Cost of living comparison
Ottawa is 75.7% more expensive than Bamako.
If you lived in Ottawa instead of Bamako, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Bamako
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
CFA4,922
|
$18.44
CA$25.36
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.83
CFA2,973
|
$8.85
CA$12.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
CFA547
|
$2.30
CA$3.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
CFA352
|
$1.67
CA$2.30
|
|
pay 46.3% more for groceries
Bamako
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
CFA534
|
$2.34
CA$3.21
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.81
CFA4,807
|
$6.00
CA$8.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.20
CFA5,046
|
$7.68
CA$10.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
CFA1,167
|
$3.15
CA$4.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.43
CFA2,112
|
$5.22
CA$7.17
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.72
CA$2.36
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
CFA293
|
$0.55
CA$0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
CFA656
|
$1.32
CA$1.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
CFA781
|
$1.55
CA$2.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
CFA284
|
$0.87
CA$1.20
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
CFA373
|
$0.95
CA$1.30
|
|
pay 26.4% less for transportation
Bamako
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
CFA3,008
|
$5.28
CA$7.27
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$92.56
CA$127.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$50,000.00
CFA30,760,001
|
$19,543.49
CA$26,881.10
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$19.54
CA$26.88
|
|
pay 43.9% more for housing
Bamako
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.94
CFA22,111
|
$62.08
CA$85.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,000.00
CFA615,200
|
$1,303.57
CA$1,793.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$538.39
CFA331,218
|
$1,141.60
CA$1,570.22
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$204.36
CFA125,723
|
$123.67
CA$170.10
|
|
pay 65.2% more for childcare
Bamako
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$1,128.36
CA$1,552.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,000.00
CFA7,382,400
|
$19,820.05
CA$27,261.49
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Bamako
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
CFA1,230
|
$5.90
CA$8.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.01
CFA1,240
|
$4.07
CA$5.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
CFA923
|
$11.06
CA$15.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.94
CFA43,028
|
$57.52
CA$79.11
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
CFA3,691
|
$11.80
CA$16.23
|
|
pay 56.7% more for clothing
Bamako
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$61.22
CA$84.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
CFA15,380
|
$50.10
CA$68.91
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$95.91
CA$131.91
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.00
CFA76,900
|
$141.14
CA$194.13
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Ottawa or Bamako. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.