Bamako vs Ouagadougou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bamako	Ouagadougou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$574	$820
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1446	$2067
🏠 One person rent	$254	$381
🏘️ Family rent	$520	$662
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$296
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.9	$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$423	$592
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	21	21
😀 Quality of life	22	22
🏙️ Population	4.23M	2.45M

The cost of living in Bamako is 30% less expensive than in Ouagadougou. Cities ranked 8054th and 6363rd ($574 vs $820) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Mali and Burkina Faso, respectively. Check Mali vs Burkina Faso comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bamako compared to 0.7 months in Ouagadougou. Bamako ranked 1st best city to live in Mali vs Ouagadougou ranked 1st in Burkina Faso, while ranked 8767th and 8805th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bamako vs Ouagadougou

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	Bamako	Ouagadougou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.89	$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.5	$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.51	$7.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$1.18
☕ Cappuccino	$1.96	$1.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$275	$395
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$171	$224
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$655	$641
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$383	$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.3	$73
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58	$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.8	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.75%	12.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1842	$225
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$958	$905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.2	$12.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.56	$5.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$2.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.64	$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$0.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.42	$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.66	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.49	$3.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$2.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.27	$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.52	$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.75	$1.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.87	$4.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.85	$5.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$3.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$4.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.4	$41
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.14	$6.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.5	$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.35	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.6	$26.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62	$62.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$89.1	$127
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3185	$15640

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Cities near Bamako

Distance	City	Cost of living
52 km or 32 mi	Koulikoro	$497
116 km or 72 mi	Banamba	$495
147 km or 92 mi	Bougouni	$496
207 km or 129 mi	Segou	$498
237 km or 147 mi	Markala	$496
289 km or 180 mi	Kankan	$979
293 km or 182 mi	Sikasso	$503
435 km or 270 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$766
438 km or 272 mi	Korhogo	$1047
448 km or 278 mi	Nouna	$745
492 km or 305 mi	Dedougou	$742
510 km or 317 mi	Gueckedou	$983
512 km or 318 mi	Mamou	$994
552 km or 343 mi	Nzerekore	$971
566 km or 352 mi	Yekepa	$494
593 km or 368 mi	Sanniquellie	$495
612 km or 381 mi	Koudougou	$744
613 km or 381 mi	Ouahigouya	$753
634 km or 394 mi	Kenema	$1146
640 km or 398 mi	Bouake	$1071
652 km or 405 mi	Forecariah	$974
663 km or 412 mi	Bo	$1138
664 km or 412 mi	Leo	$751
702 km or 436 mi	Ouagadougou	$820
713 km or 443 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1021
714 km or 444 mi	Boffa	$972
715 km or 444 mi	Conakry	$1030
726 km or 451 mi	Bafata	$866
728 km or 452 mi	Kakata	$494
736 km or 458 mi	Freetown	$1213
754 km or 469 mi	Kolda	$1039
759 km or 471 mi	Gagnoa	$1035
761 km or 473 mi	Manga	$761
769 km or 478 mi	Monrovia	$528
810 km or 504 mi	Divo	$1034
822 km or 511 mi	Abengourou	$1015
831 km or 516 mi	Bissau	$889
854 km or 530 mi	Agboville	$1012
856 km or 532 mi	Greenville	$494
858 km or 533 mi	Tamale	$492

Cities near Ouagadougou

Distance	City	Cost of living
91 km or 57 mi	Koudougou	$744
92 km or 57 mi	Manga	$761
153 km or 95 mi	Leo	$751
166 km or 103 mi	Ouahigouya	$753
210 km or 130 mi	Fada N'gourma	$760
210 km or 131 mi	Dedougou	$742
255 km or 158 mi	Dori	$757
256 km or 159 mi	Nouna	$745
326 km or 203 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$766
336 km or 209 mi	Tamale	$492
415 km or 258 mi	Niamey	$1073
431 km or 268 mi	Kara	$656
464 km or 288 mi	Sikasso	$503
475 km or 295 mi	Sokode	$652
503 km or 313 mi	Sotouboua	$652
513 km or 319 mi	Markala	$496
527 km or 327 mi	Segou	$498
551 km or 342 mi	Korhogo	$1047
611 km or 380 mi	Atakpame	$655
620 km or 385 mi	Hohoe	$570
631 km or 392 mi	Kumasi	$412
646 km or 401 mi	Bouake	$1071
650 km or 404 mi	Kpalime	$656
652 km or 405 mi	Save	$644
655 km or 407 mi	Banamba	$495
656 km or 407 mi	Bougouni	$496
657 km or 408 mi	Koulikoro	$497
662 km or 411 mi	Abengourou	$1015
676 km or 420 mi	Ho	$345
685 km or 426 mi	Obuasi	$546
693 km or 430 mi	Abomey	$617
702 km or 436 mi	Bamako	$574
710 km or 441 mi	Koforidua	$585
738 km or 459 mi	Sokoto	$453
740 km or 460 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1021
755 km or 469 mi	Lome	$711
759 km or 471 mi	Ashaiman	$546
762 km or 474 mi	Tema	$368
765 km or 476 mi	Accra	$747
773 km or 480 mi	Agboville	$1012