Cost of living comparison
Mali is 12.5% more expensive than Cabo Verde.
If you lived in Mali instead of Cabo Verde, you would:
pay 6.1% less for restaurants
|
Cabo Verde
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.66
CVE471.78
|
$4.91
F CFA2,960
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.05
CVE409.65
|
$6.59
F CFA3,974
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
CVE182.01
|
$0.78
F CFA468
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
CVE101.02
|
$0.64
F CFA388
|
|
pay 9.5% more for groceries
|
Cabo Verde
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.64
CVE166.45
|
$1.05
F CFA634
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.91
CVE497.28
|
$9.62
F CFA5,801
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.40
CVE445.55
|
$9.46
F CFA5,706
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.51
CVE253.60
|
$2.57
F CFA1,551
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.64
CVE266.97
|
$3.57
F CFA2,153
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
CVE130.08
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
CVE103.24
|
$0.50
F CFA301
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.24
CVE125.44
|
$1.00
F CFA603
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
CVE137.42
|
$1.27
F CFA766
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
CVE61.57
|
$0.46
F CFA279
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
CVE73.58
|
$0.61
F CFA365
|
|
pay 0.8% more for transportation
|
Cabo Verde
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.44
CVE550.29
|
$5.48
F CFA3,306
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.60
CVE2,084.83
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,486.52
CVE2,680,496.57
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.14
CVE1,937.01
|
?? | |
pay 42.7% more for housing
|
Cabo Verde
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.04
CVE5,570.04
|
$34.18
F CFA20,607
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$278.73
CVE28,207.97
|
$500.00
F CFA301,461
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$206.85
CVE20,933.39
|
$307.59
F CFA185,451
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$63.51
CVE6,427.73
|
$114.71
F CFA69,159
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Cabo Verde
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.50
CVE11,284.15
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,707.91
CVE172,844.49
|
?? |
pay 15.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Cabo Verde
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
CVE263.35
|
$2.64
F CFA1,589
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
CVE157.59
|
$1.98
F CFA1,197
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.42
CVE446.94
|
$0.93
F CFA563
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.08
CVE3,145.27
|
$69.94
F CFA42,170
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.89
CVE595.67
|
$6.00
F CFA3,618
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Cabo Verde
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.45
CVE2,980.86
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.43
CVE2,978.33
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.48
CVE7,942.21
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$147.22
CVE14,899.25
|
?? |
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