Bamako vs Doha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bamako Doha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$574
$1810
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1446
$4093
🏠 One person rent
$254
$1170
🏘️ Family rent
$520
$2067
🍽️ Food expenses
$200
$407
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.9
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$423
$3747
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
21
45
😀 Quality of life
22
80
🏙️ Population
4.23M
1.19M

The cost of living in Bamako is 68% less expensive than in Doha. Cities ranked 8054th and 2461st ($574 vs $1810) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Mali and Qatar, respectively. Check Mali vs Qatar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bamako compared to 2.1 months in Doha. Bamako ranked 1st best city to live in Mali vs Doha ranked 1st in Qatar, while ranked 8767th and 501st among best cities to live in the world.

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Bamako Doha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.89
$9.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.5
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.51
$7.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$12.5
☕ Cappuccino
$1.96
$5.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$275
$1374
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$912
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$655
$2598
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$383
$1675
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.3
$76.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58
$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$88.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.75%
5.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1842
$4584
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$958
$3277
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$35.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.56
$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.42
$3.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.66
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$8.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.49
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.27
$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.52
$3.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.75
$5.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.87
$6.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.85
$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$2.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.4
$112
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.14
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.5
$49.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.35
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.6
$61.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62
$95.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$89.1
$798
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3185
$11230

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Distance City Cost of living
52 km or 32 mi Koulikoro
$497
116 km or 72 mi Banamba
$495
147 km or 92 mi Bougouni
$496
207 km or 129 mi Segou
$498
237 km or 147 mi Markala
$496
289 km or 180 mi Kankan
$979
293 km or 182 mi Sikasso
$503
435 km or 270 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$766
438 km or 272 mi Korhogo
$1047
448 km or 278 mi Nouna
$745
492 km or 305 mi Dedougou
$742
510 km or 317 mi Gueckedou
$983
512 km or 318 mi Mamou
$994
552 km or 343 mi Nzerekore
$971
566 km or 352 mi Yekepa
$494
593 km or 368 mi Sanniquellie
$495
612 km or 381 mi Koudougou
$744
613 km or 381 mi Ouahigouya
$753
634 km or 394 mi Kenema
$1146
640 km or 398 mi Bouake
$1071
652 km or 405 mi Forecariah
$974
663 km or 412 mi Bo
$1138
664 km or 412 mi Leo
$751
702 km or 436 mi Ouagadougou
$820
713 km or 443 mi Yamoussoukro
$1021
714 km or 444 mi Boffa
$972
715 km or 444 mi Conakry
$1030
726 km or 451 mi Bafata
$866
728 km or 452 mi Kakata
$494
736 km or 458 mi Freetown
$1213
754 km or 469 mi Kolda
$1039
759 km or 471 mi Gagnoa
$1035
761 km or 473 mi Manga
$761
769 km or 478 mi Monrovia
$528
810 km or 504 mi Divo
$1034
822 km or 511 mi Abengourou
$1015
831 km or 516 mi Bissau
$889
854 km or 530 mi Agboville
$1012
856 km or 532 mi Greenville
$494
858 km or 533 mi Tamale
$492

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Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1719
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1218
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1226
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1267
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$870
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$989
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$878
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$928
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2309
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1503
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2084
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$561
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$548
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$541
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1050
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$556
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$537
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1232
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$558
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1586
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$546
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1457
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$489
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$713
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$507
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$520
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$716
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$557
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$552
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$786
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$705
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$879