Bamako vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bamako	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$574	$1079
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1446	$2553
🏠 One person rent	$254	$487
🏘️ Family rent	$520	$837
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.9	$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$423	$1695
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	21	72
😀 Quality of life	22	58
🏙️ Population	4.23M	4.43M

The cost of living in Bamako is 47% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 8054th and 5069th ($574 vs $1079) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Mali and South Africa, respectively. Check Mali vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bamako compared to 1.6 months in Johannesburg. Bamako ranked 1st best city to live in Mali vs Johannesburg ranked 2nd in South Africa, while ranked 8767th and 5446th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bamako vs Johannesburg

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	Bamako	Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.89	$9.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.5	$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.51	$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$2.31
☕ Cappuccino	$1.96	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$275	$405
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$171	$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$655	$781
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$383	$657
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.3	$72.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.8	$44.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.75%	11.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1842	$1096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$958	$753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$1.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.2	$81.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.56	$10.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.64	$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.42	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.66	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$5.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.49	$6.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.27	$6.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.52	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.75	$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.87	$6.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.85	$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.4	$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.14	$7.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.5	$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.35	$6.42
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.6	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62	$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$89.1	$241
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3185	$5865

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Cities near Bamako

Distance	City	Cost of living
52 km or 32 mi	Koulikoro	$497
116 km or 72 mi	Banamba	$495
147 km or 92 mi	Bougouni	$496
207 km or 129 mi	Segou	$498
237 km or 147 mi	Markala	$496
289 km or 180 mi	Kankan	$979
293 km or 182 mi	Sikasso	$503
435 km or 270 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$766
438 km or 272 mi	Korhogo	$1047
448 km or 278 mi	Nouna	$745
492 km or 305 mi	Dedougou	$742
510 km or 317 mi	Gueckedou	$983
512 km or 318 mi	Mamou	$994
552 km or 343 mi	Nzerekore	$971
566 km or 352 mi	Yekepa	$494
593 km or 368 mi	Sanniquellie	$495
612 km or 381 mi	Koudougou	$744
613 km or 381 mi	Ouahigouya	$753
634 km or 394 mi	Kenema	$1146
640 km or 398 mi	Bouake	$1071
652 km or 405 mi	Forecariah	$974
663 km or 412 mi	Bo	$1138
664 km or 412 mi	Leo	$751
702 km or 436 mi	Ouagadougou	$820
713 km or 443 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1021
714 km or 444 mi	Boffa	$972
715 km or 444 mi	Conakry	$1030
726 km or 451 mi	Bafata	$866
728 km or 452 mi	Kakata	$494
736 km or 458 mi	Freetown	$1213
754 km or 469 mi	Kolda	$1039
759 km or 471 mi	Gagnoa	$1035
761 km or 473 mi	Manga	$761
769 km or 478 mi	Monrovia	$528
810 km or 504 mi	Divo	$1034
822 km or 511 mi	Abengourou	$1015
831 km or 516 mi	Bissau	$889
854 km or 530 mi	Agboville	$1012
856 km or 532 mi	Greenville	$494
858 km or 533 mi	Tamale	$492

Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$997
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$874
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$971
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$822
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$696
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$838
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$909
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$717
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$848
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$943
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$819
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$841
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$788
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$774
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$809
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$692
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$718
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$690
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$623
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$791
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$654
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$459
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$627
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$663
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$581
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$554
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$859
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$1003
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$600
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1116
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$834
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$585
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$1045