Bamako vs Blantyre - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bamako	Blantyre
🚶 Cost of living one person	$583	$506
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1388	$1306
🏠 One person rent	$254	$147
🏘️ Family rent	$431	$239
🍽️ Food expenses	$205	$210
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.1	$98.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$134	$239
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	20	23
😀 Quality of life	23	30
🏙️ Population	4.23M	800K

The cost of living in Bamako is 15% more expensive than in Blantyre. Cities ranked 7964th and 8632nd ($583 vs $506) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Mali and Malawi, respectively. Check Mali vs Malawi comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Bamako compared to 0.5 months in Blantyre. Bamako ranked 1st best city to live in Mali vs Blantyre ranked 1st in Malawi, while ranked 9005th and 8786th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bamako vs Blantyre

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	Bamako	Blantyre
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.11	$3.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.3	$12.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.61	$6.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$1
☕ Cappuccino	$1.97	$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$269	$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$171	$81.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$497	$322
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$307	$145
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.1	$21.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.6	$33.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$25.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.89%	12.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1744	$10537
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1038	$393
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.6	$14.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.76	$20.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.48	$1.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$3.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.85	$6.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$0.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$0.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.24	$8.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.53	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.76	$1.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.82	$1.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.85	$1.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.16	$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.5	$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.24	$1.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.22	$2.96
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.2	$34
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63.8	$59.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$98.4	$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3658	$589

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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

Cities near Blantyre

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 35 mi	Zomba	$458
60 km or 37 mi	Mulanje	$461
112 km or 70 mi	Ntcheu	$493
149 km or 92 mi	Mangochi	$496
157 km or 98 mi	Tete	$820
191 km or 119 mi	Monkey Bay	$519
240 km or 149 mi	Lilongwe	$592
307 km or 191 mi	Quelimane	$692
405 km or 252 mi	Chimoio	$916
432 km or 269 mi	Mutare	$755
450 km or 280 mi	Beira	$996
454 km or 282 mi	Marondera	$779
458 km or 285 mi	Mzimba	$565
463 km or 287 mi	Nampula	$935
478 km or 297 mi	Harare	$1021
487 km or 303 mi	Chitungwiza	$751
493 km or 307 mi	Mzuzu	$527
541 km or 336 mi	Chinhoyi	$650
611 km or 380 mi	Kadoma	$761
626 km or 389 mi	Nacala	$1168
637 km or 396 mi	Kwekwe	$716
650 km or 404 mi	Masvingo	$873
674 km or 419 mi	Pemba	$1511
685 km or 425 mi	Gweru	$587
708 km or 440 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$748
721 km or 448 mi	Lusaka	$655
746 km or 463 mi	Kasama	$888
754 km or 469 mi	Ndola	$577
784 km or 487 mi	Mbeya	$495
803 km or 499 mi	Kitwe	$1062
811 km or 504 mi	Mufulira	$1278
837 km or 520 mi	Mansa	$912
837 km or 520 mi	Bulawayo	$658
849 km or 528 mi	Chingola	$1069
865 km or 537 mi	Choma	$687
935 km or 581 mi	Lubumbashi	$1124
991 km or 616 mi	Francistown	$587
999 km or 621 mi	Livingstone	$653
1000 km or 621 mi	Moroni	$1207
1038 km or 645 mi	Morogoro	$421