Bamako vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bamako	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$583	$985
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1388	$2264
🏠 One person rent	$254	$515
🏘️ Family rent	$431	$857
🍽️ Food expenses	$205	$319
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.1	$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$134	$700
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	20	29
😀 Quality of life	23	57
🏙️ Population	4.23M	431K

The cost of living in Bamako is 41% less expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 7964th and 5698th ($583 vs $985) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Mali and Namibia, respectively. Check Mali vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Bamako compared to 0.7 months in Windhoek. Bamako ranked 1st best city to live in Mali vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 9005th and 6153rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bamako vs Windhoek

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	Bamako	Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.11	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.3	$40.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.61	$5.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$1.89
☕ Cappuccino	$1.97	$2.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$269	$479
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$171	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$497	$846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$307	$633
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.1	$83.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.6	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$50.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.89%	11.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1744	$1315
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1038	$718
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.6	$46.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.76	$7.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.48	$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$6.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$5.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.85	$6.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.24	$6.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.53	$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.76	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.82	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.85	$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.16	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.5	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.24	$5.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$32
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.22	$8
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.2	$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63.8	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$98.4	$225
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3658	$5380

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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 Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$904
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$924
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$927
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$836
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$948
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$834
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$857
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$819
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$807
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$746
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$607
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$637
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$637
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$668
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$833
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$536
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$577
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$861
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$514
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$653
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$940
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$587
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$606
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$875
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$762
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$984
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$808
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$890
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$984
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$719
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$975
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$892
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$706
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$684
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$826