Bamako vs Mbabane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Bamako	Mbabane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$518	$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1294	$1413
🏠 One person rent	$219	$254
🏘️ Family rent	$427	$487
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$189
🚐 Transport expenses	$55.8	$52.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$370	$681
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	21	16
😀 Quality of life	24	42
🏙️ Population	2.01M	94.9K

The cost of living in Bamako is 7% less expensive than in Mbabane. Cities ranked 8384th and 8054th ($518 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Mali and Eswatini, respectively. Check Mali vs Eswatini comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bamako compared to 1.2 months in Mbabane. Bamako ranked 1st best city to live in Mali vs Mbabane ranked 1st in Eswatini, while ranked 8836th and 6934th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bamako vs Mbabane

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	Bamako	Mbabane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.85	$2.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.5	$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.29	$2.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$1.69
☕ Cappuccino	$1.77	$1.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$222	$189
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$139	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$505	$467
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$304	$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.6	$43.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56	$67.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.3	$51.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.53%	9.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1570	$311
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$830	$235
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13	$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.37	$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.64	$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.45	$1.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$8.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$3.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.87	$4.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$0.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.51	$5.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.74	$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.35	$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.99	$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.6	$26.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.16	$3.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.1	$21.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.19	$4.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.6	$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.1	$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$86.6	$116
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2953	$4606

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Cities near Bamako

Distance	City	Cost of living
52 km or 32 mi	Koulikoro	$471
116 km or 72 mi	Banamba	$471
147 km or 92 mi	Bougouni	$472
207 km or 129 mi	Segou	$470
237 km or 147 mi	Markala	$471
289 km or 180 mi	Kankan	$975
293 km or 182 mi	Sikasso	$479
435 km or 270 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$732
438 km or 272 mi	Korhogo	$976
448 km or 278 mi	Nouna	$680
492 km or 305 mi	Dedougou	$677
510 km or 317 mi	Gueckedou	$977
512 km or 318 mi	Mamou	$989
552 km or 343 mi	Nzerekore	$972
566 km or 352 mi	Yekepa	$469
593 km or 368 mi	Sanniquellie	$469
612 km or 381 mi	Koudougou	$664
613 km or 381 mi	Ouahigouya	$673
634 km or 394 mi	Kenema	$689
640 km or 398 mi	Bouake	$923
652 km or 405 mi	Forecariah	$971
663 km or 412 mi	Bo	$689
664 km or 412 mi	Leo	$675
702 km or 436 mi	Ouagadougou	$750
713 km or 443 mi	Yamoussoukro	$891
714 km or 444 mi	Boffa	$968
715 km or 444 mi	Conakry	$1024
726 km or 451 mi	Bafata	$778
728 km or 452 mi	Kakata	$470
736 km or 458 mi	Freetown	$751
754 km or 469 mi	Kolda	$1049
759 km or 471 mi	Gagnoa	$897
761 km or 473 mi	Manga	$678
769 km or 478 mi	Monrovia	$501
810 km or 504 mi	Divo	$888
822 km or 511 mi	Abengourou	$874
831 km or 516 mi	Bissau	$799
854 km or 530 mi	Agboville	$892
856 km or 532 mi	Greenville	$468
858 km or 533 mi	Tamale	$443

Cities near Mbabane

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Manzini	$447
136 km or 85 mi	Matola	$978
148 km or 92 mi	Maputo	$1084
165 km or 103 mi	Vryheid	$739
171 km or 106 mi	Bethal	$746
179 km or 111 mi	Middelburg	$866
271 km or 168 mi	Springs	$631
284 km or 176 mi	Benoni	$741
287 km or 178 mi	Xai-Xai	$952
301 km or 187 mi	Centurion	$755
304 km or 189 mi	Pretoria	$783
311 km or 193 mi	Sandton	$889
311 km or 193 mi	Johannesburg	$908
316 km or 196 mi	Randburg	$776
324 km or 201 mi	Vereeniging	$637
329 km or 204 mi	Soweto	$875
334 km or 207 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$698
348 km or 216 mi	Brits	$751
370 km or 230 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$609
394 km or 245 mi	Durban	$780
398 km or 247 mi	Butha-Buthe	$511
399 km or 248 mi	Rustenburg	$845
406 km or 252 mi	Potchefstroom	$625
416 km or 259 mi	Kroonstad	$701
451 km or 280 mi	Klerksdorp	$621
461 km or 287 mi	Teyateyaneng	$511
477 km or 296 mi	Welkom	$682
491 km or 305 mi	Maseru	$535
546 km or 339 mi	Mafeteng	$511
555 km or 345 mi	Mmabatho	$719
559 km or 347 mi	Gaborone	$656
564 km or 350 mi	Lobatse	$631
566 km or 352 mi	Mahalapye	$605
576 km or 358 mi	Bloemfontein	$601
585 km or 363 mi	Palapye	$511
601 km or 374 mi	Kanye	$633
608 km or 378 mi	Molepolole	$603
628 km or 390 mi	Serowe	$554
628 km or 390 mi	Mthatha	$689
682 km or 424 mi	Francistown	$550