Cost of living comparison
Mali is 8.5% more expensive than Albania.
If you lived in Mali instead of Albania, you would:
pay 23.8% less for restaurants
Albania
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.46
ALL696
|
$4.91
F CFA2,987
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.30
ALL587
|
$6.59
F CFA4,011
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
ALL147
|
$0.78
F CFA472
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
ALL70
|
$0.64
F CFA392
|
|
pay 26.6% more for groceries
Albania
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.80
ALL74
|
$1.05
F CFA640
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.90
ALL457
|
$9.62
F CFA5,855
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.95
ALL648
|
$9.46
F CFA5,759
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.29
ALL307
|
$2.57
F CFA1,566
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.21
ALL299
|
$3.57
F CFA2,174
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
ALL57
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
ALL98
|
$0.50
F CFA304
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
ALL67
|
$1.00
F CFA609
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ALL60
|
$1.27
F CFA773
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
ALL42
|
$0.46
F CFA281
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
ALL45
|
$0.61
F CFA369
|
|
pay 30.0% less for transportation
Albania
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
ALL731
|
$5.48
F CFA3,337
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.59
ALL1,453
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,451.57
ALL2,839,531
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.40
ALL2,742
|
?? | |
pay 64.5% more for housing
Albania
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.91
ALL1,484
|
$34.18
F CFA20,800
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$333.93
ALL31,138
|
$500.00
F CFA304,282
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$252.77
ALL23,570
|
$307.59
F CFA187,186
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.76
ALL6,225
|
$114.71
F CFA69,806
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Albania
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.51
ALL13,475
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,989.15
ALL278,730
|
?? |
pay 5.4% more for entertainment and sports
Albania
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
ALL231
|
$2.64
F CFA1,604
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
ALL144
|
$1.98
F CFA1,208
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.54
ALL330
|
$0.93
F CFA568
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.41
ALL3,395
|
$69.94
F CFA42,564
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.18
ALL763
|
$6.00
F CFA3,651
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Albania
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.87
ALL4,277
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.92
ALL4,189
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.19
ALL7,291
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.69
ALL9,669
|
?? |
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