Cost of living comparison

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Bamako vs. Stockholm Cost of Living Summary

Bamako is 41.2% cheaper than Stockholm.

Restaurants
pay 64.5% less in Bamako
Groceries
pay 6.6% less in Bamako
Transportation
pay 36.4% less in Bamako
Housing
pay 47.4% less in Bamako
Entertainment and Sports
pay 51.0% less in Bamako

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

Bamako vs. Stockholm Cost Breakdown

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

pay 64.5% less for restaurants

 
Stockholm
Bamako
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $16.93
SEK156.91
$6.70
F CFA3,747
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$11.64
SEK107.87
$6.42
F CFA3,590
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $3.20
SEK29.62
$0.77
F CFA432

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pay 6.6% less for groceries

 
Stockholm
Bamako
Bread
1 loaf
$3.44
SEK31.89
$3.84
F CFA2,145
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.66
SEK61.71
$8.91
F CFA4,979
Milk (1 gallon) $6.75
SEK62.61
$8.86
F CFA4,951

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pay 36.4% less for transportation

 
Stockholm
Bamako
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.94
SEK64.30
$4.41
F CFA2,466
Monthly public transit pass $112.14
SEK1,039.52
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $33,800.39
SEK313,326.26
??

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pay 47.4% less for housing

 
Stockholm
Bamako
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$44.55
SEK413.00
$57.51
F CFA32,142
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,570.17
SEK14,555.31
$175.00
F CFA97,804
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,035.21
SEK9,596.33
$80.00
F CFA44,710

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Stockholm
Bamako
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $161.61
SEK1,498.08
??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $15,445.56
SEK143,178.82
??

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pay 51.0% less for entertainment and sports

 
Stockholm
Bamako
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $8.36
SEK77.47
$2.39
F CFA1,334
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.17
SEK47.89
$1.89
F CFA1,056
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$8.04
SEK74.53
$0.93
F CFA522

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Stockholm
Bamako
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$100.97
SEK936.01
??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$47.01
SEK435.75
??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$123.10
SEK1,141.11
??

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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: December 2025
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