Bamako vs Gaborone - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bamako	Gaborone
🚶 Cost of living one person	$583	$668
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1388	$1648
🏠 One person rent	$254	$243
🏘️ Family rent	$431	$391
🍽️ Food expenses	$205	$297
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.1	$62.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$134	$382
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	20	39
😀 Quality of life	23	61
🏙️ Population	4.23M	236K

The cost of living in Bamako is 13% less expensive than in Gaborone. Cities ranked 7964th and 7301st ($583 vs $668) 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 0.2 months in Bamako compared to 0.6 months in Gaborone. Bamako ranked 1st best city to live in Mali vs Gaborone ranked 1st in Botswana, while ranked 9005th and 5842nd 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	$3.11	$9.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.3	$28.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.61	$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$1.97	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$269	$222
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$171	$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$497	$402
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$307	$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.1	$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.6	$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.89%	9.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1744	$1000
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1038	$994
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.6	$29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.76	$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.48	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$6.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$4.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.85	$5.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.24	$4.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.53	$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.76	$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.82	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.85	$5.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$0.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.16	$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.5	$30.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.24	$6.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.22	$4.46
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.2	$43.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63.8	$67.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$98.4	$138
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3658	$3401

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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 Gaborone

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Molepolole	$607
67 km or 42 mi	Lobatse	$637
67 km or 42 mi	Kanye	$637
136 km or 84 mi	Mmabatho	$833
174 km or 108 mi	Rustenburg	$940
196 km or 122 mi	Mahalapye	$577
215 km or 134 mi	Brits	$875
257 km or 160 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
258 km or 160 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
259 km or 161 mi	Pretoria	$975
264 km or 164 mi	Randburg	$890
265 km or 165 mi	Palapye	$514
266 km or 165 mi	Centurion	$892
266 km or 165 mi	Soweto	$984
266 km or 165 mi	Serowe	$536
269 km or 167 mi	Sandton	$984
275 km or 171 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
296 km or 184 mi	Benoni	$826
298 km or 185 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
302 km or 188 mi	Vereeniging	$706
310 km or 193 mi	Springs	$740
358 km or 222 mi	Kroonstad	$808
379 km or 235 mi	Welkom	$762
380 km or 236 mi	Middelburg	$830
407 km or 253 mi	Bethal	$838
421 km or 261 mi	Francistown	$587
468 km or 291 mi	Kimberley	$861
495 km or 308 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
514 km or 319 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
531 km or 330 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
540 km or 336 mi	Maseru	$650
559 km or 347 mi	Mbabane	$599
569 km or 354 mi	Bulawayo	$658
584 km or 363 mi	Manzini	$469
589 km or 366 mi	Mafeteng	$598
597 km or 371 mi	Vryheid	$827
628 km or 390 mi	Upington	$746
675 km or 419 mi	Matola	$908
685 km or 425 mi	Maputo	$915
705 km or 438 mi	Gweru	$587