Bamako vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bamako	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$561	$1901
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1361	$4422
🏠 One person rent	$239	$984
🏘️ Family rent	$403	$1684
🍽️ Food expenses	$203	$567
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.6	$193
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$167	$2928
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	20	100
😀 Quality of life	25	93
🏙️ Population	4.23M	1.9M

The cost of living in Bamako is 70% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 8310th and 2370th ($561 vs $1901) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 64th in Mali and Canada, respectively. Check Mali vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Bamako compared to 1.5 months in Montreal. Bamako ranked 1st best city to live in Mali vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 8953rd and 49th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bamako vs Montreal

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	Bamako	Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.06	$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.3	$64.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.65	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$6.08
☕ Cappuccino	$1.99	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$259	$1096
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$158	$842
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$477	$1985
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$280	$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.3	$51.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.3	$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22	$40.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.73%	4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1738	$5122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$913	$3877
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$2.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.2	$75.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.79	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.64	$2.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.48	$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.92	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.75	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$3.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$2.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.06	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$2.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.15	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.01	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.85	$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$4.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.17	$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.2	$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.01	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.8	$119
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.98	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.3	$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.6	$99.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$129	$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4776	$6432

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Cities near Bamako

Distance	City	Cost of living
52 km or 32 mi	Koulikoro	$493
116 km or 72 mi	Banamba	$494
147 km or 92 mi	Bougouni	$494
207 km or 129 mi	Segou	$495
237 km or 147 mi	Markala	$495
289 km or 180 mi	Kankan	$993
293 km or 182 mi	Sikasso	$501
435 km or 270 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$846
438 km or 272 mi	Korhogo	$1076
448 km or 278 mi	Nouna	$835
492 km or 305 mi	Dedougou	$836
510 km or 317 mi	Gueckedou	$998
512 km or 318 mi	Mamou	$1005
552 km or 343 mi	Nzerekore	$993
566 km or 352 mi	Yekepa	$487
593 km or 368 mi	Sanniquellie	$486
612 km or 381 mi	Koudougou	$830
613 km or 381 mi	Ouahigouya	$868
634 km or 394 mi	Kenema	$1219
640 km or 398 mi	Bouake	$1100
652 km or 405 mi	Forecariah	$984
663 km or 412 mi	Bo	$1231
664 km or 412 mi	Leo	$863
702 km or 436 mi	Ouagadougou	$988
713 km or 443 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1044
714 km or 444 mi	Boffa	$983
715 km or 444 mi	Conakry	$1050
726 km or 451 mi	Bafata	$831
728 km or 452 mi	Kakata	$487
736 km or 458 mi	Freetown	$1272
754 km or 469 mi	Kolda	$1119
759 km or 471 mi	Gagnoa	$1062
761 km or 473 mi	Manga	$896
769 km or 478 mi	Monrovia	$518
810 km or 504 mi	Divo	$1067
822 km or 511 mi	Abengourou	$1049
831 km or 516 mi	Bissau	$857
854 km or 530 mi	Agboville	$1043
856 km or 532 mi	Greenville	$487
858 km or 533 mi	Tamale	$666

Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1828
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1874
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2051
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1937
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1861
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1921
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1905
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1917
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$2058
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1918
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1905
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1915
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1829
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1892
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1913
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1914
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1817
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1928
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1828
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1926
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1816
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1903
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1850
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1906
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1864
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1832
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1675
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1942
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1421
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1199
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1575
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1828