Bamako vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bamako	Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person	$583	$681
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1392	$1559
🏠 One person rent	$251	$260
🏘️ Family rent	$416	$402
🍽️ Food expenses	$207	$312
🚐 Transport expenses	$71.4	$44.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$124	$636
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	20	15
😀 Quality of life	24	27
🏙️ Population	4.23M	344K

The cost of living in Bamako is 14% less expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 8116th and 7352nd ($583 vs $681) 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 0.9 months in Maseru. Bamako ranked 1st best city to live in Mali vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 9030th and 8913th 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	$3.21	$9.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.4	$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.71	$8.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$1.6
☕ Cappuccino	$1.98	$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.51	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$270	$144
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$165	$73.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$479	$263
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$292	$134
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.7	$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62	$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.4	$36.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.81%	8.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1759	$399
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$927	$538
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.2	$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.27	$6.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.51	$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.07	$7.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$6.38
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$2.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.45	$6.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.52	$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.8	$5.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.93	$3.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.87	$2.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.51	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.22	$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.9	$24
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.19	$4.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.9	$16
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.68	$2.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.4	$44.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.4	$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$113	$55
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4188	$1246

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Cities near Bamako

Distance	City	Cost of living
52 km or 32 mi	Koulikoro	$508
116 km or 72 mi	Banamba	$507
147 km or 92 mi	Bougouni	$507
207 km or 129 mi	Segou	$508
237 km or 147 mi	Markala	$508
289 km or 180 mi	Kankan	$1001
293 km or 182 mi	Sikasso	$515
435 km or 270 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$842
438 km or 272 mi	Korhogo	$1097
448 km or 278 mi	Nouna	$837
492 km or 305 mi	Dedougou	$840
510 km or 317 mi	Gueckedou	$1004
512 km or 318 mi	Mamou	$1016
552 km or 343 mi	Nzerekore	$999
566 km or 352 mi	Yekepa	$502
593 km or 368 mi	Sanniquellie	$501
612 km or 381 mi	Koudougou	$836
613 km or 381 mi	Ouahigouya	$867
634 km or 394 mi	Kenema	$1257
640 km or 398 mi	Bouake	$1124
652 km or 405 mi	Forecariah	$993
663 km or 412 mi	Bo	$1257
664 km or 412 mi	Leo	$862
702 km or 436 mi	Ouagadougou	$983
713 km or 443 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1060
714 km or 444 mi	Boffa	$990
715 km or 444 mi	Conakry	$1058
726 km or 451 mi	Bafata	$852
728 km or 452 mi	Kakata	$503
736 km or 458 mi	Freetown	$1323
754 km or 469 mi	Kolda	$1127
759 km or 471 mi	Gagnoa	$1079
761 km or 473 mi	Manga	$894
769 km or 478 mi	Monrovia	$535
810 km or 504 mi	Divo	$1092
822 km or 511 mi	Abengourou	$1075
831 km or 516 mi	Bissau	$878
854 km or 530 mi	Agboville	$1066
856 km or 532 mi	Greenville	$502
858 km or 533 mi	Tamale	$612

Cities near Maseru

Distance	City	Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi	Teyateyaneng	$573
61 km or 38 mi	Mafeteng	$630
94 km or 58 mi	Butha-Buthe	$604
125 km or 78 mi	Bloemfontein	$763
165 km or 103 mi	Welkom	$826
187 km or 116 mi	Kroonstad	$875
272 km or 169 mi	Kimberley	$927
280 km or 174 mi	Mthatha	$952
283 km or 176 mi	Klerksdorp	$826
286 km or 178 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$716
291 km or 181 mi	Potchefstroom	$791
292 km or 182 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$865
294 km or 182 mi	Komani	$1050
296 km or 184 mi	Vereeniging	$765
341 km or 212 mi	Soweto	$1057
348 km or 216 mi	Durban	$948
350 km or 217 mi	Johannesburg	$1171
353 km or 219 mi	Springs	$792
357 km or 222 mi	Benoni	$892
361 km or 224 mi	Sandton	$1089
361 km or 225 mi	Randburg	$958
366 km or 227 mi	Vryheid	$912
372 km or 231 mi	Bethal	$910
390 km or 242 mi	Centurion	$967
394 km or 245 mi	Bhisho	$1419
402 km or 250 mi	Pretoria	$1049
406 km or 252 mi	Rustenburg	$1017
410 km or 255 mi	East London	$795
412 km or 256 mi	Brits	$950
426 km or 264 mi	Mmabatho	$901
440 km or 274 mi	Middelburg	$899
453 km or 281 mi	Makhanda	$874
489 km or 304 mi	Lobatse	$697
491 km or 305 mi	Mbabane	$652
495 km or 307 mi	Manzini	$511
525 km or 326 mi	Kanye	$694
532 km or 330 mi	Uitenhage	$980
540 km or 336 mi	Gaborone	$731
547 km or 340 mi	Port Elizabeth	$1036
580 km or 360 mi	Molepolole	$662