Bamako vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bamako	Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$569	$711
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1444	$2049
🏠 One person rent	$251	$230
🏘️ Family rent	$523	$703
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$276
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.6	$67.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$412	$352
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	21	26
😀 Quality of life	22	12
🏙️ Population	4.23M	2.12M

The cost of living in Bamako is 20% less expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 8028th and 6832nd ($569 vs $711) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Mali and Somalia, respectively. Check Mali vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bamako compared to 0.5 months in Mogadishu. Bamako ranked 1st best city to live in Mali vs Mogadishu ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 8788th and 9139th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bamako vs Mogadishu

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	Bamako	Mogadishu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.93	$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.1	$51.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.56	$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$3.96
☕ Cappuccino	$1.92	$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$266	$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$168	$72.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$650	$1676
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$387	$217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.3	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.9	$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.8	$33.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.62%	8.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1772	$4805
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1030	$8866
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.5	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.54	$5.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.45	$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.75	$4.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.27	$4.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$5.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.37	$24.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.77	$1.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.98	$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.82	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.2	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.4	$12.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.21	$51.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.5	$18.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.5	$60
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$87.8	$73.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3104	$879

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Bamako

Distance	City	Cost of living
52 km or 32 mi	Koulikoro	$490
116 km or 72 mi	Banamba	$491
147 km or 92 mi	Bougouni	$489
207 km or 129 mi	Segou	$490
237 km or 147 mi	Markala	$489
289 km or 180 mi	Kankan	$1007
293 km or 182 mi	Sikasso	$499
435 km or 270 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$757
438 km or 272 mi	Korhogo	$916
448 km or 278 mi	Nouna	$733
492 km or 305 mi	Dedougou	$735
510 km or 317 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
512 km or 318 mi	Mamou	$1019
552 km or 343 mi	Nzerekore	$999
566 km or 352 mi	Yekepa	$487
593 km or 368 mi	Sanniquellie	$487
612 km or 381 mi	Koudougou	$743
613 km or 381 mi	Ouahigouya	$756
634 km or 394 mi	Kenema	$1272
640 km or 398 mi	Bouake	$937
652 km or 405 mi	Forecariah	$998
663 km or 412 mi	Bo	$1278
664 km or 412 mi	Leo	$753
702 km or 436 mi	Ouagadougou	$869
713 km or 443 mi	Yamoussoukro	$887
714 km or 444 mi	Boffa	$998
715 km or 444 mi	Conakry	$1061
726 km or 451 mi	Bafata	$804
728 km or 452 mi	Kakata	$487
736 km or 458 mi	Freetown	$1346
754 km or 469 mi	Kolda	$964
759 km or 471 mi	Gagnoa	$904
761 km or 473 mi	Manga	$774
769 km or 478 mi	Monrovia	$523
810 km or 504 mi	Divo	$906
822 km or 511 mi	Abengourou	$889
831 km or 516 mi	Bissau	$827
854 km or 530 mi	Agboville	$882
856 km or 532 mi	Greenville	$487
858 km or 533 mi	Tamale	$507

Cities near Mogadishu

Distance	City	Cost of living
223 km or 138 mi	Baidoa	$706
824 km or 512 mi	Malindi	$498
849 km or 527 mi	Hargeisa	$660
860 km or 534 mi	Jijiga	$764
883 km or 549 mi	Harar	$718
883 km or 549 mi	Meru	$541
909 km or 565 mi	Borama	$518
923 km or 573 mi	Dire Dawa	$756
925 km or 575 mi	Mombasa	$580
944 km or 586 mi	Awasa	$886
980 km or 609 mi	Thika	$589
981 km or 610 mi	Machakos	$408
1017 km or 632 mi	Nairobi	$760
1051 km or 653 mi	Tanga	$545
1054 km or 655 mi	Ali Sabieh	$542
1060 km or 659 mi	Dikhil	$542
1063 km or 661 mi	Nakuru	$500
1066 km or 663 mi	Addis Ababa	$1180
1072 km or 666 mi	Moshi	$561
1090 km or 677 mi	Djibouti City	$571
1127 km or 700 mi	Obock	$540
1131 km or 703 mi	Eldoret	$483
1131 km or 703 mi	Jimma	$654
1135 km or 705 mi	Arusha	$638
1139 km or 708 mi	Stone Town	$523
1139 km or 708 mi	Zanzibar	$552
1191 km or 740 mi	Dar es Salaam	$811
1191 km or 740 mi	Dessie	$838
1197 km or 744 mi	Aden	$503
1201 km or 747 mi	Kisumu	$522
1222 km or 759 mi	Mumias	$490
1246 km or 774 mi	Mbale	$605
1250 km or 777 mi	Tororo	$602
1291 km or 802 mi	Taiz	$507
1303 km or 810 mi	Morogoro	$486
1332 km or 828 mi	Ibb	$496
1346 km or 836 mi	Victoria	$1495
1361 km or 846 mi	Jinja	$562
1370 km or 851 mi	Zabid	$482
1377 km or 855 mi	Bahir Dar	$752