Bamako vs Havana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bamako	Havana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$583	$918
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1388	$2272
🏠 One person rent	$254	$375
🏘️ Family rent	$431	$620
🍽️ Food expenses	$205	$346
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.1	$87.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$134	$488
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	20	47
😀 Quality of life	23	68
🏙️ Population	4.23M	2.49M

The cost of living in Bamako is 37% less expensive than in Havana. Cities ranked 7964th and 6118th ($583 vs $918) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 24th in Mali and Cuba, respectively. Check Mali vs Cuba comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Bamako compared to 0.5 months in Havana. Bamako ranked 1st best city to live in Mali vs Havana ranked 1st in Cuba, while ranked 9005th and 4455th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bamako vs Havana

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	Bamako	Havana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.11	$4.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.3	$27.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.61	$5.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$1.99
☕ Cappuccino	$1.97	$1.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$2.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$269	$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$171	$292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$497	$409
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$307	$537
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.1	$21.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.6	$33.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$74.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.89%	9.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1744	$398
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1038	$509
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.6	$24.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.76	$6.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$2.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.48	$4.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$5.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$5.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.85	$9.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$4.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$5.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.24	$8.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.53	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.76	$4.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.82	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.85	$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$2.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.16	$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.5	$37.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.24	$0.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$63.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.22	$35.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.2	$34.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63.8	$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$98.4	$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3658	$8426

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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 Havana

Distance	City	Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi	Guines	$1064
55 km or 34 mi	Artemisa	$1014
81 km or 50 mi	Matanzas	$1164
119 km or 74 mi	Cardenas	$1157
156 km or 97 mi	Colon	$1114
157 km or 97 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1057
169 km or 105 mi	Key West	$3002
226 km or 140 mi	Cienfuegos	$855
237 km or 147 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1146
260 km or 161 mi	Santa Clara	$1154
292 km or 181 mi	Placetas	$1097
322 km or 200 mi	Homestead	$3343
328 km or 204 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1221
337 km or 210 mi	Richmond West	$2905
340 km or 211 mi	Cutler Bay	$2885
345 km or 215 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2818
345 km or 215 mi	Kendall West	$2774
358 km or 222 mi	Sweetwater	$2649
359 km or 223 mi	Coral Gables	$2846
360 km or 224 mi	Doral	$2622
362 km or 225 mi	Bonita Springs	$2545
366 km or 227 mi	Miami	$3178
366 km or 228 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2543
368 km or 229 mi	Hialeah	$2471
371 km or 230 mi	Estero	$2548
371 km or 230 mi	Miami Lakes	$2588
373 km or 232 mi	Miami Beach	$2839
377 km or 234 mi	Miami Gardens	$2705
377 km or 234 mi	North Miami	$2726
379 km or 236 mi	Miramar	$2788
381 km or 237 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2977
381 km or 237 mi	North Miami Beach	$2773
385 km or 239 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2813
385 km or 239 mi	Cooper	$2795
386 km or 240 mi	Weston	$2598
387 km or 240 mi	Aventura	$2794
388 km or 241 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2845
389 km or 242 mi	Davie	$2741
389 km or 242 mi	Hollywood	$3076
391 km or 243 mi	Fort Myers	$2854