Bamako vs Gaborone - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Bamako	Gaborone
🚶 Cost of living one person	$518	$656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1294	$1745
🏠 One person rent	$219	$267
🏘️ Family rent	$427	$554
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$271
🚐 Transport expenses	$55.8	$57.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$370	$460
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	21	39
😀 Quality of life	24	55
🏙️ Population	2.01M	246K

The cost of living in Bamako is 21% less expensive than in Gaborone. Cities ranked 8384th and 7144th ($518 vs $656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Mali and Botswana, respectively. Check Mali vs Botswana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bamako compared to 0.7 months in Gaborone. Bamako ranked 1st best city to live in Mali vs Gaborone ranked 1st in Botswana, while ranked 8836th and 5959th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bamako vs Gaborone

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	Bamako	Gaborone
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.85	$4.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.5	$29.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.29	$7.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$1.77	$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$222	$197
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$139	$133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$505	$524
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$304	$392
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.6	$26.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56	$41.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.3	$93.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.53%	9.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1570	$1102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$830	$967
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$0.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13	$22
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.37	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.64	$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.45	$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$5.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.87	$4.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.51	$6.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$1.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.74	$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.35	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.99	$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$0.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$2.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.6	$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.16	$5.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.1	$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.19	$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.6	$39.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.1	$52.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$86.6	$175
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2953	$5329

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Cities near Bamako

Distance	City	Cost of living
52 km or 32 mi	Koulikoro	$471
116 km or 72 mi	Banamba	$471
147 km or 92 mi	Bougouni	$472
207 km or 129 mi	Segou	$470
237 km or 147 mi	Markala	$471
289 km or 180 mi	Kankan	$975
293 km or 182 mi	Sikasso	$479
435 km or 270 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$732
438 km or 272 mi	Korhogo	$976
448 km or 278 mi	Nouna	$680
492 km or 305 mi	Dedougou	$677
510 km or 317 mi	Gueckedou	$977
512 km or 318 mi	Mamou	$989
552 km or 343 mi	Nzerekore	$972
566 km or 352 mi	Yekepa	$469
593 km or 368 mi	Sanniquellie	$469
612 km or 381 mi	Koudougou	$664
613 km or 381 mi	Ouahigouya	$673
634 km or 394 mi	Kenema	$689
640 km or 398 mi	Bouake	$923
652 km or 405 mi	Forecariah	$971
663 km or 412 mi	Bo	$689
664 km or 412 mi	Leo	$675
702 km or 436 mi	Ouagadougou	$750
713 km or 443 mi	Yamoussoukro	$891
714 km or 444 mi	Boffa	$968
715 km or 444 mi	Conakry	$1024
726 km or 451 mi	Bafata	$778
728 km or 452 mi	Kakata	$470
736 km or 458 mi	Freetown	$751
754 km or 469 mi	Kolda	$1049
759 km or 471 mi	Gagnoa	$897
761 km or 473 mi	Manga	$678
769 km or 478 mi	Monrovia	$501
810 km or 504 mi	Divo	$888
822 km or 511 mi	Abengourou	$874
831 km or 516 mi	Bissau	$799
854 km or 530 mi	Agboville	$892
856 km or 532 mi	Greenville	$468
858 km or 533 mi	Tamale	$443

Cities near Gaborone

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Molepolole	$603
67 km or 42 mi	Lobatse	$631
67 km or 42 mi	Kanye	$633
136 km or 84 mi	Mmabatho	$719
174 km or 108 mi	Rustenburg	$845
196 km or 122 mi	Mahalapye	$605
215 km or 134 mi	Brits	$751
257 km or 160 mi	Klerksdorp	$621
258 km or 160 mi	Potchefstroom	$625
259 km or 161 mi	Pretoria	$783
264 km or 164 mi	Randburg	$776
265 km or 165 mi	Palapye	$511
266 km or 165 mi	Centurion	$755
266 km or 165 mi	Soweto	$875
266 km or 165 mi	Serowe	$554
269 km or 167 mi	Sandton	$889
275 km or 171 mi	Johannesburg	$908
296 km or 184 mi	Benoni	$741
298 km or 185 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$698
302 km or 188 mi	Vereeniging	$637
310 km or 193 mi	Springs	$631
358 km or 222 mi	Kroonstad	$701
379 km or 235 mi	Welkom	$682
380 km or 236 mi	Middelburg	$866
407 km or 253 mi	Bethal	$746
421 km or 261 mi	Francistown	$550
468 km or 291 mi	Kimberley	$753
495 km or 308 mi	Bloemfontein	$601
514 km or 319 mi	Butha-Buthe	$511
531 km or 330 mi	Teyateyaneng	$511
540 km or 336 mi	Maseru	$535
559 km or 347 mi	Mbabane	$558
569 km or 354 mi	Bulawayo	$777
584 km or 363 mi	Manzini	$447
589 km or 366 mi	Mafeteng	$511
597 km or 371 mi	Vryheid	$739
628 km or 390 mi	Upington	$643
675 km or 419 mi	Matola	$978
685 km or 425 mi	Maputo	$1084
705 km or 438 mi	Gweru	$722