Cost of living comparison
Mali is 32.5% more expensive than Ethiopia.
If you lived in Mali instead of Ethiopia, you would:
pay 18.9% more for restaurants
Ethiopia
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.66
ETB439.77
|
$8.00
F CFA4,902
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.60
ETB321.51
|
$4.83
F CFA2,961
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
ETB36.46
|
$0.89
F CFA545
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
ETB22.65
|
$0.57
F CFA350
|
|
pay 82.3% more for groceries
Ethiopia
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
ETB34.06
|
$0.87
F CFA532
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
ETB245.60
|
$7.81
F CFA4,788
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
ETB221.19
|
$8.20
F CFA5,025
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
ETB127.91
|
$1.90
F CFA1,162
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.58
ETB205.50
|
$3.43
F CFA2,103
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.87
ETB107.44
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
ETB24.27
|
$0.48
F CFA292
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
ETB50.61
|
$1.07
F CFA654
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB17.73
|
$1.27
F CFA778
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
ETB11.19
|
$0.46
F CFA283
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
ETB15.94
|
$0.61
F CFA371
|
|
pay 73.8% more for transportation
Ethiopia
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.15
ETB180.62
|
$4.89
F CFA2,996
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.00
ETB631.53
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,000.00
ETB1,492,708.85
|
$50,000.00
F CFA30,636,655
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.10
ETB235.39
|
?? | |
pay 57.2% more for housing
Ethiopia
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$202.38
ETB11,619.16
|
$35.94
F CFA22,022
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$496.62
ETB28,511.70
|
$1,000.00
F CFA612,733
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$259.10
ETB14,875.47
|
$538.39
F CFA329,890
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.32
ETB5,817.17
|
$204.36
F CFA125,219
|
|
pay 73.9% less for childcare
Ethiopia
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.57
ETB4,281.45
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$46,000.00
ETB2,640,946.43
|
$12,000.00
F CFA7,352,797
|
|
pay 66.9% more for entertainment and sports
Ethiopia
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
ETB43.06
|
$2.00
F CFA1,225
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.73
ETB41.97
|
$2.01
F CFA1,235
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB229.65
|
$1.50
F CFA919
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.88
ETB3,839.42
|
$69.94
F CFA42,856
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
ETB229.65
|
$6.00
F CFA3,676
|
|
pay 2.6% more for clothing
Ethiopia
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.92
ETB1,545.27
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.82
ETB3,090.19
|
$25.00
F CFA15,318
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.59
ETB3,708.03
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.66
ETB4,515.83
|
$125.00
F CFA76,592
|
|
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