Bamako vs Bucharest - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bamako	Bucharest
🚶 Cost of living one person	$583	$1116
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1388	$2864
🏠 One person rent	$254	$525
🏘️ Family rent	$431	$907
🍽️ Food expenses	$205	$389
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.1	$80
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$134	$1391
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	20	77
😀 Quality of life	23	81
🏙️ Population	4.23M	1.72M

The cost of living in Bamako is 48% less expensive than in Bucharest. Cities ranked 7964th and 4913th ($583 vs $1116) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Mali and Romania, respectively. Check Mali vs Romania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Bamako compared to 1.2 months in Bucharest. Bamako ranked 1st best city to live in Mali vs Bucharest ranked 1st in Romania, while ranked 9005th and 646th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bamako vs Bucharest

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	Bamako	Bucharest
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.11	$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.3	$54.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.61	$8.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$3.41
☕ Cappuccino	$1.97	$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$2.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$269	$576
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$171	$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$497	$1044
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$307	$667
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.1	$98.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.6	$153
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.89%	7.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1744	$3651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1038	$2102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$1.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.6	$22.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.76	$6.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.48	$3.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$9.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$7.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.85	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.24	$8.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.53	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.76	$6.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.82	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.85	$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$1.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.16	$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.5	$47.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.24	$8.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$61.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.22	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.2	$79.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63.8	$92.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$98.4	$664
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3658	$14350

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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 Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$970
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$910
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$885
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$777
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$802
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$692
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$857
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$775
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$762
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$873
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$675
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$681
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$1056
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$752
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$835
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$667
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$712
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$789
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$898
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$871
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$909
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$643
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$895
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$591
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$1039
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$1024
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$1103
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$618
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$805
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$703
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$854
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$832
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$926
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$797
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$706
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$848
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$766
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$724
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$668
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$749