Cost of living comparison

 Dublin, Ireland
compared to
 Bamako, Mali
Bamako vs. Dublin Cost of Living Summary

Bamako is 34.4% cheaper than Dublin.

Restaurants
pay 61.9% less in Bamako
Groceries
pay 8.2% less in Bamako
Transportation
pay 23.8% less in Bamako
Housing
pay 26.1% less in Bamako
Entertainment and Sports
pay 51.8% less in Bamako

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

Bamako vs. Dublin Cost Breakdown

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

pay 61.9% less for restaurants

 
Dublin
Bamako
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $21.44
€19.71
$6.70
F CFA4,044
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.72
€9.85
$6.42
F CFA3,874
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.46
€2.27
$0.77
F CFA466

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pay 8.2% less for groceries

 
Dublin
Bamako
Bread
1 loaf
$1.85
€1.70
$1.10
F CFA665
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.60
€3.31
??
Milk (1 gallon) $5.32
€4.89
$9.46
F CFA5,708

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pay 23.8% less for transportation

 
Dublin
Bamako
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.19
€6.62
$5.48
F CFA3,307
Monthly public transit pass $123.25
€113.33
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $39,306.91
€36,142.63
??

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pay 26.1% less for housing

 
Dublin
Bamako
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$55.82
€51.32
$41.27
F CFA24,891
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $2,138.28
€1,966.14
??
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,827.10
€1,680.02
??

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Dublin
Bamako
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,307.98
€1,202.68
??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $9,645.87
€8,869.36
??

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pay 51.8% less for entertainment and sports

 
Dublin
Bamako
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $7.50
€6.90
$2.39
F CFA1,439
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.33
€3.99
$1.89
F CFA1,140
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$17.68
€16.26
$0.93
F CFA563

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Dublin
Bamako
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$96.07
€88.33
??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$41.10
€37.79
??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$97.72
€89.85
??

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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: March 2025
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