Bamako vs Nouakchott - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bamako	Nouakchott
🚶 Cost of living one person	$569	$675
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1444	$1652
🏠 One person rent	$251	$304
🏘️ Family rent	$523	$568
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$256
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.6	$46.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$412	$762
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	21	14
😀 Quality of life	22	47
🏙️ Population	4.23M	1.08M

The cost of living in Bamako is 16% less expensive than in Nouakchott. Cities ranked 8028th and 7033rd ($569 vs $675) 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 0.7 months in Bamako compared to 1.1 months in Nouakchott. Bamako ranked 1st best city to live in Mali vs Nouakchott ranked 1st in Mauritania, while ranked 8788th and 6451st 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	$2.93	$5.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.1	$25.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.56	$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$1.92	$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$266	$204
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$168	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$650	$603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$387	$313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.3	$88.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.9	$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.8	$59
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.62%	16.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1772	$3428
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1030	$1157
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.5	$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.54	$2.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.45	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.75	$8.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.27	$5.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$7.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.37	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$2.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.77	$2.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.98	$4.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.82	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.2	$87.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$4.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.4	$19.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.21	$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.5	$20.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.5	$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$87.8	$82
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3104	$6979

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Nouakchott

Distance	City	Cost of living
175 km or 109 mi	Rosso	$647
234 km or 145 mi	Saint-Louis	$960
275 km or 171 mi	Louga	$970
380 km or 236 mi	Thies	$1052
398 km or 248 mi	Rufisque	$1046
404 km or 251 mi	Dakar	$1114
421 km or 262 mi	Fatick	$998
438 km or 272 mi	Kaolack	$1000
518 km or 322 mi	Banjul	$477
527 km or 327 mi	Lamin	$507
540 km or 335 mi	Brikama	$552
587 km or 365 mi	Kolda	$964
612 km or 380 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
672 km or 417 mi	Bafata	$804
693 km or 430 mi	Bissau	$827
877 km or 545 mi	Praia	$840
884 km or 549 mi	Assomada	$838
904 km or 562 mi	Boffa	$998
953 km or 592 mi	Mamou	$1019
965 km or 600 mi	Mindelo	$865
978 km or 608 mi	Forecariah	$998
984 km or 611 mi	Conakry	$1061
1041 km or 647 mi	Banamba	$491
1047 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$569
1048 km or 651 mi	Laayoune	$559
1071 km or 665 mi	Koulikoro	$490
1094 km or 680 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1287
1107 km or 688 mi	Freetown	$1346
1117 km or 694 mi	Kankan	$1007
1119 km or 695 mi	Las Palmas	$1268
1135 km or 705 mi	Tenerife	$1612
1145 km or 712 mi	La Orotava	$1558
1151 km or 715 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1665
1155 km or 718 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1371
1157 km or 719 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1361
1159 km or 720 mi	Segou	$490
1166 km or 725 mi	Markala	$489
1175 km or 730 mi	Bougouni	$489
1179 km or 732 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1196
1203 km or 748 mi	Corralejo	$1500