Bamako vs Calgary - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bamako	Calgary
🚶 Cost of living one person	$569	$2077
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1444	$4598
🏠 One person rent	$251	$1226
🏘️ Family rent	$523	$1942
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$561
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.6	$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$412	$3168
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	21	53
😀 Quality of life	22	90
🏙️ Population	4.23M	1.31M

The cost of living in Bamako is 73% less expensive than in Calgary. Cities ranked 8028th and 1646th ($569 vs $2077) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 23rd in Mali and Canada, respectively. Check Mali vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bamako compared to 1.5 months in Calgary. Bamako ranked 1st best city to live in Mali vs Calgary ranked 8th in Canada, while ranked 8788th and 153rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bamako vs Calgary

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	Bamako	Calgary
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.93	$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.1	$60.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.56	$9.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$5.29
☕ Cappuccino	$1.92	$4.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$266	$1222
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$168	$991
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$650	$2053
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$387	$1592
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.3	$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.9	$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.8	$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.62%	6.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1772	$3283
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1030	$3066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$2.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.5	$80.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.54	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.45	$3.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.75	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.27	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$4.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$3.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$2.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.37	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.77	$13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.98	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.82	$5.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$2.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.2	$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.4	$61.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.21	$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.5	$56.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.5	$82.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$87.8	$841
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3104	$16603

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Cities near Bamako

Distance	City	Cost of living
52 km or 32 mi	Koulikoro	$490
116 km or 72 mi	Banamba	$491
147 km or 92 mi	Bougouni	$489
207 km or 129 mi	Segou	$490
237 km or 147 mi	Markala	$489
289 km or 180 mi	Kankan	$1007
293 km or 182 mi	Sikasso	$499
435 km or 270 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$757
438 km or 272 mi	Korhogo	$916
448 km or 278 mi	Nouna	$733
492 km or 305 mi	Dedougou	$735
510 km or 317 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
512 km or 318 mi	Mamou	$1019
552 km or 343 mi	Nzerekore	$999
566 km or 352 mi	Yekepa	$487
593 km or 368 mi	Sanniquellie	$487
612 km or 381 mi	Koudougou	$743
613 km or 381 mi	Ouahigouya	$756
634 km or 394 mi	Kenema	$1272
640 km or 398 mi	Bouake	$937
652 km or 405 mi	Forecariah	$998
663 km or 412 mi	Bo	$1278
664 km or 412 mi	Leo	$753
702 km or 436 mi	Ouagadougou	$869
713 km or 443 mi	Yamoussoukro	$887
714 km or 444 mi	Boffa	$998
715 km or 444 mi	Conakry	$1061
726 km or 451 mi	Bafata	$804
728 km or 452 mi	Kakata	$487
736 km or 458 mi	Freetown	$1346
754 km or 469 mi	Kolda	$964
759 km or 471 mi	Gagnoa	$904
761 km or 473 mi	Manga	$774
769 km or 478 mi	Monrovia	$523
810 km or 504 mi	Divo	$906
822 km or 511 mi	Abengourou	$889
831 km or 516 mi	Bissau	$827
854 km or 530 mi	Agboville	$882
856 km or 532 mi	Greenville	$487
858 km or 533 mi	Tamale	$507

Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1743
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1676
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1614
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1656
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1487
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1588
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1769
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2568
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1886
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2299
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2284
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1638
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2174
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1770
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2007
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2163
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2054
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2327
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1786
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1792
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1612
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1778
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1884
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1632
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2009
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1360
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2248
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1446
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2023
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$1968
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2616
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2021
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2050
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2466
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2181
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871