Bamako vs Rabat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bamako	Rabat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$583	$790
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1388	$1926
🏠 One person rent	$254	$343
🏘️ Family rent	$431	$589
🍽️ Food expenses	$205	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.1	$61.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$134	$389
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	20	39
😀 Quality of life	23	63
🏙️ Population	4.23M	573K

The cost of living in Bamako is 26% less expensive than in Rabat. Cities ranked 7964th and 6705th ($583 vs $790) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Mali and Morocco, respectively. Check Mali vs Morocco comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Bamako compared to 0.5 months in Rabat. Bamako ranked 1st best city to live in Mali vs Rabat ranked 4th in Morocco, while ranked 9005th and 5559th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bamako vs Rabat

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	Bamako	Rabat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.11	$4.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.3	$46.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.61	$6.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$5.53
☕ Cappuccino	$1.97	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$269	$425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$171	$246
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$497	$779
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$307	$449
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.1	$23.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.6	$35.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$38.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.89%	4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1744	$1784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1038	$1032
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.6	$27.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.76	$8.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.48	$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$7.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.85	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$0.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$0.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.24	$9.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.53	$2.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.76	$4.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.82	$5.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.85	$4.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.16	$2.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.5	$28
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.24	$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.22	$4.51
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.2	$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63.8	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$98.4	$157
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3658	$7282

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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 Rabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2 mi	Sale	$619
13 km or 8.1 mi	Temara	$680
34 km or 21 mi	Kenitra	$604
63 km or 39 mi	Mohammedia	$721
87 km or 54 mi	Casablanca	$936
120 km or 74 mi	Meknes	$578
127 km or 79 mi	Khouribga	$501
169 km or 105 mi	Fez	$610
177 km or 110 mi	El Jadida	$557
193 km or 120 mi	Beni Mellal	$477
217 km or 135 mi	Tangier	$863
218 km or 135 mi	Tetouan	$565
248 km or 154 mi	Tarifa	$1287
250 km or 155 mi	Ceuta	$1312
265 km or 165 mi	Algeciras	$987
269 km or 167 mi	Los Barrios	$1157
271 km or 169 mi	Gibraltar City	$2429
273 km or 170 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1166
273 km or 170 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1268
283 km or 176 mi	Cadiz	$1501
287 km or 178 mi	Marrakesh	$765
292 km or 181 mi	Rota	$1500
295 km or 184 mi	Safi	$548
304 km or 189 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$989
309 km or 192 mi	Estepona	$1666
317 km or 197 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1274
328 km or 204 mi	Marbella	$1924
337 km or 210 mi	Ronda	$980
344 km or 214 mi	Fuengirola	$1489
346 km or 215 mi	Olhao	$1401
347 km or 216 mi	Faro	$1380
349 km or 217 mi	Mijas	$1511
353 km or 219 mi	Benalmadena	$1584
353 km or 219 mi	Tavira	$1504
359 km or 223 mi	Huelva	$1265
361 km or 224 mi	Almonte	$1316
361 km or 225 mi	Moguer	$1298
363 km or 226 mi	Loule	$1512
364 km or 226 mi	Albufeira	$1910
371 km or 231 mi	Malaga	$1617