Bamako vs Copenhagen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bamako	Copenhagen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$583	$2601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1388	$6038
🏠 One person rent	$254	$1451
🏘️ Family rent	$431	$2570
🍽️ Food expenses	$205	$729
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.1	$221
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$134	$4591
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	20	92
😀 Quality of life	23	98
🏙️ Population	4.23M	667K

The cost of living in Bamako is 78% less expensive than in Copenhagen. Cities ranked 7964th and 713th ($583 vs $2601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Mali and Denmark, respectively. Check Mali vs Denmark comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Bamako compared to 1.8 months in Copenhagen. Bamako ranked 1st best city to live in Mali vs Copenhagen ranked 1st in Denmark, while ranked 9005th and 10th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bamako vs Copenhagen

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	Bamako	Copenhagen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.11	$23.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.3	$109
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.61	$15.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$9.14
☕ Cappuccino	$1.97	$6.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$4.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$269	$1734
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$171	$1183
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$497	$3186
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$307	$2138
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.1	$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.6	$182
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$41.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.89%	3.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1744	$9559
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1038	$6448
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$3.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.6	$116
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.76	$29.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$2.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$2.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$4.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$3.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.48	$5.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.85	$18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$3.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$3.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$5.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$2.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.24	$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.53	$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.76	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.82	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.85	$4.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.16	$2.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.5	$52.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.24	$20.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$69.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.22	$37.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.2	$125
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63.8	$131
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$98.4	$614
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3658	$17654

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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 Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2617
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2379
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$2184
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1421
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1757
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$2086
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$2280
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1619
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1598
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$1977
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1485
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1591
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1485
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$2029
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1472
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1386
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1362
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1805
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1785
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1502
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$2088
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1523
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1444
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1770
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1668
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1481
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1675
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1515
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1529
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1869
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1482
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1563
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1675
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1861
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1460
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1662
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1421
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1467
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1658
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1678