Bamako vs Havana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bamako	Havana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$561	$1073
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1361	$2571
🏠 One person rent	$239	$472
🏘️ Family rent	$403	$777
🍽️ Food expenses	$203	$378
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.6	$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$167	$553
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	20	46
😀 Quality of life	25	54
🏙️ Population	4.23M	2.49M

The cost of living in Bamako is 48% less expensive than in Havana. Cities ranked 8310th and 5103rd ($561 vs $1073) 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 0.3 months in Bamako compared to 0.5 months in Havana. Bamako ranked 1st best city to live in Mali vs Havana ranked 4th in Cuba, while ranked 8953rd and 6382nd 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	$3.06	$4.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.3	$33.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.65	$5.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$1.9
☕ Cappuccino	$1.99	$1.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$259	$297
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$158	$385
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$477	$537
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$280	$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.3	$28.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.3	$43.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22	$76.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.73%	9.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1738	$332
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$913	$398
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.2	$33.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.79	$8.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$3.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.64	$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.48	$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.92	$5.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$7.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.75	$8.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$6.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$3.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$2.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$3.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$5.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.06	$6.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.15	$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.01	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.85	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.17	$3.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.2	$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.01	$1.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.8	$63.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.98	$35.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.3	$45.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.6	$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$129	$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4776	$7234

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Cities near Bamako

Distance	City	Cost of living
52 km or 32 mi	Koulikoro	$493
116 km or 72 mi	Banamba	$494
147 km or 92 mi	Bougouni	$494
207 km or 129 mi	Segou	$495
237 km or 147 mi	Markala	$495
289 km or 180 mi	Kankan	$993
293 km or 182 mi	Sikasso	$501
435 km or 270 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$846
438 km or 272 mi	Korhogo	$1076
448 km or 278 mi	Nouna	$835
492 km or 305 mi	Dedougou	$836
510 km or 317 mi	Gueckedou	$998
512 km or 318 mi	Mamou	$1005
552 km or 343 mi	Nzerekore	$993
566 km or 352 mi	Yekepa	$487
593 km or 368 mi	Sanniquellie	$486
612 km or 381 mi	Koudougou	$830
613 km or 381 mi	Ouahigouya	$868
634 km or 394 mi	Kenema	$1219
640 km or 398 mi	Bouake	$1100
652 km or 405 mi	Forecariah	$984
663 km or 412 mi	Bo	$1231
664 km or 412 mi	Leo	$863
702 km or 436 mi	Ouagadougou	$988
713 km or 443 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1044
714 km or 444 mi	Boffa	$983
715 km or 444 mi	Conakry	$1050
726 km or 451 mi	Bafata	$831
728 km or 452 mi	Kakata	$487
736 km or 458 mi	Freetown	$1272
754 km or 469 mi	Kolda	$1119
759 km or 471 mi	Gagnoa	$1062
761 km or 473 mi	Manga	$896
769 km or 478 mi	Monrovia	$518
810 km or 504 mi	Divo	$1067
822 km or 511 mi	Abengourou	$1049
831 km or 516 mi	Bissau	$857
854 km or 530 mi	Agboville	$1043
856 km or 532 mi	Greenville	$487
858 km or 533 mi	Tamale	$666

Cities near Havana

Distance	City	Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi	Guines	$1213
55 km or 34 mi	Artemisa	$1168
81 km or 50 mi	Matanzas	$1163
119 km or 74 mi	Cardenas	$1196
156 km or 97 mi	Colon	$1160
157 km or 97 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1212
169 km or 105 mi	Key West	$2957
226 km or 140 mi	Cienfuegos	$886
237 km or 147 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1165
260 km or 161 mi	Santa Clara	$1158
292 km or 181 mi	Placetas	$1090
322 km or 200 mi	Homestead	$3151
328 km or 204 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1232
337 km or 210 mi	Richmond West	$2843
340 km or 211 mi	Cutler Bay	$2859
345 km or 215 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2805
345 km or 215 mi	Kendall West	$2747
358 km or 222 mi	Sweetwater	$2668
359 km or 223 mi	Coral Gables	$2854
360 km or 224 mi	Doral	$2636
362 km or 225 mi	Bonita Springs	$2483
366 km or 227 mi	Miami	$3216
366 km or 228 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2556
368 km or 229 mi	Hialeah	$2487
371 km or 230 mi	Estero	$2471
371 km or 230 mi	Miami Lakes	$2602
373 km or 232 mi	Miami Beach	$2840
377 km or 234 mi	Miami Gardens	$2705
377 km or 234 mi	North Miami	$2747
379 km or 236 mi	Miramar	$2808
381 km or 237 mi	Pembroke Pines	$3046
381 km or 237 mi	North Miami Beach	$2762
385 km or 239 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2842
385 km or 239 mi	Cooper	$2756
386 km or 240 mi	Weston	$2589
387 km or 240 mi	Aventura	$2802
388 km or 241 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2792
389 km or 242 mi	Davie	$2721
389 km or 242 mi	Hollywood	$2958
391 km or 243 mi	Fort Myers	$2607