Bamako vs Bucharest - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bamako	Bucharest
🚶 Cost of living one person	$574	$1036
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1446	$2606
🏠 One person rent	$254	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$520	$863
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$354
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.9	$72.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$423	$1242
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	21	76
😀 Quality of life	22	78
🏙️ Population	4.23M	1.72M

The cost of living in Bamako is 45% less expensive than in Bucharest. Cities ranked 8054th and 5404th ($574 vs $1036) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Mali and Romania, respectively. Check Mali vs Romania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 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 8767th and 642nd 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	$2.89	$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.5	$47
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.51	$7.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$3.06
☕ Cappuccino	$1.96	$3.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$2.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$275	$545
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$171	$348
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$655	$948
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$383	$640
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.3	$99
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58	$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.8	$9.34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.75%	7.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1842	$2831
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$958	$1759
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.2	$18.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.56	$5.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.64	$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.42	$3.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.66	$9.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$6.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.49	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.27	$6.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.52	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.75	$6.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.87	$6.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.85	$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$3.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.4	$44.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.14	$8.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.5	$55
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.35	$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.6	$78.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62	$87.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$89.1	$532
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3185	$10286

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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

Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$900
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$852
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$786
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$668
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$757
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$663
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$795
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$727
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$759
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$772
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$631
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$644
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$955
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$793
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$688
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$684
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$751
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$755
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$751
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$721
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$744
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$589
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$831
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$624
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$931
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$961
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$1035
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$561
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$837
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$693
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$832
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$761
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$846
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$759
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$584
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$573
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$876
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$735
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$640
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$721