Cost of living comparison

 Stockholm, Sweden
compared to
 Bamako, Mali
Bamako vs. Stockholm Cost of Living Summary

Bamako is 21.5% cheaper than Stockholm.

Restaurants
pay 57.8% less in Bamako
Groceries
pay 14.5% less in Bamako
Transportation
pay 17.8% less in Bamako
Housing
pay 23.2% more in Bamako
Entertainment and Sports
pay 40.8% less in Bamako

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

Bamako vs. Stockholm Cost Breakdown

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

pay 57.8% less for restaurants

 
Stockholm
Bamako
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $13.86
SEK132.90
$6.70
F CFA3,876
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.16
SEK97.46
$6.42
F CFA3,713
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.56
SEK24.60
$0.77
F CFA446

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pay 14.5% less for groceries

 
Stockholm
Bamako
Bread
1 loaf
$2.66
SEK25.47
$1.10
F CFA637
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.29
SEK50.75
??
Milk (1 gallon) $5.43
SEK52.12
$9.46
F CFA5,470

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pay 17.8% less for transportation

 
Stockholm
Bamako
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.67
SEK63.99
$5.48
F CFA3,170
Monthly public transit pass $94.22
SEK903.74
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $28,544.48
SEK273,781.53
??

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pay 23.2% more for housing

 
Stockholm
Bamako
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$33.49
SEK321.22
$41.27
F CFA23,855
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,542.54
SEK14,795.16
??
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $965.24
SEK9,257.99
??

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Stockholm
Bamako
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $144.54
SEK1,386.35
??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $5,727.37
SEK54,933.51
??

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pay 40.8% less for entertainment and sports

 
Stockholm
Bamako
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $7.30
SEK70.00
$2.39
F CFA1,379
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.27
SEK40.97
$1.89
F CFA1,092
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$6.56
SEK62.91
$0.93
F CFA539

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Stockholm
Bamako
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$90.26
SEK865.77
??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$43.14
SEK413.78
??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$106.21
SEK1,018.69
??

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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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