Bamako vs Chisinau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bamako	Chisinau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$569	$892
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1444	$2204
🏠 One person rent	$251	$505
🏘️ Family rent	$523	$980
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$270
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.6	$36
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$412	$625
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	21	51
😀 Quality of life	22	57
🏙️ Population	4.23M	639K

The cost of living in Bamako is 36% less expensive than in Chisinau. Cities ranked 8028th and 6080th ($569 vs $892) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Mali and Moldova, respectively. Check Mali vs Moldova comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bamako compared to 0.7 months in Chisinau. Bamako ranked 1st best city to live in Mali vs Chisinau ranked 1st in Moldova, while ranked 8788th and 5665th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bamako vs Chisinau

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	Bamako	Chisinau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.93	$8.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.1	$32.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.56	$6.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$1.61
☕ Cappuccino	$1.92	$1.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$266	$520
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$168	$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$650	$1075
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$387	$744
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.3	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.9	$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.8	$9.95
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.62%	9.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1772	$1974
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1030	$1449
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.5	$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.54	$3.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.45	$2.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.75	$9.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.27	$4.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$8.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$0.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$0.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.37	$5.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.77	$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.98	$5.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.82	$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.2	$36.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$7.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.4	$18
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.21	$3.91
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.5	$61.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.5	$94.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$87.8	$356
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3104	$6466

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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 Chisinau

Distance	City	Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi	Dubasari	$780
42 km or 26 mi	Orhei	$829
51 km or 32 mi	Bender	$502
61 km or 38 mi	Tiraspol	$517
80 km or 50 mi	Comrat	$782
83 km or 52 mi	Ungheni	$1062
95 km or 59 mi	Vaslui	$825
98 km or 61 mi	Iasi	$840
109 km or 68 mi	Balti	$876
126 km or 79 mi	Barlad	$725
132 km or 82 mi	Cahul	$812
135 km or 84 mi	Soroca	$863
146 km or 91 mi	Roman	$637
154 km or 96 mi	Odesa	$555
155 km or 96 mi	Bacau	$650
184 km or 115 mi	Botosani	$727
187 km or 116 mi	Galati	$786
189 km or 117 mi	Piatra Neamt	$676
194 km or 121 mi	Focsani	$752
202 km or 125 mi	Tulcea	$837
205 km or 127 mi	Braila	$741
209 km or 130 mi	Suceava	$709
238 km or 148 mi	Mykolaiv	$400
250 km or 155 mi	Vinnytsia	$562
259 km or 161 mi	Buzau	$729
261 km or 162 mi	Chernivtsi	$533
267 km or 166 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$680
288 km or 179 mi	Kherson	$433
292 km or 181 mi	Brasov	$938
295 km or 183 mi	Slobozia	$722
302 km or 187 mi	Khmelnytskyi	$483
305 km or 189 mi	Kropyvnytskyi	$513
307 km or 191 mi	Mamaia	$929
315 km or 196 mi	Constanta	$1002
317 km or 197 mi	Ploiesti	$796
324 km or 201 mi	Bila Tserkva	$454
331 km or 206 mi	Targu Mures	$758
332 km or 206 mi	Bistrita	$663
334 km or 207 mi	Calarasi	$696
348 km or 216 mi	Voluntari	$867