Abidjan vs Bamako - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Abidjan	Bamako
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1224	$583
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2885	$1388
🏠 One person rent	$548	$254
🏘️ Family rent	$912	$431
🍽️ Food expenses	$370	$205
🚐 Transport expenses	$197	$70.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$198	$134
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	33	20
😀 Quality of life	43	23
🏙️ Population	5.62M	4.23M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 110% more expensive than in Bamako. Cities ranked 4654th and 7964th ($1224 vs $583) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ivory Coast and Mali, respectively. Check Ivory Coast vs Mali comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abidjan compared to 0.2 months in Bamako. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Bamako ranked 1st in Mali, while ranked 7383rd and 9005th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abidjan vs Bamako

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	Abidjan	Bamako
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.07	$3.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.9	$20.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$4.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$1.98
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.83	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$467	$269
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$373	$171
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$853	$497
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$656	$307
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$60.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40	$25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.66%	12.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2430	$1744
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1432	$1038
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.98	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.2	$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.56	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.1	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.52	$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.17	$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.8	$7.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.87	$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.19	$6.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.52	$8.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.76	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.67	$2.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.93	$2.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.35	$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.58	$1.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.8	$25.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.83	$4.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.7	$17
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$4.22
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$27.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.9	$63.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$293	$98.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3211	$3658

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Cities near Abidjan

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1059
39 km or 24 mi	Dabou	$1057
70 km or 43 mi	Agboville	$1057
157 km or 98 mi	Divo	$1083
166 km or 103 mi	Abengourou	$1066
215 km or 134 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1056
229 km or 142 mi	Gagnoa	$1082
255 km or 158 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$649
276 km or 172 mi	Obuasi	$631
284 km or 176 mi	Bouake	$1123
306 km or 190 mi	Kumasi	$532
425 km or 264 mi	Koforidua	$668
426 km or 265 mi	Accra	$822
444 km or 276 mi	Ashaiman	$630
445 km or 277 mi	Tema	$600
491 km or 305 mi	Korhogo	$1099
517 km or 321 mi	Ho	$417
537 km or 334 mi	Hohoe	$652
544 km or 338 mi	Kpalime	$684
556 km or 345 mi	Greenville	$502
557 km or 346 mi	Yekepa	$503
564 km or 350 mi	Sanniquellie	$503
572 km or 356 mi	Tamale	$576
587 km or 365 mi	Lome	$835
593 km or 369 mi	Nzerekore	$1003
619 km or 385 mi	Atakpame	$699
651 km or 404 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$831
659 km or 410 mi	Sotouboua	$703
675 km or 419 mi	Leo	$846
689 km or 428 mi	Sikasso	$514
696 km or 433 mi	Abomey	$598
699 km or 434 mi	Sokode	$705
712 km or 442 mi	Kakata	$502
722 km or 449 mi	Cotonou	$793
742 km or 461 mi	Kara	$712
746 km or 463 mi	Porto-Novo	$743
758 km or 471 mi	Monrovia	$536
764 km or 475 mi	Gueckedou	$1010
775 km or 482 mi	Manga	$877
776 km or 482 mi	Bougouni	$508

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