Bamako vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bamako	Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$569	$2201
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1444	$5311
🏠 One person rent	$251	$1313
🏘️ Family rent	$523	$2479
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$524
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.6	$211
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$412	$3560
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	21	90
😀 Quality of life	22	93
🏙️ Population	4.23M	1.51M

The cost of living in Bamako is 74% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 8028th and 1352nd ($569 vs $2201) 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 0.7 months in Bamako compared to 1.6 months in Munich. Bamako ranked 1st best city to live in Mali vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 8788th and 54th 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	$2.93	$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.1	$69.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.56	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$4.92
☕ Cappuccino	$1.92	$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$3.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$266	$1323
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$168	$1006
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$650	$2618
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$387	$2005
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.3	$205
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.9	$313
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.8	$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.62%	3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1772	$12224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1030	$8488
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$4.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.5	$59.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.54	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.45	$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.75	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.27	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.37	$6.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.77	$9.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.98	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.82	$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$1.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.2	$52.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.4	$73.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.21	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.5	$92.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.5	$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$87.8	$953
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3104	$14702

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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 Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$1789
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1746
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1772
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1755
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1730
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1727
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1711
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1631
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1679
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1611
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1568
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1700
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1613
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1644
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1164
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1638
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1637
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1728
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1644
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1569
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1541
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1645
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1465
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1537
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1508
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1698
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1517
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$1911
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1540
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1544
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1636
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1538
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1502
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1627
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1565
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1522
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1509
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1516
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$1672
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1560