Cost of living comparison

 Baku, Azerbaijan
compared to
 Bamako, Mali
Bamako vs. Baku Cost of Living Summary

Bamako is 80.2% more expensive than Baku.

Restaurants
pay 7.1% more in Bamako
Groceries
pay 98.4% more in Bamako
Transportation
pay 2.2 times more in Bamako
Housing
pay 2.8 times more in Bamako
Entertainment and Sports
pay 5.2% less in Bamako

The cost of housing, transportation, groceries, and restaurants in Bamako are more expensive than in Baku. Notably, housing, transportation, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Bamako.

Bamako vs. Baku Cost Breakdown

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

pay 7.1% more for restaurants

 
Baku
Bamako
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $9.41
AZN16.00
$6.70
F CFA3,940
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.65
AZN13.00
$6.42
F CFA3,775
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.69
AZN1.18
$0.77
F CFA454

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pay 98.4% more for groceries

 
Baku
Bamako
Bread
1 loaf
$0.46
AZN0.78
$1.10
F CFA648
Local cheese (8 oz) $2.77
AZN4.71
??
Milk (1 gallon) $5.13
AZN8.72
$9.46
F CFA5,561

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

 
Baku
Bamako
Gasoline (1 gallon) $2.46
AZN4.19
$5.48
F CFA3,222
Monthly public transit pass $17.65
AZN30.00
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $20,588.24
AZN35,000.00
??

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pay 2.8 times more for housing

 
Baku
Bamako
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$14.84
AZN25.23
$41.27
F CFA24,252
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $470.77
AZN800.30
??
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $261.03
AZN443.75
??

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Baku
Bamako
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $232.47
AZN395.20
??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $6,199.10
AZN10,538.46
??

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pay 5.2% less for entertainment and sports

 
Baku
Bamako
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.47
AZN2.50
$2.39
F CFA1,402
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.60
AZN6.12
$1.89
F CFA1,111
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.53
AZN6.00
$0.93
F CFA548

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Baku
Bamako
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$56.06
AZN95.30
??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$57.34
AZN97.48
??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$122.29
AZN207.88
??

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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: May 2025
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