Bamako vs Dar es Salaam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bamako	Dar es Salaam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$569	$811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1444	$2062
🏠 One person rent	$251	$423
🏘️ Family rent	$523	$748
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$225
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.6	$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$412	$323
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	21	44
😀 Quality of life	22	41
🏙️ Population	4.23M	4.72M

The cost of living in Bamako is 30% less expensive than in Dar es Salaam. Cities ranked 8028th and 6399th ($569 vs $811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Mali and Tanzania, respectively. Check Mali vs Tanzania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bamako compared to 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam. Bamako ranked 1st best city to live in Mali vs Dar es Salaam ranked 1st in Tanzania, while ranked 8788th and 6871st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bamako vs Dar es Salaam

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	Bamako	Dar es Salaam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.93	$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.1	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.56	$7.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$1.92	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$266	$427
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$168	$325
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$650	$1029
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$387	$551
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.3	$44.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.9	$68.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.8	$33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.62%	19.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1772	$3163
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1030	$5427
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.5	$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.54	$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.45	$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.75	$9.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.27	$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$4.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.37	$6.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.77	$1.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.98	$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.82	$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$0.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.2	$77.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$4.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.4	$17.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.21	$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.5	$21.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.5	$39.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$87.8	$312
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3104	$19371

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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 Dar es Salaam

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Zanzibar	$552
71 km or 44 mi	Stone Town	$523
179 km or 111 mi	Morogoro	$486
194 km or 120 mi	Tanga	$545
309 km or 192 mi	Mombasa	$580
395 km or 246 mi	Dodoma	$502
409 km or 254 mi	Malindi	$498
441 km or 274 mi	Moshi	$561
478 km or 297 mi	Arusha	$638
629 km or 391 mi	Machakos	$408
671 km or 417 mi	Nairobi	$760
684 km or 425 mi	Mbeya	$461
684 km or 425 mi	Thika	$589
698 km or 434 mi	Moroni	$1105
700 km or 435 mi	Pemba	$1506
774 km or 481 mi	Mzuzu	$525
783 km or 486 mi	Meru	$541
808 km or 502 mi	Nakuru	$500
836 km or 520 mi	Domoni	$1100
843 km or 524 mi	Mzimba	$566
853 km or 530 mi	Mwanza	$625
864 km or 537 mi	Nacala	$1150
899 km or 559 mi	Kisumu	$522
925 km or 575 mi	Nampula	$872
927 km or 576 mi	Eldoret	$483
931 km or 578 mi	Mamoudzou	$1465
938 km or 583 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
955 km or 594 mi	Mumias	$490
959 km or 596 mi	Mangochi	$493
969 km or 602 mi	Kasama	$748
1000 km or 621 mi	Lilongwe	$587
1007 km or 626 mi	Tororo	$602
1026 km or 637 mi	Ntcheu	$492
1044 km or 648 mi	Mbale	$605
1047 km or 651 mi	Zomba	$457
1049 km or 652 mi	Jinja	$562
1067 km or 663 mi	Ruyigi	$648
1074 km or 667 mi	Entebbe	$558
1076 km or 668 mi	Rutana	$648
1084 km or 674 mi	Muyinga	$650