Bamako vs Fortaleza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bamako	Fortaleza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$583	$758
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1388	$1752
🏠 One person rent	$254	$328
🏘️ Family rent	$431	$471
🍽️ Food expenses	$205	$244
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.1	$92.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$134	$340
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	20	42
😀 Quality of life	23	61
🏙️ Population	4.23M	2.43M

The cost of living in Bamako is 23% less expensive than in Fortaleza. Cities ranked 7964th and 6833rd ($583 vs $758) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 25th 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 0.4 months in Fortaleza. Bamako ranked 1st best city to live in Mali vs Fortaleza ranked 16th in Brazil, while ranked 9005th and 5841st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bamako vs Fortaleza

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	Bamako	Fortaleza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.11	$5.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.3	$28.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.61	$6.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$1.96
☕ Cappuccino	$1.97	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$269	$344
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$171	$224
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$497	$430
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$307	$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.1	$64.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.6	$99.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.89%	11.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1744	$1344
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1038	$743
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.6	$31.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.76	$7.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.48	$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$7.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.85	$8.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.24	$7.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.53	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.76	$2.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.82	$4.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.85	$2.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.16	$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.5	$21.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.24	$6.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$45.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.22	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.2	$53.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63.8	$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$98.4	$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3658	$2167

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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 Fortaleza

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Caucaia	$713
112 km or 69 mi	Caninde	$637
120 km or 74 mi	Itapipoca	$510
125 km or 78 mi	Aracati	$639
148 km or 92 mi	Russas	$630
148 km or 92 mi	Quixada	$644
190 km or 118 mi	Sobral	$656
200 km or 124 mi	Acarau	$772
209 km or 130 mi	Mossoro	$538
273 km or 169 mi	Camocim	$690
288 km or 179 mi	Crateus	$613
300 km or 186 mi	Ico	$590
305 km or 189 mi	Iguatu	$591
342 km or 213 mi	Caico	$623
366 km or 227 mi	Piripiri	$617
372 km or 231 mi	Parnaiba	$662
392 km or 243 mi	Patos	$563
397 km or 247 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$576
402 km or 250 mi	Crato	$571
434 km or 269 mi	Natal	$583
487 km or 303 mi	Salgueiro	$562
487 km or 303 mi	Campina Grande	$566
495 km or 307 mi	Picos	$572
498 km or 309 mi	Teresina	$572
501 km or 312 mi	Timon	$554
536 km or 333 mi	Chapadinha	$618
546 km or 340 mi	Arcoverde	$580
550 km or 342 mi	Caxias	$568
554 km or 344 mi	Joao Pessoa	$726
578 km or 359 mi	Goiana	$575
580 km or 360 mi	Caruaru	$545
584 km or 363 mi	Carpina	$579
600 km or 373 mi	Codo	$596
602 km or 374 mi	Floriano	$566
617 km or 383 mi	Garanhuns	$631
618 km or 384 mi	Camaragibe	$559
619 km or 384 mi	Paulista	$416
622 km or 387 mi	Coroata	$624
623 km or 387 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$699
626 km or 389 mi	Olinda	$561