Bamako vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bamako	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$583	$2399
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1388	$5692
🏠 One person rent	$254	$1509
🏘️ Family rent	$431	$2680
🍽️ Food expenses	$205	$620
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.1	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$134	$4354
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	20	74
😀 Quality of life	23	90
🏙️ Population	4.23M	459K

The cost of living in Bamako is 76% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 7964th and 1045th ($583 vs $2399) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 916th in Mali and the United States, respectively. Check Mali vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Bamako compared to 1.8 months in Virginia Beach. Bamako ranked 1st best city to live in Mali vs Virginia Beach ranked 63rd in the United States, while ranked 9005th and 216th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bamako vs Virginia Beach

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	Bamako	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.11	$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.3	$89.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.61	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$6.05
☕ Cappuccino	$1.97	$5.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$269	$1571
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$171	$1283
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$497	$2887
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$307	$2348
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.1	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.6	$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$66.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.89%	6.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1744	$2520
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1038	$2299
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.6	$69.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.76	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$3.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$5.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.48	$3.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$6.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.85	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$5.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$5.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$3.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.24	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.53	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.76	$9.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.82	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.85	$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$4.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.16	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.5	$43.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.24	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$125
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.22	$19.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.2	$60.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63.8	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$98.4	$1618
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3658	$16163

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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 Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2593
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2287
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2414
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2679
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2224
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2384
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2115
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2408
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2395
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2438
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2112
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$1935
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2076
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$1926
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2347
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2071
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2509
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1893
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2171
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2176
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2506
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2582
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$1983
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2919
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2355
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2940
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1812
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2576
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2495
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3328
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2225
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$3054
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2693
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2791
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2482
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2563
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2553
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3275
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2287
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2710