Bamako vs Curitiba - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bamako	Curitiba
🚶 Cost of living one person	$583	$817
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1388	$2009
🏠 One person rent	$254	$362
🏘️ Family rent	$431	$608
🍽️ Food expenses	$205	$253
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.1	$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$134	$488
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	20	60
😀 Quality of life	23	60
🏙️ Population	4.23M	1.77M

The cost of living in Bamako is 29% less expensive than in Curitiba. Cities ranked 7964th and 6602nd ($583 vs $817) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th in Mali and Brazil, respectively. Check Mali vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Bamako compared to 0.6 months in Curitiba. Bamako ranked 1st best city to live in Mali vs Curitiba ranked 18th in Brazil, while ranked 9005th and 5872nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bamako vs Curitiba

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	Bamako	Curitiba
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.11	$5.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.3	$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.61	$6.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$1.99
☕ Cappuccino	$1.97	$2.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$269	$367
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$171	$250
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$497	$644
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$307	$441
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.1	$70.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.6	$108
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$18.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.89%	11.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1744	$1916
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1038	$1300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.6	$47.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.76	$8.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.48	$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$8.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$4.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.85	$7.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$0.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.24	$8.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.53	$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.76	$2.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.82	$4.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.85	$4.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.16	$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.5	$23.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.24	$6.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$47.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.22	$9.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.2	$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63.8	$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$98.4	$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3658	$6739

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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 Curitiba

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Sao Jose dos Pinhais	$704
16 km or 10 mi	Colombo	$693
77 km or 48 mi	Paranagua	$627
97 km or 60 mi	Ponta Grossa	$570
103 km or 64 mi	Castro	$606
106 km or 66 mi	Joinville	$717
119 km or 74 mi	Jaragua do Sul	$659
139 km or 86 mi	Irati	$558
166 km or 103 mi	Itapeva	$647
167 km or 104 mi	Blumenau	$699
175 km or 109 mi	Itajai	$716
178 km or 111 mi	Registro	$679
183 km or 114 mi	Telemaco Borba	$633
185 km or 115 mi	Balneario Camboriu	$693
189 km or 117 mi	Brusque	$681
196 km or 122 mi	Itapema	$680
220 km or 136 mi	Guarapuava	$547
229 km or 143 mi	Cacador	$625
239 km or 148 mi	Itapetininga	$588
251 km or 156 mi	Florianopolis	$904
261 km or 162 mi	Peruibe	$662
262 km or 163 mi	Avare	$603
272 km or 169 mi	Tatui	$616
279 km or 173 mi	Ourinhos	$621
282 km or 175 mi	Sorocaba	$622
285 km or 177 mi	Lages	$666
286 km or 178 mi	Ibiuna	$666
295 km or 183 mi	Botucatu	$542
302 km or 188 mi	Sao Roque	$673
304 km or 189 mi	Londrina	$615
304 km or 189 mi	Apucarana	$589
306 km or 190 mi	Embu-Guacu	$678
310 km or 193 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$706
312 km or 194 mi	Arapongas	$576
313 km or 194 mi	Cotia	$780
313 km or 194 mi	Itu	$582
315 km or 196 mi	Embu das Artes	$704
316 km or 196 mi	Itapevi	$654
317 km or 197 mi	Rolandia	$554
318 km or 198 mi	Lencois Paulista	$605