Cost of living comparison
Ottawa is 2.3 times more expensive than Bamako.
If you lived in Ottawa instead of Bamako, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
Bamako
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.91
F CFA2,960
|
$20.55
CA$27.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.59
F CFA3,974
|
$10.82
CA$14.74
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
F CFA468
|
$2.40
CA$3.27
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
F CFA388
|
$1.63
CA$2.22
|
|
pay 59.0% more for groceries
Bamako
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
F CFA634
|
$2.80
CA$3.82
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.62
F CFA5,801
|
$7.33
CA$9.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.46
F CFA5,706
|
$8.50
CA$11.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
F CFA1,551
|
$3.17
CA$4.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
F CFA2,153
|
$5.57
CA$7.59
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.90
CA$2.59
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA301
|
$0.59
CA$0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA603
|
$1.38
CA$1.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA766
|
$1.80
CA$2.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
F CFA279
|
$1.25
CA$1.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA365
|
$1.27
CA$1.73
|
|
pay 23.3% less for transportation
Bamako
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
F CFA3,306
|
$4.21
CA$5.73
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$94.40
CA$128.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$24,936.06
CA$33,956.68
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$19.29
CA$26.26
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Bamako
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.18
F CFA20,607
|
$53.74
CA$73.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$500.00
F CFA301,461
|
$1,428.79
CA$1,945.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$307.59
F CFA185,451
|
$1,314.00
CA$1,789.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$114.71
F CFA69,159
|
$137.00
CA$186.56
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Bamako
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$1,043.17
CA$1,420.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$20,975.09
CA$28,562.82
|
pay 4.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Bamako
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.64
F CFA1,589
|
$5.87
CA$7.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.98
F CFA1,197
|
$3.87
CA$5.27
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.93
F CFA563
|
$12.48
CA$16.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.94
F CFA42,170
|
$48.45
CA$65.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
F CFA3,618
|
$11.01
CA$14.99
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Bamako
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$60.17
CA$81.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$48.38
CA$65.88
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$104.51
CA$142.31
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$113.29
CA$154.27
|
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