Cost of living comparison

 Antananarivo, Madagascar
compared to
 Bamako, Mali
Bamako vs. Antananarivo Cost of Living Summary

Bamako is 34.0% more expensive than Antananarivo.

Restaurants
pay 30.1% more in Bamako
Groceries
pay 2.1 times more in Bamako
Transportation
pay 19.8% more in Bamako
Housing
pay 21.1% less in Bamako
Entertainment and Sports
pay 35.1% more in Bamako

The cost of groceries, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and transportation in Bamako are more expensive than in Antananarivo. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Bamako.

Bamako vs. Antananarivo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bamako instead of Antananarivo, you would:

pay 30.1% more for restaurants

 
Antananarivo
Bamako
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.22
MGA14,730
$6.70
F CFA3,876
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$4.30
MGA19,641
$6.42
F CFA3,713
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.16
MGA5,303
$0.77
F CFA446

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

 
Antananarivo
Bamako
Bread
1 loaf
$1.19
MGA5,454
$1.10
F CFA637
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.22
MGA23,849
??
Milk (1 gallon) $3.94
MGA18,026
$9.46
F CFA5,470

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pay 19.8% more for transportation

 
Antananarivo
Bamako
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.58
MGA20,910
$5.48
F CFA3,170
Monthly public transit pass ?? ??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $11,817.99
MGA54,011,452
??

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pay 21.1% less for housing

 
Antananarivo
Bamako
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$52.31
MGA239,053
$41.27
F CFA23,855
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $354.54
MGA1,620,344
??
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $53.69
MGA245,388
??

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Antananarivo
Bamako
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $89.71
MGA409,996
??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $11,292.35
MGA51,609,128
??

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pay 35.1% more for entertainment and sports

 
Antananarivo
Bamako
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.07
MGA4,910
$2.39
F CFA1,379
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.12
MGA5,107
$1.89
F CFA1,092
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.22
MGA14,730
$0.93
F CFA539

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Antananarivo
Bamako
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$19.71
MGA90,080
??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$24.89
MGA113,751
??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$90.25
MGA412,451
??

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2025
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