Bamako vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bamako	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$569	$1644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1444	$3738
🏠 One person rent	$251	$834
🏘️ Family rent	$523	$1281
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$540
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.6	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$412	$2588
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	21	38
😀 Quality of life	22	86
🏙️ Population	4.23M	549K

The cost of living in Bamako is 65% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 8028th and 2883rd ($569 vs $1644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 110th 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 1.6 months in Quebec City. Bamako ranked 1st best city to live in Mali vs Quebec City ranked 23rd in Canada, while ranked 8788th and 310th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bamako vs Quebec City

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	Bamako	Quebec City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.93	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.1	$62.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.56	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$5.58
☕ Cappuccino	$1.92	$3.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$266	$790
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$168	$727
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$650	$1395
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$387	$1101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.3	$52.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.9	$80
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.8	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.62%	7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1772	$8350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1030	$3529
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$2.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.5	$66.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.54	$22.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$3.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$4.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.45	$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.75	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.27	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$13.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$4.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.37	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.77	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.98	$6.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.82	$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.2	$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.4	$78.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.21	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.5	$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.5	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$87.8	$794
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3104	$6012

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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 Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1627
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$966
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1449
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1239
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1118
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1368
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1330
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1395
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1532
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1468
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1411
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1436
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1457
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1562
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1433
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1460
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1106
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1742
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1743
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1764
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1735
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1804
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1829
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1835
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2004
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1769
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1857
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1889
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1773
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1900
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1852
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1732