Bamako vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bamako	Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$561	$2525
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1361	$5816
🏠 One person rent	$239	$1500
🏘️ Family rent	$403	$2602
🍽️ Food expenses	$203	$604
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.6	$252
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$167	$4312
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	20	90
😀 Quality of life	25	94
🏙️ Population	4.23M	1.51M

The cost of living in Bamako is 78% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 8310th and 863rd ($561 vs $2525) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Mali and Germany, respectively. Check Mali vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Bamako compared to 1.7 months in Munich. Bamako ranked 1st best city to live in Mali vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 8953rd and 44th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bamako vs Munich

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	Bamako	Munich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.06	$19.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.3	$79
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.65	$14.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$5.43
☕ Cappuccino	$1.99	$4.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$3.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$259	$1520
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$158	$1185
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$477	$2776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$280	$2116
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.3	$206
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.3	$313
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22	$41.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.73%	3.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1738	$13704
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$913	$9217
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$4.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.2	$73.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.79	$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$2.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.64	$2.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.48	$4.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.92	$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.75	$21.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$4.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.06	$7.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.15	$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.01	$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.85	$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.17	$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.2	$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.01	$16.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.8	$77.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.98	$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.3	$99.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.6	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$129	$871
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4776	$17274

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Cities near Bamako

Distance	City	Cost of living
52 km or 32 mi	Koulikoro	$493
116 km or 72 mi	Banamba	$494
147 km or 92 mi	Bougouni	$494
207 km or 129 mi	Segou	$495
237 km or 147 mi	Markala	$495
289 km or 180 mi	Kankan	$993
293 km or 182 mi	Sikasso	$501
435 km or 270 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$846
438 km or 272 mi	Korhogo	$1076
448 km or 278 mi	Nouna	$835
492 km or 305 mi	Dedougou	$836
510 km or 317 mi	Gueckedou	$998
512 km or 318 mi	Mamou	$1005
552 km or 343 mi	Nzerekore	$993
566 km or 352 mi	Yekepa	$487
593 km or 368 mi	Sanniquellie	$486
612 km or 381 mi	Koudougou	$830
613 km or 381 mi	Ouahigouya	$868
634 km or 394 mi	Kenema	$1219
640 km or 398 mi	Bouake	$1100
652 km or 405 mi	Forecariah	$984
663 km or 412 mi	Bo	$1231
664 km or 412 mi	Leo	$863
702 km or 436 mi	Ouagadougou	$988
713 km or 443 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1044
714 km or 444 mi	Boffa	$983
715 km or 444 mi	Conakry	$1050
726 km or 451 mi	Bafata	$831
728 km or 452 mi	Kakata	$487
736 km or 458 mi	Freetown	$1272
754 km or 469 mi	Kolda	$1119
759 km or 471 mi	Gagnoa	$1062
761 km or 473 mi	Manga	$896
769 km or 478 mi	Monrovia	$518
810 km or 504 mi	Divo	$1067
822 km or 511 mi	Abengourou	$1049
831 km or 516 mi	Bissau	$857
854 km or 530 mi	Agboville	$1043
856 km or 532 mi	Greenville	$487
858 km or 533 mi	Tamale	$666

Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$2002
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1940
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1976
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1960
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1925
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1910
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1890
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1748
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1841
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1770
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1753
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1858
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1790
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1835
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1292
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1816
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1789
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1938
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1828
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1731
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1668
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1834
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1788
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1660
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1726
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1808
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1610
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$2075
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1606
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1704
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1887
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1669
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1678
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1667
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1717
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1647
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1647
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1636
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$2003
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1714