Cost of living comparison

 Yerevan, Armenia
compared to
 Bamako, Mali
Bamako vs. Yerevan Cost of Living Summary

Bamako is 14.3% more expensive than Yerevan.

Restaurants
pay 23.9% less in Bamako
Groceries
pay 38.0% more in Bamako
Transportation
pay 3.6% more in Bamako
Housing
pay 85.8% more in Bamako
Entertainment and Sports
pay 32.1% less in Bamako

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

Bamako vs. Yerevan Cost Breakdown

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

pay 23.9% less for restaurants

 
Yerevan
Bamako
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $11.57
AMD4,440.71
$6.70
F CFA3,868
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.00
AMD3,453.88
$6.42
F CFA3,706
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.99
AMD381.02
$0.77
F CFA446

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pay 38.0% more for groceries

 
Yerevan
Bamako
Bread
1 loaf
$0.86
AMD331.29
$1.10
F CFA636
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.04
AMD1,548.16
??
Milk (1 gallon) $6.24
AMD2,394.08
$9.46
F CFA5,460

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pay 3.6% more for transportation

 
Yerevan
Bamako
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.29
AMD2,030.12
$5.48
F CFA3,164
Monthly public transit pass $12.86
AMD4,934.12
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $30,864.95
AMD11,841,890.59
??

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pay 85.8% more for housing

 
Yerevan
Bamako
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$22.21
AMD8,522.81
$41.27
F CFA23,808
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $931.30
AMD357,309.39
??
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $625.77
AMD240,086.85
??

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Yerevan
Bamako
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $374.24
AMD143,582.92
??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $9,037.50
AMD3,467,399.97
??

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pay 32.1% less for entertainment and sports

 
Yerevan
Bamako
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.06
AMD789.46
$2.39
F CFA1,377
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.76
AMD1,443.46
$1.89
F CFA1,090
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.57
AMD986.82
$0.93
F CFA538

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Yerevan
Bamako
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$111.12
AMD42,632.23
??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$63.96
AMD24,537.74
??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$139.93
AMD53,685.10
??

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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: May 2025
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