Bamako vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bamako	Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$583	$2463
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1388	$5699
🏠 One person rent	$254	$1467
🏘️ Family rent	$431	$2572
🍽️ Food expenses	$205	$593
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.1	$237
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$134	$3954
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	20	90
😀 Quality of life	23	94
🏙️ Population	4.23M	1.51M

The cost of living in Bamako is 76% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 7964th and 920th ($583 vs $2463) 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 0.2 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 9005th and 61st 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	$3.11	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.3	$80.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.61	$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$5.48
☕ Cappuccino	$1.97	$4.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$4.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$269	$1546
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$171	$1155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$497	$2816
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$307	$2089
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.1	$191
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.6	$294
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$43.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.89%	4.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1744	$13232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1038	$9526
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$4.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.6	$67.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.76	$27.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$3.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.48	$4.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.85	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$4.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$2.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.24	$8.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.53	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.76	$9.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.82	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.85	$3.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.16	$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.5	$53.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.24	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$80.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.22	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.2	$102
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63.8	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$98.4	$954
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3658	$14492

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Cities near Bamako

Distance	City	Cost of living
52 km or 32 mi	Koulikoro	$506
116 km or 72 mi	Banamba	$506
147 km or 92 mi	Bougouni	$508
207 km or 129 mi	Segou	$506
237 km or 147 mi	Markala	$508
289 km or 180 mi	Kankan	$1007
293 km or 182 mi	Sikasso	$514
435 km or 270 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$831
438 km or 272 mi	Korhogo	$1099
448 km or 278 mi	Nouna	$821
492 km or 305 mi	Dedougou	$822
510 km or 317 mi	Gueckedou	$1010
512 km or 318 mi	Mamou	$1021
552 km or 343 mi	Nzerekore	$1003
566 km or 352 mi	Yekepa	$503
593 km or 368 mi	Sanniquellie	$503
612 km or 381 mi	Koudougou	$820
613 km or 381 mi	Ouahigouya	$851
634 km or 394 mi	Kenema	$1281
640 km or 398 mi	Bouake	$1123
652 km or 405 mi	Forecariah	$999
663 km or 412 mi	Bo	$1283
664 km or 412 mi	Leo	$846
702 km or 436 mi	Ouagadougou	$961
713 km or 443 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1056
714 km or 444 mi	Boffa	$999
715 km or 444 mi	Conakry	$1067
726 km or 451 mi	Bafata	$872
728 km or 452 mi	Kakata	$502
736 km or 458 mi	Freetown	$1347
754 km or 469 mi	Kolda	$1044
759 km or 471 mi	Gagnoa	$1082
761 km or 473 mi	Manga	$877
769 km or 478 mi	Monrovia	$536
810 km or 504 mi	Divo	$1083
822 km or 511 mi	Abengourou	$1066
831 km or 516 mi	Bissau	$895
854 km or 530 mi	Agboville	$1057
856 km or 532 mi	Greenville	$502
858 km or 533 mi	Tamale	$576

Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$1966
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1924
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1956
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1934
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1905
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1901
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1876
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1731
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1842
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1757
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1725
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1854
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1784
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1841
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1298
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1826
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1790
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1954
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1848
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1745
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1664
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1851
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1659
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1655
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1671
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1807
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1597
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$2083
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1585
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1697
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1917
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1675
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1706
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1720
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1725
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1654
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1657
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1654
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$1904
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1730