Bamako vs Nouakchott - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bamako	Nouakchott
🚶 Cost of living one person	$583	$662
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1388	$1527
🏠 One person rent	$254	$296
🏘️ Family rent	$431	$459
🍽️ Food expenses	$205	$245
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.1	$52.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$134	$173
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	20	14
😀 Quality of life	23	44
🏙️ Population	4.23M	1.08M

The cost of living in Bamako is 12% less expensive than in Nouakchott. Cities ranked 7964th and 7342nd ($583 vs $662) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Mali and Mauritania, respectively. Check Mali vs Mauritania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Bamako compared to 0.3 months in Nouakchott. Bamako ranked 1st best city to live in Mali vs Nouakchott ranked 1st in Mauritania, while ranked 9005th and 7156th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bamako vs Nouakchott

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	Bamako	Nouakchott
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.11	$2.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.3	$24.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.61	$6.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$1.96
☕ Cappuccino	$1.97	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$269	$196
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$171	$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$497	$356
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$307	$238
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.1	$88.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.6	$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$60.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.89%	16.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1744	$3383
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1038	$1148
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.6	$21.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.76	$3.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.48	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$7.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$5.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.85	$7.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.24	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.53	$2.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.76	$2.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.82	$4.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.85	$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.16	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.5	$87.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.24	$4.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.22	$5.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.2	$20.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63.8	$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$98.4	$73.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3658	$6942

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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 Nouakchott

Distance	City	Cost of living
175 km or 109 mi	Rosso	$630
234 km or 145 mi	Saint-Louis	$1062
275 km or 171 mi	Louga	$1060
380 km or 236 mi	Thies	$1140
398 km or 248 mi	Rufisque	$1141
404 km or 251 mi	Dakar	$1221
421 km or 262 mi	Fatick	$1084
438 km or 272 mi	Kaolack	$1088
518 km or 322 mi	Banjul	$516
527 km or 327 mi	Lamin	$541
540 km or 335 mi	Brikama	$598
587 km or 365 mi	Kolda	$1044
612 km or 380 mi	Ziguinchor	$1031
672 km or 417 mi	Bafata	$872
693 km or 430 mi	Bissau	$895
877 km or 545 mi	Praia	$964
884 km or 549 mi	Assomada	$962
904 km or 562 mi	Boffa	$999
953 km or 592 mi	Mamou	$1021
965 km or 600 mi	Mindelo	$997
978 km or 608 mi	Forecariah	$999
984 km or 611 mi	Conakry	$1067
1041 km or 647 mi	Banamba	$506
1047 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$583
1048 km or 651 mi	Laayoune	$629
1071 km or 665 mi	Koulikoro	$506
1094 km or 680 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1455
1107 km or 688 mi	Freetown	$1347
1117 km or 694 mi	Kankan	$1007
1119 km or 695 mi	Las Palmas	$1484
1135 km or 705 mi	Tenerife	$1705
1145 km or 712 mi	La Orotava	$1633
1151 km or 715 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1702
1155 km or 718 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1567
1157 km or 719 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1539
1159 km or 720 mi	Segou	$506
1166 km or 725 mi	Markala	$508
1175 km or 730 mi	Bougouni	$508
1179 km or 732 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1278
1203 km or 748 mi	Corralejo	$1658