Bamako vs Blantyre - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bamako	Blantyre
🚶 Cost of living one person	$569	$507
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1444	$1439
🏠 One person rent	$251	$147
🏘️ Family rent	$523	$369
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$210
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.6	$98.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$412	$499
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	21	22
😀 Quality of life	22	25
🏙️ Population	4.23M	800K

The cost of living in Bamako is 12% more expensive than in Blantyre. Cities ranked 8028th and 8593rd ($569 vs $507) 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 0.7 months in Bamako compared to 1 months in Blantyre. Bamako ranked 1st best city to live in Mali vs Blantyre ranked 1st in Malawi, while ranked 8788th and 8566th 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	$2.93	$3.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.1	$12.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.56	$6.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$1.01
☕ Cappuccino	$1.92	$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$266	$175
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$168	$81.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$650	$454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$387	$274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.3	$21.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.9	$33.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.8	$25.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.62%	12.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1772	$10525
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1030	$398
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.5	$15.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.54	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.45	$1.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.75	$3.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.27	$4.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$6.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$0.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$0.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.37	$8.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.77	$1.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.98	$1.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.82	$1.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$0.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.2	$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$1.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.4	$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.21	$2.97
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.5	$34
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.5	$59.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$87.8	$359
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3104	$591

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Bamako

Distance	City	Cost of living
52 km or 32 mi	Koulikoro	$490
116 km or 72 mi	Banamba	$491
147 km or 92 mi	Bougouni	$489
207 km or 129 mi	Segou	$490
237 km or 147 mi	Markala	$489
289 km or 180 mi	Kankan	$1007
293 km or 182 mi	Sikasso	$499
435 km or 270 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$757
438 km or 272 mi	Korhogo	$916
448 km or 278 mi	Nouna	$733
492 km or 305 mi	Dedougou	$735
510 km or 317 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
512 km or 318 mi	Mamou	$1019
552 km or 343 mi	Nzerekore	$999
566 km or 352 mi	Yekepa	$487
593 km or 368 mi	Sanniquellie	$487
612 km or 381 mi	Koudougou	$743
613 km or 381 mi	Ouahigouya	$756
634 km or 394 mi	Kenema	$1272
640 km or 398 mi	Bouake	$937
652 km or 405 mi	Forecariah	$998
663 km or 412 mi	Bo	$1278
664 km or 412 mi	Leo	$753
702 km or 436 mi	Ouagadougou	$869
713 km or 443 mi	Yamoussoukro	$887
714 km or 444 mi	Boffa	$998
715 km or 444 mi	Conakry	$1061
726 km or 451 mi	Bafata	$804
728 km or 452 mi	Kakata	$487
736 km or 458 mi	Freetown	$1346
754 km or 469 mi	Kolda	$964
759 km or 471 mi	Gagnoa	$904
761 km or 473 mi	Manga	$774
769 km or 478 mi	Monrovia	$523
810 km or 504 mi	Divo	$906
822 km or 511 mi	Abengourou	$889
831 km or 516 mi	Bissau	$827
854 km or 530 mi	Agboville	$882
856 km or 532 mi	Greenville	$487
858 km or 533 mi	Tamale	$507

Cities near Blantyre

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 35 mi	Zomba	$457
60 km or 37 mi	Mulanje	$461
112 km or 70 mi	Ntcheu	$492
149 km or 92 mi	Mangochi	$493
157 km or 98 mi	Tete	$825
191 km or 119 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
240 km or 149 mi	Lilongwe	$587
307 km or 191 mi	Quelimane	$675
405 km or 252 mi	Chimoio	$947
432 km or 269 mi	Mutare	$752
450 km or 280 mi	Beira	$1003
454 km or 282 mi	Marondera	$794
458 km or 285 mi	Mzimba	$566
463 km or 287 mi	Nampula	$872
478 km or 297 mi	Harare	$992
487 km or 303 mi	Chitungwiza	$873
493 km or 307 mi	Mzuzu	$525
541 km or 336 mi	Chinhoyi	$646
611 km or 380 mi	Kadoma	$723
626 km or 389 mi	Nacala	$1150
637 km or 396 mi	Kwekwe	$730
650 km or 404 mi	Masvingo	$854
674 km or 419 mi	Pemba	$1506
685 km or 425 mi	Gweru	$597
708 km or 440 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$687
721 km or 448 mi	Lusaka	$738
746 km or 463 mi	Kasama	$748
754 km or 469 mi	Ndola	$541
784 km or 487 mi	Mbeya	$461
803 km or 499 mi	Kitwe	$917
811 km or 504 mi	Mufulira	$1018
837 km or 520 mi	Mansa	$776
837 km or 520 mi	Bulawayo	$766
849 km or 528 mi	Chingola	$875
865 km or 537 mi	Choma	$700
935 km or 581 mi	Lubumbashi	$1050
991 km or 616 mi	Francistown	$624
999 km or 621 mi	Livingstone	$688
1000 km or 621 mi	Moroni	$1105
1038 km or 645 mi	Morogoro	$486