Cost of living comparison
Mali is 35.5% cheaper than Ireland.
If you lived in Mali instead of Ireland, you would:
pay 57.8% less for restaurants
Ireland
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.10
€15.87
|
$4.91
F CFA2,987
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.80
€9.09
|
$6.59
F CFA4,011
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.19
€2.03
|
$0.78
F CFA472
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
€1.60
|
$0.64
F CFA392
|
|
pay 0.3% less for groceries
Ireland
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.77
€1.64
|
$1.05
F CFA640
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.27
€3.97
|
$9.62
F CFA5,855
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.97
€4.61
|
$9.46
F CFA5,759
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.80
€3.53
|
$2.57
F CFA1,566
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.34
€4.02
|
$3.57
F CFA2,174
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.17
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$0.50
F CFA304
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.17
|
$1.00
F CFA609
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.40
|
$1.27
F CFA773
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.79
|
$0.46
F CFA281
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.56
|
$0.61
F CFA369
|
|
pay 24.2% less for transportation
Ireland
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.23
€6.71
|
$5.48
F CFA3,337
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$118.73
€110.16
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,966.92
€34,296.06
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.66
€17.31
|
?? | |
pay 49.5% less for housing
Ireland
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.22
€45.67
|
$34.18
F CFA20,800
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,390.35
€1,289.90
|
$500.00
F CFA304,282
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,168.86
€1,084.41
|
$307.59
F CFA187,186
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$162.61
€150.86
|
$114.71
F CFA69,806
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Ireland
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,101.52
€1,021.93
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,468.96
€6,929.33
|
?? |
pay 45.8% less for entertainment and sports
Ireland
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.02
€5.58
|
$2.64
F CFA1,604
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.78
€3.50
|
$1.98
F CFA1,208
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.48
€15.29
|
$0.93
F CFA568
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.33
€54.12
|
$69.94
F CFA42,564
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.21
€11.33
|
$6.00
F CFA3,651
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Ireland
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.67
€78.55
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.37
€37.46
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.93
€85.29
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.97
€84.39
|
?? |
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