Bamako vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bamako	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$569	$3149
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1444	$7865
🏠 One person rent	$251	$2045
🏘️ Family rent	$523	$4037
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$738
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.6	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$412	$5859
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	21	100
😀 Quality of life	22	94
🏙️ Population	4.23M	690K

The cost of living in Bamako is 82% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 8028th and 96th ($569 vs $3149) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 86th 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 0.7 months in Bamako compared to 1.9 months in Washington. Bamako ranked 1st best city to live in Mali vs Washington ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 8788th and 43rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bamako vs Washington

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	Bamako	Washington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.93	$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.1	$86.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.56	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$8.65
☕ Cappuccino	$1.92	$5.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$266	$2298
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$168	$1750
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$650	$4716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$387	$3555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.3	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.9	$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.8	$62.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.62%	6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1772	$7543
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1030	$6152
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.5	$94.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.54	$23.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$3.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$4.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.45	$4.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.75	$18.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.27	$15.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$5.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$5.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$3.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$2.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.37	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$3.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.77	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.98	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.82	$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$4.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.2	$105
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$16.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.4	$114
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.21	$31.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.5	$76
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.5	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$87.8	$2464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3104	$24653

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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 Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$2893
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2543
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2856
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2777
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2273
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2548
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2309
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2471
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2596
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2786
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2566
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2617
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2498
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2425
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2513
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2601
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2539
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3174
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2791
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2760
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2640
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2696
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2961
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2500
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2197
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2499
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2287
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2584
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2389
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2206
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1728
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$2909
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2727
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2640
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2210
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$2149
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2280
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$2217
122 km or 76 mi	York	$1979