Bamako vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bamako	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$561	$1040
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1361	$2420
🏠 One person rent	$239	$515
🏘️ Family rent	$403	$867
🍽️ Food expenses	$203	$366
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.6	$71.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$167	$289
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	20	30
😀 Quality of life	25	53
🏙️ Population	4.23M	486K

The cost of living in Bamako is 46% less expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 8310th and 5257th ($561 vs $1040) 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 0.3 months in Bamako compared to 0.3 months in Windhoek. Bamako ranked 1st best city to live in Mali vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 8953rd and 6487th 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	$3.06	$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.3	$52.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.65	$5.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$1.99	$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$259	$501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$158	$352
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$477	$892
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$280	$636
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.3	$85.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.3	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22	$48.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.73%	11.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1738	$1629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$913	$619
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.2	$49.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.79	$8.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.64	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.48	$3.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.92	$8.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$6.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.75	$7.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$2.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.06	$7.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.15	$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.01	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.85	$2.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$2.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.17	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.2	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.01	$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.8	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.98	$8.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.3	$56.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.6	$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$129	$213
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4776	$5490

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Cities near Bamako

Distance	City	Cost of living
52 km or 32 mi	Koulikoro	$493
116 km or 72 mi	Banamba	$494
147 km or 92 mi	Bougouni	$494
207 km or 129 mi	Segou	$495
237 km or 147 mi	Markala	$495
289 km or 180 mi	Kankan	$993
293 km or 182 mi	Sikasso	$501
435 km or 270 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$846
438 km or 272 mi	Korhogo	$1076
448 km or 278 mi	Nouna	$835
492 km or 305 mi	Dedougou	$836
510 km or 317 mi	Gueckedou	$998
512 km or 318 mi	Mamou	$1005
552 km or 343 mi	Nzerekore	$993
566 km or 352 mi	Yekepa	$487
593 km or 368 mi	Sanniquellie	$486
612 km or 381 mi	Koudougou	$830
613 km or 381 mi	Ouahigouya	$868
634 km or 394 mi	Kenema	$1219
640 km or 398 mi	Bouake	$1100
652 km or 405 mi	Forecariah	$984
663 km or 412 mi	Bo	$1231
664 km or 412 mi	Leo	$863
702 km or 436 mi	Ouagadougou	$988
713 km or 443 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1044
714 km or 444 mi	Boffa	$983
715 km or 444 mi	Conakry	$1050
726 km or 451 mi	Bafata	$831
728 km or 452 mi	Kakata	$487
736 km or 458 mi	Freetown	$1272
754 km or 469 mi	Kolda	$1119
759 km or 471 mi	Gagnoa	$1062
761 km or 473 mi	Manga	$896
769 km or 478 mi	Monrovia	$518
810 km or 504 mi	Divo	$1067
822 km or 511 mi	Abengourou	$1049
831 km or 516 mi	Bissau	$857
854 km or 530 mi	Agboville	$1043
856 km or 532 mi	Greenville	$487
858 km or 533 mi	Tamale	$666

Cities near Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$945
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$982
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$998
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$925
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$991
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$834
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$893
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$890
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$891
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$796
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$663
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$691
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$691
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$723
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$903
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$590
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$615
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$904
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$549
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$813
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$860
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$994
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$632
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$554
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$789
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$950
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$811
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$1031
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$742
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$872
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$912
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$1104
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$867
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$631
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$1015
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$1204
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$997
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$742
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$610
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$851