Bamako vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bamako	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$569	$1101
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1444	$2539
🏠 One person rent	$251	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$523	$671
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$409
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.6	$90.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$412	$1637
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	21	27
😀 Quality of life	22	59
🏙️ Population	4.23M	687K

The cost of living in Bamako is 48% less expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 8028th and 4828th ($569 vs $1101) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 120th in Mali and Spain, respectively. Check Mali vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bamako compared to 1.5 months in Zaragoza. Bamako ranked 1st best city to live in Mali vs Zaragoza ranked 99th in Spain, while ranked 8788th and 5447th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bamako vs Zaragoza

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	Bamako	Zaragoza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.93	$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.1	$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.56	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$3.81
☕ Cappuccino	$1.92	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$2.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$266	$546
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$168	$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$650	$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$387	$519
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.3	$56.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.9	$86.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.8	$24.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.62%	3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1772	$4315
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1030	$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.5	$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.54	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.45	$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.75	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.27	$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.37	$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.77	$5.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.98	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.82	$3.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.2	$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$6.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.4	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.21	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.5	$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.5	$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$87.8	$474
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3104	$7261

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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 Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1071
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1241
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1235
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1422
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$983
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1275
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1217
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1296
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1369
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1532
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1100
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1131
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1453
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1461
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1084
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1477
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1150
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1438
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1562
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1365
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1601
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1269
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1592
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1089
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1220
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1361
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1261
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1393
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1107
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1389
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1522
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1455
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1434
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1431
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1567
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1454
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1385
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387