Bamako vs Gaborone - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bamako	Gaborone
🚶 Cost of living one person	$569	$691
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1444	$1793
🏠 One person rent	$251	$268
🏘️ Family rent	$523	$520
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$287
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.6	$66
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$412	$373
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	21	39
😀 Quality of life	22	56
🏙️ Population	4.23M	236K

The cost of living in Bamako is 18% less expensive than in Gaborone. Cities ranked 8028th and 6941st ($569 vs $691) 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 0.5 months in Gaborone. Bamako ranked 1st best city to live in Mali vs Gaborone ranked 1st in Botswana, while ranked 8788th and 5825th 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	$2.93	$7.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.1	$29.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.56	$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$2.19
☕ Cappuccino	$1.92	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$266	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$168	$133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$650	$537
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$387	$341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.3	$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.9	$64.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.8	$75.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.62%	9.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1772	$1028
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1030	$949
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$0.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.5	$25.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.54	$21.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.45	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.75	$7.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.27	$4.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$5.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.37	$5.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.77	$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.98	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.82	$5.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$0.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.2	$34
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$6.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.4	$19
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.21	$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.5	$41.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.5	$76.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$87.8	$171
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3104	$4190

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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 Gaborone

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Molepolole	$628
67 km or 42 mi	Lobatse	$665
67 km or 42 mi	Kanye	$664
136 km or 84 mi	Mmabatho	$780
174 km or 108 mi	Rustenburg	$889
196 km or 122 mi	Mahalapye	$631
215 km or 134 mi	Brits	$820
257 km or 160 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
258 km or 160 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
259 km or 161 mi	Pretoria	$906
264 km or 164 mi	Randburg	$837
265 km or 165 mi	Palapye	$540
266 km or 165 mi	Centurion	$807
266 km or 165 mi	Soweto	$923
266 km or 165 mi	Serowe	$583
269 km or 167 mi	Sandton	$953
275 km or 171 mi	Johannesburg	$993
296 km or 184 mi	Benoni	$785
298 km or 185 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
302 km or 188 mi	Vereeniging	$672
310 km or 193 mi	Springs	$678
358 km or 222 mi	Kroonstad	$768
379 km or 235 mi	Welkom	$748
380 km or 236 mi	Middelburg	$795
407 km or 253 mi	Bethal	$784
421 km or 261 mi	Francistown	$624
468 km or 291 mi	Kimberley	$814
495 km or 308 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
514 km or 319 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
531 km or 330 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
540 km or 336 mi	Maseru	$621
559 km or 347 mi	Mbabane	$562
569 km or 354 mi	Bulawayo	$766
584 km or 363 mi	Manzini	$442
589 km or 366 mi	Mafeteng	$567
597 km or 371 mi	Vryheid	$763
628 km or 390 mi	Upington	$699
675 km or 419 mi	Matola	$964
685 km or 425 mi	Maputo	$1068
705 km or 438 mi	Gweru	$597