Bamako vs Calgary - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Bamako	Calgary
🚶 Cost of living one person	$518	$2113
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1294	$4833
🏠 One person rent	$219	$1211
🏘️ Family rent	$427	$1953
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$578
🚐 Transport expenses	$55.8	$189
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$370	$3532
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	21	53
😀 Quality of life	24	92
🏙️ Population	2.01M	1.31M

The cost of living in Bamako is 75% less expensive than in Calgary. Cities ranked 8384th and 1526th ($518 vs $2113) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 32nd 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 1.7 months in Calgary. Bamako ranked 1st best city to live in Mali vs Calgary ranked 6th in Canada, while ranked 8836th and 66th 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	$2.85	$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.5	$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.29	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$5.56
☕ Cappuccino	$1.77	$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$2.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$222	$1165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$139	$944
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$505	$1993
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$304	$1559
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.6	$156
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56	$241
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.3	$66.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.53%	6.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1570	$3410
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$830	$3182
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$2.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13	$82.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.37	$20.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$2.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.64	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$3.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.45	$3.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.87	$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$4.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$4.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.51	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$2.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.74	$13.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.35	$9.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.99	$5.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$3.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.6	$56.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.16	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.1	$66.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.19	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.6	$62.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.1	$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$86.6	$904
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2953	$21983

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Cities near Bamako

Distance	City	Cost of living
52 km or 32 mi	Koulikoro	$471
116 km or 72 mi	Banamba	$471
147 km or 92 mi	Bougouni	$472
207 km or 129 mi	Segou	$470
237 km or 147 mi	Markala	$471
289 km or 180 mi	Kankan	$975
293 km or 182 mi	Sikasso	$479
435 km or 270 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$732
438 km or 272 mi	Korhogo	$976
448 km or 278 mi	Nouna	$680
492 km or 305 mi	Dedougou	$677
510 km or 317 mi	Gueckedou	$977
512 km or 318 mi	Mamou	$989
552 km or 343 mi	Nzerekore	$972
566 km or 352 mi	Yekepa	$469
593 km or 368 mi	Sanniquellie	$469
612 km or 381 mi	Koudougou	$664
613 km or 381 mi	Ouahigouya	$673
634 km or 394 mi	Kenema	$689
640 km or 398 mi	Bouake	$923
652 km or 405 mi	Forecariah	$971
663 km or 412 mi	Bo	$689
664 km or 412 mi	Leo	$675
702 km or 436 mi	Ouagadougou	$750
713 km or 443 mi	Yamoussoukro	$891
714 km or 444 mi	Boffa	$968
715 km or 444 mi	Conakry	$1024
726 km or 451 mi	Bafata	$778
728 km or 452 mi	Kakata	$470
736 km or 458 mi	Freetown	$751
754 km or 469 mi	Kolda	$1049
759 km or 471 mi	Gagnoa	$897
761 km or 473 mi	Manga	$678
769 km or 478 mi	Monrovia	$501
810 km or 504 mi	Divo	$888
822 km or 511 mi	Abengourou	$874
831 km or 516 mi	Bissau	$799
854 km or 530 mi	Agboville	$892
856 km or 532 mi	Greenville	$468
858 km or 533 mi	Tamale	$443

Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1860
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1688
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1675
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1694
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1510
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1711
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1732
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2798
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1696
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2269
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2276
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1718
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2061
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1835
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2484
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2022
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$1795
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2023
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1858
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1526
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1568
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1789
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1731
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1585
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$1908
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1760
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1613
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2358
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1629
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1990
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2445
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2064
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2269
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2218
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2034
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2098
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2595
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2251
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$1896
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1722