Bamako vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Bamako	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$518	$1658
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1294	$3837
🏠 One person rent	$219	$840
🏘️ Family rent	$427	$1268
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$551
🚐 Transport expenses	$55.8	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$370	$2472
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	21	39
😀 Quality of life	24	87
🏙️ Population	2.01M	549K

The cost of living in Bamako is 69% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 8384th and 2827th ($518 vs $1658) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 109th 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 Quebec City. Bamako ranked 1st best city to live in Mali vs Quebec City ranked 18th in Canada, while ranked 8836th and 204th 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	$2.85	$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.5	$67.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.29	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$6.4
☕ Cappuccino	$1.77	$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$222	$793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$139	$689
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$505	$1298
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$304	$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.6	$78.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.3	$50.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.53%	7.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1570	$10641
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$830	$3317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13	$68.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.37	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.64	$2.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$4.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.45	$2.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.87	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$3.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$4.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$4.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$1.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.51	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.74	$9.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.35	$6.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.99	$3.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.6	$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.16	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.1	$82.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.19	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.6	$83.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.1	$94.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$86.6	$1142
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2953	$6211

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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 Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1653
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1529
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1560
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1342
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1053
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1379
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1588
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1468
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1558
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1567
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1585
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1587
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1539
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1626
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1397
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1586
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1158
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1659
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1816
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1783
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1835
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1874
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1924
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1772
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1882
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1906
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1705
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1820
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1962
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2105
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1869
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1847
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1821
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1949
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1808
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1821
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1874
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1912
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1840
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1813