Cost of living comparison
Bamako is 19.4% cheaper than Ottawa.
If you lived in Bamako instead of Ottawa, you would:
pay 57.3% less for restaurants
Ottawa
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.44
CA$25.22
|
$8.00
F CFA4,902
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.85
CA$12.11
|
$4.83
F CFA2,961
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
CA$3.15
|
$0.89
F CFA545
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
CA$2.29
|
$0.57
F CFA350
|
|
pay 23.3% less for groceries
Ottawa
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.34
CA$3.20
|
$0.87
F CFA532
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.00
CA$8.21
|
$7.81
F CFA4,788
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.68
CA$10.50
|
$8.20
F CFA5,025
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.15
CA$4.31
|
$1.90
F CFA1,162
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.22
CA$7.14
|
$3.43
F CFA2,103
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
CA$2.35
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
CA$0.75
|
$0.48
F CFA292
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
CA$1.81
|
$1.07
F CFA654
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.55
CA$2.12
|
$1.27
F CFA778
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
CA$1.19
|
$0.46
F CFA283
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.95
CA$1.29
|
$0.61
F CFA371
|
|
pay 74.2% more for transportation
Ottawa
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.28
CA$7.23
|
$4.89
F CFA2,996
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$92.56
CA$126.62
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,543.49
CA$26,736.18
|
$50,000.00
F CFA30,636,655
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.54
CA$26.74
|
?? | |
pay 13.2% less for housing
Ottawa
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.08
CA$84.93
|
$35.94
F CFA22,022
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,303.57
CA$1,783.33
|
$1,000.00
F CFA612,733
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,141.60
CA$1,561.75
|
$538.39
F CFA329,890
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.67
CA$169.19
|
$204.36
F CFA125,219
|
|
pay 39.5% less for childcare
Ottawa
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,128.36
CA$1,543.64
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,820.05
CA$27,114.53
|
$12,000.00
F CFA7,352,797
|
|
pay 46.1% less for entertainment and sports
Ottawa
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.90
CA$8.07
|
$2.00
F CFA1,225
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.07
CA$5.57
|
$2.01
F CFA1,235
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.06
CA$15.13
|
$1.50
F CFA919
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.52
CA$78.68
|
$69.94
F CFA42,856
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.80
CA$16.14
|
$6.00
F CFA3,676
|
|
pay 30.8% less for clothing
Ottawa
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.22
CA$83.76
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.10
CA$68.54
|
$25.00
F CFA15,318
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.91
CA$131.20
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$141.14
CA$193.08
|
$125.00
F CFA76,592
|
|
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