Abidjan vs Bamako - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Abidjan	Bamako
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1164	$574
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3101	$1446
🏠 One person rent	$551	$254
🏘️ Family rent	$1338	$520
🍽️ Food expenses	$332	$200
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$67.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$201	$423
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	34	21
😀 Quality of life	37	22
🏙️ Population	4.98M	4.23M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 103% more expensive than in Bamako. Cities ranked 4695th and 8054th ($1164 vs $574) 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 0.7 months in Bamako. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Bamako ranked 1st in Mali, while ranked 7254th and 8767th 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	$3.43	$2.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.6	$19.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$4.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$1.96
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$789	$275
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$282	$171
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1773	$655
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$945	$383
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$37.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$174	$58
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.5	$24.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.57%	12.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2228	$1842
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1321	$958
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.95	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.3	$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$5.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.44	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.45	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.65	$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.23	$1.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$6.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.2	$4.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.39	$6.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.67	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.57	$8.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.23	$2.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.39	$2.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.75	$2.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.27	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.48	$1.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.9	$24.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.54	$4.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.2	$14.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$4.35
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.1	$26.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.2	$62
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$168	$89.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3084	$3185

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Cities near Abidjan

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1014
39 km or 24 mi	Dabou	$1011
70 km or 43 mi	Agboville	$1012
157 km or 98 mi	Divo	$1034
166 km or 103 mi	Abengourou	$1015
215 km or 134 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1021
229 km or 142 mi	Gagnoa	$1035
255 km or 158 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$548
276 km or 172 mi	Obuasi	$546
284 km or 176 mi	Bouake	$1071
306 km or 190 mi	Kumasi	$412
425 km or 264 mi	Koforidua	$585
426 km or 265 mi	Accra	$747
444 km or 276 mi	Ashaiman	$546
445 km or 277 mi	Tema	$368
491 km or 305 mi	Korhogo	$1047
517 km or 321 mi	Ho	$345
537 km or 334 mi	Hohoe	$570
544 km or 338 mi	Kpalime	$656
556 km or 345 mi	Greenville	$494
557 km or 346 mi	Yekepa	$494
564 km or 350 mi	Sanniquellie	$495
572 km or 356 mi	Tamale	$492
587 km or 365 mi	Lome	$711
593 km or 369 mi	Nzerekore	$971
619 km or 385 mi	Atakpame	$655
651 km or 404 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$766
659 km or 410 mi	Sotouboua	$652
675 km or 419 mi	Leo	$751
689 km or 428 mi	Sikasso	$503
696 km or 433 mi	Abomey	$617
699 km or 434 mi	Sokode	$652
712 km or 442 mi	Kakata	$494
722 km or 449 mi	Cotonou	$755
742 km or 461 mi	Kara	$656
746 km or 463 mi	Porto-Novo	$710
758 km or 471 mi	Monrovia	$528
764 km or 475 mi	Gueckedou	$983
775 km or 482 mi	Manga	$761
776 km or 482 mi	Bougouni	$496

Cities near Bamako

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