Cost of living comparison
Mali is 2.1 times more expensive than Faroe Islands.
If you lived in Mali instead of Faroe Islands, you would:
pay 72.7% less for restaurants
Faroe Islands
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.96
DKK152.18
|
$8.00
F CFA4,873
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$19.03
DKK131.89
|
$4.83
F CFA2,944
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.40
DKK23.59
|
$0.89
F CFA542
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.68
DKK18.60
|
$0.57
F CFA348
|
|
pay 31.0% less for groceries
Faroe Islands
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.00
DKK27.73
|
$0.87
F CFA528
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.32
DKK50.73
|
$7.81
F CFA4,760
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.02
DKK48.65
|
$8.20
F CFA4,996
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.86
DKK26.72
|
$1.90
F CFA1,155
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.66
DKK18.41
|
$3.43
F CFA2,091
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
DKK9.20
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.43
DKK9.89
|
$0.48
F CFA290
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
DKK11.50
|
$1.07
F CFA650
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.73
DKK11.96
|
$1.27
F CFA774
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.46
F CFA281
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.32
DKK16.11
|
$0.61
F CFA369
|
|
pay 5.9% less for transportation
Faroe Islands
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.79
DKK47.05
|
$4.89
F CFA2,978
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$43,041.61
DKK298,274.03
|
$50,000.00
F CFA30,457,723
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? | ?? | |
pay 5.9% less for housing
Faroe Islands
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.56
DKK405.82
|
$35.94
F CFA21,894
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$976.00
DKK6,763.58
|
$1,000.00
F CFA609,154
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$805.20
DKK5,579.96
|
$538.39
F CFA327,963
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.39
DKK972.88
|
$204.36
F CFA124,488
|
|
pay 11.0 times more for childcare
Faroe Islands
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$366.00
DKK2,536.34
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,090.92
DKK7,559.94
|
$12,000.00
F CFA7,309,854
|
|
pay 52.2% less for entertainment and sports
Faroe Islands
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.78
DKK60.87
|
$2.00
F CFA1,218
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.67
DKK39.31
|
$2.01
F CFA1,227
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.52
DKK65.94
|
$1.50
F CFA914
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.36
DKK390.60
|
$69.94
F CFA42,606
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.64
DKK101.45
|
$6.00
F CFA3,655
|
|
pay 43.2% less for clothing
Faroe Islands
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$136.64
DKK946.90
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.58
DKK329.72
|
$25.00
F CFA15,229
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$143.96
DKK997.63
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$204.96
DKK1,420.35
|
$125.00
F CFA76,144
|
|
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