Bamako vs Monrovia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bamako	Monrovia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$569	$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1444	$1293
🏠 One person rent	$251	$225
🏘️ Family rent	$523	$433
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.6	$47
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$412	$388
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	21	21
😀 Quality of life	22	27
🏙️ Population	4.23M	1.02M

The cost of living in Bamako is 9% more expensive than in Monrovia. Cities ranked 8028th and 8452nd ($569 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Mali and Liberia, respectively. Check Mali vs Liberia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bamako compared to 0.7 months in Monrovia. Bamako ranked 1st best city to live in Mali vs Monrovia ranked 1st in Liberia, while ranked 8788th and 8399th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bamako vs Monrovia

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	Bamako	Monrovia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.93	$3.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.1	$18.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.56	$4.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$1.81
☕ Cappuccino	$1.92	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$266	$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$168	$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$650	$497
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$387	$310
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.3	$37.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.9	$58.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.8	$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.62%	12.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1772	$1572
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1030	$937
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.5	$12.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.54	$5.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.45	$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.75	$6.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.27	$4.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$6.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.37	$7.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.77	$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.98	$3.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.82	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.2	$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$4.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.4	$12.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.21	$3.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.5	$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.5	$60.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$87.8	$81.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3104	$2771

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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 Monrovia

Distance	City	Cost of living
56 km or 35 mi	Kakata	$487
180 km or 112 mi	Kenema	$1272
210 km or 131 mi	Bo	$1278
243 km or 151 mi	Greenville	$487
260 km or 161 mi	Sanniquellie	$487
262 km or 163 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
272 km or 169 mi	Nzerekore	$999
288 km or 179 mi	Yekepa	$487
361 km or 224 mi	Freetown	$1346
459 km or 285 mi	Forecariah	$998
474 km or 295 mi	Mamou	$1019
479 km or 297 mi	Conakry	$1061
482 km or 300 mi	Kankan	$1007
539 km or 335 mi	Gagnoa	$904
557 km or 346 mi	Boffa	$998
605 km or 376 mi	Divo	$906
613 km or 381 mi	Yamoussoukro	$887
655 km or 407 mi	Bouake	$937
669 km or 416 mi	Korhogo	$916
675 km or 419 mi	Bougouni	$489
719 km or 447 mi	Dabou	$882
730 km or 453 mi	Agboville	$882
758 km or 471 mi	Abidjan	$1022
769 km or 478 mi	Bamako	$569
777 km or 483 mi	Bafata	$804
792 km or 492 mi	Grand-Bassam	$881
793 km or 493 mi	Sikasso	$499
809 km or 503 mi	Abengourou	$889
811 km or 504 mi	Bissau	$827
811 km or 504 mi	Koulikoro	$490
861 km or 535 mi	Kolda	$964
885 km or 550 mi	Banamba	$491
898 km or 558 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$757
919 km or 571 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
936 km or 582 mi	Segou	$490
969 km or 602 mi	Markala	$489
1004 km or 624 mi	Brikama	$552
1008 km or 627 mi	Obuasi	$551
1012 km or 629 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$577
1014 km or 630 mi	Lamin	$507