Cost of living comparison

 Canberra, Australia
compared to
 Bamako, Mali
Bamako vs. Canberra Cost of Living Summary

Bamako is 33.7% cheaper than Canberra.

Restaurants
pay 62.0% less in Bamako
Groceries
pay 23.9% less in Bamako
Transportation
pay 8.1% more in Bamako
Housing
pay 36.9% less in Bamako
Entertainment and Sports
pay 54.0% less in Bamako

Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, and groceries are lower in Bamako.

Bamako vs. Canberra Cost Breakdown

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

pay 62.0% less for restaurants

 
Canberra
Bamako
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $19.77
A$31.38
$6.70
F CFA4,044
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.89
A$15.69
$6.42
F CFA3,874
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.76
A$4.39
$0.77
F CFA466

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pay 23.9% less for groceries

 
Canberra
Bamako
Bread
1 loaf
$2.59
A$4.10
$1.10
F CFA665
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.39
A$8.56
??
Milk (1 gallon) $6.59
A$10.46
$9.46
F CFA5,708

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pay 8.1% more for transportation

 
Canberra
Bamako
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.07
A$8.05
$5.48
F CFA3,307
Monthly public transit pass $118.63
A$188.26
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $29,276.08
A$46,462.61
??

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pay 36.9% less for housing

 
Canberra
Bamako
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$65.39
A$103.78
$41.27
F CFA24,891
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,783.31
A$2,830.20
??
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,413.05
A$2,242.57
??

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Canberra
Bamako
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,847.17
A$2,931.55
??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $14,503.36
A$23,017.56
??

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pay 54.0% less for entertainment and sports

 
Canberra
Bamako
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $7.25
A$11.51
$2.39
F CFA1,439
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.68
A$5.84
$1.89
F CFA1,140
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$26.36
A$41.84
$0.93
F CFA563

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Canberra
Bamako
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$86.77
A$137.71
??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$72.18
A$114.56
??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$119.51
A$189.67
??

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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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