Bamako vs Cape Town - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Bamako	Cape Town
🚶 Cost of living one person	$518	$881
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1294	$2144
🏠 One person rent	$219	$484
🏘️ Family rent	$427	$966
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$259
🚐 Transport expenses	$55.8	$56.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$370	$1518
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	21	55
😀 Quality of life	24	60
🏙️ Population	2.01M	434K

The cost of living in Bamako is 41% less expensive than in Cape Town. Cities ranked 8384th and 6078th ($518 vs $881) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Mali and South Africa, respectively. Check Mali vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bamako compared to 1.7 months in Cape Town. Bamako ranked 1st best city to live in Mali vs Cape Town ranked 3rd in South Africa, while ranked 8836th and 5406th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bamako vs Cape Town

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	Bamako	Cape Town
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.85	$7.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.5	$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.29	$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$2.04
☕ Cappuccino	$1.77	$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$222	$536
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$139	$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$505	$1202
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$304	$749
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.6	$56.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56	$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.3	$39.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.53%	11.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1570	$1890
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$830	$1307
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13	$34.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.37	$7.17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.64	$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.45	$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$7.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$5.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.87	$6.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.51	$4.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$1.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.74	$2.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.35	$4.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.99	$2.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.6	$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.16	$5.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.1	$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.19	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.6	$42.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.1	$81.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$86.6	$172
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2953	$4013

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Cities near Bamako

Distance	City	Cost of living
52 km or 32 mi	Koulikoro	$471
116 km or 72 mi	Banamba	$471
147 km or 92 mi	Bougouni	$472
207 km or 129 mi	Segou	$470
237 km or 147 mi	Markala	$471
289 km or 180 mi	Kankan	$975
293 km or 182 mi	Sikasso	$479
435 km or 270 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$732
438 km or 272 mi	Korhogo	$976
448 km or 278 mi	Nouna	$680
492 km or 305 mi	Dedougou	$677
510 km or 317 mi	Gueckedou	$977
512 km or 318 mi	Mamou	$989
552 km or 343 mi	Nzerekore	$972
566 km or 352 mi	Yekepa	$469
593 km or 368 mi	Sanniquellie	$469
612 km or 381 mi	Koudougou	$664
613 km or 381 mi	Ouahigouya	$673
634 km or 394 mi	Kenema	$689
640 km or 398 mi	Bouake	$923
652 km or 405 mi	Forecariah	$971
663 km or 412 mi	Bo	$689
664 km or 412 mi	Leo	$675
702 km or 436 mi	Ouagadougou	$750
713 km or 443 mi	Yamoussoukro	$891
714 km or 444 mi	Boffa	$968
715 km or 444 mi	Conakry	$1024
726 km or 451 mi	Bafata	$778
728 km or 452 mi	Kakata	$470
736 km or 458 mi	Freetown	$751
754 km or 469 mi	Kolda	$1049
759 km or 471 mi	Gagnoa	$897
761 km or 473 mi	Manga	$678
769 km or 478 mi	Monrovia	$501
810 km or 504 mi	Divo	$888
822 km or 511 mi	Abengourou	$874
831 km or 516 mi	Bissau	$799
854 km or 530 mi	Agboville	$892
856 km or 532 mi	Greenville	$468
858 km or 533 mi	Tamale	$443

Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$773
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$632
371 km or 231 mi	George	$684
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$805
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$866
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$643
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$704
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$703
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$753
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$710
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$683
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$601
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$511
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$535
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$689
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$511
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$682
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$765
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$511
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$701
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$621
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$719
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$625
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$738
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$631
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$633
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$698
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$637
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$609
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$875
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$845
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$656
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$603
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$908
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$776
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$807
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$889
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$780
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$751
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$718