Bamako vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bamako	Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person	$583	$650
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1388	$1500
🏠 One person rent	$254	$236
🏘️ Family rent	$431	$364
🍽️ Food expenses	$205	$310
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.1	$42.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$134	$751
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	20	15
😀 Quality of life	23	24
🏙️ Population	4.23M	344K

The cost of living in Bamako is 10% less expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 7964th and 7431st ($583 vs $650) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Mali and Lesotho, respectively. Check Mali vs Lesotho comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Bamako compared to 1.2 months in Maseru. Bamako ranked 1st best city to live in Mali vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 9005th and 8994th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bamako vs Maseru

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	Bamako	Maseru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.11	$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.3	$28.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.61	$8.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$1.68
☕ Cappuccino	$1.97	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$1.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$269	$131
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$171	$66.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$497	$230
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$307	$117
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.1	$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.6	$192
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$32.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.89%	8.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1744	$365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1038	$502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.6	$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.76	$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.48	$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$7.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.85	$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.24	$6.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.53	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.76	$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.82	$3.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.85	$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.16	$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.5	$22.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.24	$4.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$15.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.22	$2.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.2	$43.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63.8	$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$98.4	$50
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3658	$1130

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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 Maseru

Distance	City	Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
61 km or 38 mi	Mafeteng	$598
94 km or 58 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
125 km or 78 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
165 km or 103 mi	Welkom	$762
187 km or 116 mi	Kroonstad	$808
272 km or 169 mi	Kimberley	$861
280 km or 174 mi	Mthatha	$901
283 km or 176 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
286 km or 178 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
291 km or 181 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
292 km or 182 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
294 km or 182 mi	Komani	$988
296 km or 184 mi	Vereeniging	$706
341 km or 212 mi	Soweto	$984
348 km or 216 mi	Durban	$892
350 km or 217 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
353 km or 219 mi	Springs	$740
357 km or 222 mi	Benoni	$826
361 km or 224 mi	Sandton	$984
361 km or 225 mi	Randburg	$890
366 km or 227 mi	Vryheid	$827
372 km or 231 mi	Bethal	$838
390 km or 242 mi	Centurion	$892
394 km or 245 mi	Bhisho	$1304
402 km or 250 mi	Pretoria	$975
406 km or 252 mi	Rustenburg	$940
410 km or 255 mi	East London	$784
412 km or 256 mi	Brits	$875
426 km or 264 mi	Mmabatho	$833
440 km or 274 mi	Middelburg	$830
453 km or 281 mi	Makhanda	$814
489 km or 304 mi	Lobatse	$637
491 km or 305 mi	Mbabane	$599
495 km or 307 mi	Manzini	$469
525 km or 326 mi	Kanye	$637
532 km or 330 mi	Uitenhage	$946
540 km or 336 mi	Gaborone	$668
547 km or 340 mi	Port Elizabeth	$1005
580 km or 360 mi	Molepolole	$607