Bamako vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bamako	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$583	$940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1388	$2347
🏠 One person rent	$254	$458
🏘️ Family rent	$431	$770
🍽️ Food expenses	$205	$258
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.1	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$134	$442
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	20	95
😀 Quality of life	23	67
🏙️ Population	4.23M	6.21M

The cost of living in Bamako is 38% less expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 7964th and 6006th ($583 vs $940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Mali and Brazil, respectively. Check Mali vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Bamako compared to 0.5 months in Rio de Janeiro. Bamako ranked 1st best city to live in Mali vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 9005th and 4818th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bamako vs Rio de Janeiro

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	Bamako	Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.11	$6.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.3	$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.61	$6.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$1.97	$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$1.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$269	$501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$171	$324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$497	$881
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$307	$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.1	$79.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.6	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$18.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.89%	11.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1744	$1966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1038	$1150
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.6	$41.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.76	$7.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.48	$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$8.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$3.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.85	$8.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.24	$7.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.53	$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.76	$1.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.82	$3.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.85	$3.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$1.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.16	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.5	$25.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.24	$6.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.22	$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.2	$45.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63.8	$74.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$98.4	$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3658	$12076

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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 Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$739
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$653
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$648
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$810
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$590
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$706
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$498
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$564
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$445
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$539
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$557
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$530
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$683
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$525
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$550
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$506
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$603
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$625
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$631
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$540
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$673
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$632
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$597
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$643
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$613
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$541
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$518
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$620
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$536
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$625
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$611
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$618
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$633
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$559
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$644
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$657
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$530
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$492
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$819
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$586