Bamako vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bamako	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$569	$2199
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1444	$5330
🏠 One person rent	$251	$1365
🏘️ Family rent	$523	$2421
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$532
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.6	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$412	$3900
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	21	92
😀 Quality of life	22	94
🏙️ Population	4.23M	548K

The cost of living in Bamako is 74% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 8028th and 1356th ($569 vs $2199) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Mali and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Mali vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bamako compared to 1.8 months in The Hague. Bamako ranked 1st best city to live in Mali vs The Hague ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 8788th and 42nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bamako vs The Hague

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	Bamako	The Hague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.93	$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.1	$73.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.56	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$1.92	$3.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$266	$1365
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$168	$1148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$650	$2609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$387	$2068
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.3	$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.9	$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.8	$41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.62%	4.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1772	$5262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1030	$3990
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$4.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.5	$58.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.54	$29.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.45	$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.75	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.27	$14.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$3.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.37	$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.77	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.98	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.82	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.2	$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.4	$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.21	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.5	$102
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.5	$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$87.8	$2176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3104	$10346

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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 The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$1861
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2081
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2359
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2291
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$2791
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2251
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$2049
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$1805
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$1890
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$2180
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$1944
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$1739
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1917
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$1957
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$1937
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$2001
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$1995
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$1862
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$2432
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$1879
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1492
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$1651
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1357
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$2105
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$1844
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1421
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1640
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1613
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$1958
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1530