Bamako vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Bamako	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$518	$2170
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1294	$4837
🏠 One person rent	$219	$1276
🏘️ Family rent	$427	$1943
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$586
🚐 Transport expenses	$55.8	$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$370	$2926
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	21	50
😀 Quality of life	24	90
🏙️ Population	2.01M	1.02M

The cost of living in Bamako is 76% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 8384th and 1355th ($518 vs $2170) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 25th 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 1.3 months in Ottawa. Bamako ranked 1st best city to live in Mali vs Ottawa ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 8836th and 117th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bamako vs Ottawa

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	Bamako	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.85	$18.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.5	$79.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.29	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$1.77	$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$2.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$222	$1239
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$139	$1064
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$505	$2077
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$304	$1607
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.6	$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56	$184
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.3	$57.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.53%	7.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1570	$8889
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$830	$6051
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13	$95.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.37	$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.64	$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$3.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.45	$3.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.87	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$3.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.51	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$2.55
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.74	$12.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.35	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.99	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.6	$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.16	$11.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.1	$60.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.19	$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.6	$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.1	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$86.6	$1090
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2953	$21213

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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 Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1530
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2220
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1539
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1878
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2014
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1797
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1894
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1757
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1827
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1845
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1808
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1808
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1846
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1813
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1835
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1412
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1856
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1846
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1874
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1705
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1840
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1821
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1746
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1820
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1808
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1888
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1821
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1772
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1869
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1912
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1962
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1949
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2105
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1882
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1783
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1835
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1659
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1924
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1874