Bamako vs Djibouti City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bamako	Djibouti City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$569	$571
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1444	$1421
🏠 One person rent	$251	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$523	$452
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$219
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.6	$48.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$412	$424
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	21	8
😀 Quality of life	22	20
🏙️ Population	4.23M	604K

The cost of living in Bamako is 0.4% less expensive than in Djibouti City. Cities ranked 8028th and 8002nd ($569 vs $571) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Mali and Djibouti, respectively. Check Mali vs Djibouti comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bamako compared to 0.7 months in Djibouti City. Bamako ranked 1st best city to live in Mali vs Djibouti City ranked 1st in Djibouti, while ranked 8788th and 8841st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bamako vs Djibouti City

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	Bamako	Djibouti City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.93	$3.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.1	$21.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.56	$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$1.78
☕ Cappuccino	$1.92	$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$266	$238
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$168	$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$650	$500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$387	$331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.3	$40.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.9	$62.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.8	$25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.62%	11.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1772	$1448
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1030	$930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.5	$18.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.54	$7.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.45	$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.75	$7.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.27	$4.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$7.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.37	$7.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.77	$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.98	$4.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.82	$3.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.2	$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$4.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.4	$19.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.21	$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.5	$33.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.5	$66.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$87.8	$138
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3104	$4050

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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 Djibouti City

Distance	City	Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi	Obock	$540
68 km or 42 mi	Ali Sabieh	$542
101 km or 63 mi	Dikhil	$542
185 km or 115 mi	Borama	$518
240 km or 149 mi	Taiz	$507
245 km or 152 mi	Aden	$503
247 km or 153 mi	Hargeisa	$660
253 km or 157 mi	Jijiga	$764
264 km or 164 mi	Dire Dawa	$756
277 km or 172 mi	Harar	$718
286 km or 178 mi	Ibb	$496
290 km or 180 mi	Zabid	$482
356 km or 221 mi	Dhamar	$486
357 km or 222 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
387 km or 240 mi	Dessie	$838
418 km or 259 mi	Sayyan	$481
433 km or 269 mi	Sanaa	$546
451 km or 280 mi	Mekelle	$662
561 km or 348 mi	Addis Ababa	$1180
594 km or 369 mi	Mendefera	$487
598 km or 371 mi	Sa'dah	$482
600 km or 373 mi	Massawa	$486
618 km or 384 mi	Asmara	$520
627 km or 390 mi	Bahir Dar	$752
628 km or 390 mi	Gondar	$897
664 km or 413 mi	Najran	$937
689 km or 428 mi	Keren	$488
720 km or 448 mi	Awasa	$886
726 km or 451 mi	Mukalla	$484
740 km or 460 mi	Abha	$910
818 km or 509 mi	Jimma	$654
826 km or 513 mi	Bareq	$902
846 km or 526 mi	Kassala	$1006
884 km or 550 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
936 km or 582 mi	Bisha	$905
944 km or 587 mi	Baidoa	$706
958 km or 595 mi	Ad-Damazin	$836
1019 km or 633 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
1090 km or 677 mi	Mogadishu	$711
1095 km or 680 mi	Port Sudan	$1003