Abidjan vs Bamako - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: July 09, 2025

	Abidjan	Bamako
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1253	$586
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2935	$1396
🏠 One person rent	$569	$258
🏘️ Family rent	$945	$440
🍽️ Food expenses	$367	$205
🚐 Transport expenses	$201	$70.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$178	$406
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	34	21
😀 Quality of life	39	26
🏙️ Population	5.62M	4.23M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 114% more expensive than in Bamako. Cities ranked 4628th and 7976th ($1253 vs $586) 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 0.1 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 7397th and 8811th 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	$3.6	$3.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.7	$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$1.93
☕ Cappuccino	$1.89	$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$568	$274
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$358	$173
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1026	$507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$629	$316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$39.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$60.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.8	$25.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.71%	12.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2465	$1758
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1463	$992
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.99	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.7	$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$5.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.55	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.44	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.61	$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.3	$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.5	$7.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.84	$4.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.16	$6.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.86	$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.9	$8.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$1.55
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.81	$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.82	$2.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.03	$2.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.36	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.65	$1.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$81	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.08	$4.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.2	$17.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$4.33
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.1	$27.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.3	$63
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$298	$92.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3358	$3694

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Cities near Abidjan

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1091
39 km or 24 mi	Dabou	$1092
70 km or 43 mi	Agboville	$1087
157 km or 98 mi	Divo	$1115
166 km or 103 mi	Abengourou	$1097
215 km or 134 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1091
229 km or 142 mi	Gagnoa	$1114
255 km or 158 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$628
276 km or 172 mi	Obuasi	$602
284 km or 176 mi	Bouake	$1153
306 km or 190 mi	Kumasi	$538
425 km or 264 mi	Koforidua	$640
426 km or 265 mi	Accra	$789
444 km or 276 mi	Ashaiman	$606
445 km or 277 mi	Tema	$553
491 km or 305 mi	Korhogo	$1126
517 km or 321 mi	Ho	$442
537 km or 334 mi	Hohoe	$623
544 km or 338 mi	Kpalime	$710
556 km or 345 mi	Greenville	$502
557 km or 346 mi	Yekepa	$501
564 km or 350 mi	Sanniquellie	$503
572 km or 356 mi	Tamale	$568
587 km or 365 mi	Lome	$892
593 km or 369 mi	Nzerekore	$1002
619 km or 385 mi	Atakpame	$735
651 km or 404 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$860
659 km or 410 mi	Sotouboua	$739
675 km or 419 mi	Leo	$858
689 km or 428 mi	Sikasso	$515
696 km or 433 mi	Abomey	$606
699 km or 434 mi	Sokode	$743
712 km or 442 mi	Kakata	$500
722 km or 449 mi	Cotonou	$799
742 km or 461 mi	Kara	$750
746 km or 463 mi	Porto-Novo	$749
758 km or 471 mi	Monrovia	$537
764 km or 475 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
775 km or 482 mi	Manga	$882
776 km or 482 mi	Bougouni	$506

Cities near Bamako

Distance	City	Cost of living
52 km or 32 mi	Koulikoro	$506
116 km or 72 mi	Banamba	$505
147 km or 92 mi	Bougouni	$506
207 km or 129 mi	Segou	$507
237 km or 147 mi	Markala	$505
289 km or 180 mi	Kankan	$1003
293 km or 182 mi	Sikasso	$515
435 km or 270 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$860
438 km or 272 mi	Korhogo	$1126
448 km or 278 mi	Nouna	$835
492 km or 305 mi	Dedougou	$835
510 km or 317 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
512 km or 318 mi	Mamou	$1023
552 km or 343 mi	Nzerekore	$1002
566 km or 352 mi	Yekepa	$501
593 km or 368 mi	Sanniquellie	$503
612 km or 381 mi	Koudougou	$838
613 km or 381 mi	Ouahigouya	$863
634 km or 394 mi	Kenema	$1284
640 km or 398 mi	Bouake	$1153
652 km or 405 mi	Forecariah	$997
663 km or 412 mi	Bo	$1288
664 km or 412 mi	Leo	$858
702 km or 436 mi	Ouagadougou	$996
713 km or 443 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1091
714 km or 444 mi	Boffa	$1000
715 km or 444 mi	Conakry	$1064
726 km or 451 mi	Bafata	$879
728 km or 452 mi	Kakata	$500
736 km or 458 mi	Freetown	$1347
754 km or 469 mi	Kolda	$1072
759 km or 471 mi	Gagnoa	$1114
761 km or 473 mi	Manga	$882
769 km or 478 mi	Monrovia	$537
810 km or 504 mi	Divo	$1115
822 km or 511 mi	Abengourou	$1097
831 km or 516 mi	Bissau	$904
854 km or 530 mi	Agboville	$1087
856 km or 532 mi	Greenville	$502
858 km or 533 mi	Tamale	$568