.8	$90.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$98.4	$672
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3658	$8498

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Cities near Bamako

Distance	City	Cost of living
52 km or 32 mi	Koulikoro	$506
116 km or 72 mi	Banamba	$506
147 km or 92 mi	Bougouni	$508
207 km or 129 mi	Segou	$506
237 km or 147 mi	Markala	$508
289 km or 180 mi	Kankan	$1007
293 km or 182 mi	Sikasso	$514
435 km or 270 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$831
438 km or 272 mi	Korhogo	$1099
448 km or 278 mi	Nouna	$821
492 km or 305 mi	Dedougou	$822
510 km or 317 mi	Gueckedou	$1010
512 km or 318 mi	Mamou	$1021
552 km or 343 mi	Nzerekore	$1003
566 km or 352 mi	Yekepa	$503
593 km or 368 mi	Sanniquellie	$503
612 km or 381 mi	Koudougou	$820
613 km or 381 mi	Ouahigouya	$851
634 km or 394 mi	Kenema	$1281
640 km or 398 mi	Bouake	$1123
652 km or 405 mi	Forecariah	$999
663 km or 412 mi	Bo	$1283
664 km or 412 mi	Leo	$846
702 km or 436 mi	Ouagadougou	$961
713 km or 443 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1056
714 km or 444 mi	Boffa	$999
715 km or 444 mi	Conakry	$1067
726 km or 451 mi	Bafata	$872
728 km or 452 mi	Kakata	$502
736 km or 458 mi	Freetown	$1347
754 km or 469 mi	Kolda	$1044
759 km or 471 mi	Gagnoa	$1082
761 km or 473 mi	Manga	$877
769 km or 478 mi	Monrovia	$536
810 km or 504 mi	Divo	$1083
822 km or 511 mi	Abengourou	$1066
831 km or 516 mi	Bissau	$895
854 km or 530 mi	Agboville	$1057
856 km or 532 mi	Greenville	$502
858 km or 533 mi	Tamale	$576

Cities near Tabuk

Distance	City	Cost of living
198 km or 123 mi	Aqaba	$782
203 km or 126 mi	Dahab	$517
204 km or 127 mi	Eilat	$1734
216 km or 134 mi	Ma'an	$798
219 km or 136 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$589
236 km or 146 mi	Al Wajh	$940
287 km or 178 mi	Tafilah	$645
300 km or 187 mi	Hurghada	$346
306 km or 190 mi	El Gouna	$354
321 km or 200 mi	Al-Karak	$718
333 km or 207 mi	Dimona	$1910
344 km or 214 mi	Arad	$1855
356 km or 221 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$791
362 km or 225 mi	Beersheba	$1645
373 km or 231 mi	Ofakim	$1867
377 km or 234 mi	Rahat	$1879
377 km or 234 mi	Dura	$1021
377 km or 234 mi	Hebron	$837
387 km or 240 mi	Netivot	$1951
391 km or 243 mi	Bethlehem	$987
393 km or 244 mi	Sakakah	$769
397 km or 247 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2032
397 km or 247 mi	Sderot	$1957
399 km or 248 mi	Jerusalem	$2447
400 km or 248 mi	Amman	$1009
403 km or 250 mi	Gaza	$695
403 km or 250 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1747
411 km or 255 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2027
411 km or 255 mi	Ramallah	$1072
412 km or 256 mi	Ashkelon	$1850
412 km or 256 mi	Al-Salt	$548
421 km or 262 mi	Ashdod	$1993
422 km or 262 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2100
424 km or 264 mi	Rehovot	$1947
426 km or 265 mi	Ramla	$2347
426 km or 265 mi	Yavne	$2064
427 km or 265 mi	Lod	$1998
429 km or 266 mi	Ness Ziona	$2130
430 km or 267 mi	Suez	$276
430 km or 267 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2233