Cost of living comparison

 Bamako, Mali
compared to
Taipei vs. Bamako Cost of Living Summary

Taipei is 8.8% more expensive than Bamako.

Restaurants
pay 4.4% more in Taipei
Groceries
pay 34.1% more in Taipei
Transportation
pay 32.8% less in Taipei
Housing
pay 41.7% less in Taipei
Entertainment and Sports
pay 80.0% more in Taipei

The cost of entertainment and sports, groceries, and restaurants in Taipei are more expensive than in Bamako. Expenses including housing and transportation are lower in Taipei. Notably, entertainment and sports is significantly more expensive in Taipei.

Taipei vs. Bamako Cost Breakdown

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

pay 4.4% more for restaurants

 
Bamako
Taipei
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $6.70
F CFA3,867
$6.18
NT$201.10
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.42
F CFA3,705
$5.01
NT$162.89
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.77
F CFA445
$1.00
NT$32.66

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pay 34.1% more for groceries

 
Bamako
Taipei
Bread
1 loaf
$1.10
F CFA636
$1.86
NT$60.45
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $8.37
NT$272.38
Milk (1 gallon) $9.46
F CFA5,459
$10.77
NT$350.30

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pay 32.8% less for transportation

 
Bamako
Taipei
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.48
F CFA3,163
$3.68
NT$119.84
Monthly public transit pass ?? $37.10
NT$1,206.61
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $34,750.62
NT$1,130,194.26

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pay 41.7% less for housing

 
Bamako
Taipei
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$41.27
F CFA23,803
$24.04
NT$781.80
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area ?? $630.95
NT$20,520.36
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center ?? $465.35
NT$15,134.67

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Bamako
Taipei
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $610.09
NT$19,842.08
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $18,275.33
NT$594,368.67

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pay 80.0% more for entertainment and sports

 
Bamako
Taipei
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.39
F CFA1,376
$2.63
NT$85.47
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.89
F CFA1,090
$3.05
NT$99.11
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$0.93
F CFA538
$3.71
NT$120.66

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Bamako
Taipei
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $56.02
NT$1,821.99
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $31.15
NT$1,013.21
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $85.26
NT$2,772.89

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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: April 2025
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