Addis Ababa vs Bamako - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Addis Ababa	Bamako
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1103	$574
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2584	$1446
🏠 One person rent	$604	$254
🏘️ Family rent	$1197	$520
🍽️ Food expenses	$349	$200
🚐 Transport expenses	$63.2	$67.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$231	$423
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	32	21
😀 Quality of life	40	22
🏙️ Population	5.23M	4.23M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 92% more expensive than in Bamako. Cities ranked 4928th and 8054th ($1103 vs $574) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ethiopia and Mali, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Mali comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 0.7 months in Bamako. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Bamako ranked 1st in Mali, while ranked 6957th and 8767th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Bamako

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	Addis Ababa	Bamako
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.55	$2.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30	$19.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.04	$4.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$1.96
☕ Cappuccino	$1.31	$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.82	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$618	$275
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$466	$171
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1617	$655
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$891	$383
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.6	$37.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$58
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.04	$24.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.86%	12.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2736	$1842
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2013	$958
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.93	$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.67	$5.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.18	$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.7	$1.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$6.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$4.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$6.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.54	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$0.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.75	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.01	$8.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.97	$2.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.08	$2.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.27	$2.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.52	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.38	$1.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$88.9	$24.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.68	$4.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$14.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.28	$4.35
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.2	$26.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$62
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$86.8	$89.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3443	$3185

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Cities near Addis Ababa

Distance	City	Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi	Awasa	$810
254 km or 158 mi	Dessie	$814
258 km or 161 mi	Jimma	$590
320 km or 199 mi	Bahir Dar	$799
349 km or 217 mi	Dire Dawa	$667
374 km or 232 mi	Harar	$626
421 km or 261 mi	Gondar	$946
447 km or 278 mi	Jijiga	$671
460 km or 286 mi	Dikhil	$554
495 km or 308 mi	Ali Sabieh	$555
498 km or 309 mi	Borama	$527
502 km or 312 mi	Mekelle	$686
561 km or 348 mi	Djibouti City	$584
568 km or 353 mi	Ad-Damazin	$827
587 km or 365 mi	Hargeisa	$684
595 km or 370 mi	Obock	$553
651 km or 405 mi	Mendefera	$490
666 km or 414 mi	El-Gadarif	$935
701 km or 436 mi	Asmara	$524
735 km or 457 mi	Massawa	$492
752 km or 467 mi	Keren	$491
758 km or 471 mi	Kassala	$988
761 km or 473 mi	Zabid	$489
767 km or 476 mi	Taiz	$514
780 km or 485 mi	Malakal	$502
789 km or 490 mi	Al Hudaydah	$513
805 km or 500 mi	Aden	$509
806 km or 501 mi	Kosti	$851
807 km or 502 mi	Ibb	$504
851 km or 529 mi	Bor	$513
853 km or 530 mi	Baidoa	$711
870 km or 541 mi	Dhamar	$491
914 km or 568 mi	Sayyan	$491
914 km or 568 mi	Juba	$520
920 km or 572 mi	Sanaa	$550
989 km or 615 mi	Khartoum North	$868
995 km or 618 mi	Khartoum	$889
995 km or 618 mi	Gulu	$579
1005 km or 625 mi	Meru	$535
1006 km or 625 mi	Omdurman	$902

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