Cost of living comparison

 Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo
compared to
 Bamako, Mali
Bamako vs. Brazzaville Cost of Living Summary

Bamako is 7.6% cheaper than Brazzaville.

Restaurants
pay 49.9% less in Bamako
Groceries
pay 8.8% more in Bamako
Transportation
pay 27.7% more in Bamako
Housing
pay 0.1% more in Bamako
Entertainment and Sports
pay 24.7% less in Bamako

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

Bamako vs. Brazzaville Cost Breakdown

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

pay 49.9% less for restaurants

 
Brazzaville
Bamako
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $14.38
FCFA8,313
$6.70
F CFA3,876
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.87
FCFA4,550
$6.42
F CFA3,713
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.30
FCFA1,330
$0.77
F CFA446

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pay 8.8% more for groceries

 
Brazzaville
Bamako
Bread
1 loaf
$4.62
FCFA2,670
$1.10
F CFA637
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.38
FCFA1,954
??
Milk (1 gallon) $8.12
FCFA4,693
$9.46
F CFA5,470

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pay 27.7% more for transportation

 
Brazzaville
Bamako
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.29
FCFA2,482
$5.48
F CFA3,170
Monthly public transit pass $23.44
FCFA13,550
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $29,343.54
FCFA16,962,192
??

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pay 0.1% more for housing

 
Brazzaville
Bamako
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$41.25
FCFA23,842
$41.27
F CFA23,855
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $589.16
FCFA340,565
??
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $360.53
FCFA208,406
??

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Brazzaville
Bamako
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $49.10
FCFA28,383
??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $8,800.00
FCFA5,086,888
??

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pay 24.7% less for entertainment and sports

 
Brazzaville
Bamako
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.85
FCFA2,805
$2.39
F CFA1,379
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.14
FCFA2,392
$1.89
F CFA1,092
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.25
FCFA1,879
$0.93
F CFA539

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Brazzaville
Bamako
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$57.50
FCFA33,238
??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$60.00
FCFA34,683
??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$100.00
FCFA57,806
??

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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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