Bamako vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bamako	Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$583	$915
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1388	$2130
🏠 One person rent	$254	$428
🏘️ Family rent	$431	$677
🍽️ Food expenses	$205	$312
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.1	$88.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$134	$111
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	20	29
😀 Quality of life	23	42
🏙️ Population	4.23M	1.13M

The cost of living in Bamako is 36% less expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 7964th and 6137th ($583 vs $915) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Mali and Mozambique, respectively. Check Mali vs Mozambique comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Bamako compared to 0.1 months in Maputo. Bamako ranked 1st best city to live in Mali vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 9005th and 7527th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bamako vs Maputo

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	Bamako	Maputo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.11	$9.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.3	$51.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.61	$7.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$1.42
☕ Cappuccino	$1.97	$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$269	$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$171	$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$497	$737
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$307	$448
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.1	$51.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.6	$80.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$90.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.89%	24.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1744	$4181
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1038	$2063
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.6	$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.76	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.48	$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$5.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.85	$5.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.24	$9.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.53	$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.76	$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.82	$4.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.85	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.16	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.5	$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.24	$7.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.22	$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.2	$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63.8	$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$98.4	$144
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3658	$5749

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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 Maputo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi	Matola	$908
136 km or 85 mi	Manzini	$469
144 km or 90 mi	Xai-Xai	$915
148 km or 92 mi	Mbabane	$599
272 km or 169 mi	Vryheid	$827
310 km or 193 mi	Middelburg	$830
318 km or 197 mi	Bethal	$838
415 km or 258 mi	Springs	$740
426 km or 265 mi	Benoni	$826
439 km or 273 mi	Centurion	$892
440 km or 273 mi	Pretoria	$975
453 km or 281 mi	Sandton	$984
454 km or 282 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
457 km or 284 mi	Randburg	$890
460 km or 286 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
464 km or 288 mi	Durban	$892
471 km or 292 mi	Vereeniging	$706
472 km or 293 mi	Soweto	$984
480 km or 299 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
483 km or 300 mi	Brits	$875
534 km or 332 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
536 km or 333 mi	Rustenburg	$940
553 km or 343 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
564 km or 351 mi	Kroonstad	$808
598 km or 371 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
598 km or 372 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
624 km or 388 mi	Welkom	$762
628 km or 390 mi	Maseru	$650
661 km or 411 mi	Mahalapye	$577
667 km or 414 mi	Palapye	$514
674 km or 419 mi	Masvingo	$873
680 km or 422 mi	Mafeteng	$598
685 km or 425 mi	Gaborone	$668
695 km or 432 mi	Mmabatho	$833
697 km or 433 mi	Lobatse	$637
712 km or 443 mi	Serowe	$536
715 km or 444 mi	Beira	$996
720 km or 447 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
730 km or 453 mi	Mthatha	$901
732 km or 455 mi	Molepolole	$607