Cost of living comparison
Mali is 2.0 times more expensive than Kyrgyzstan.
If you lived in Mali instead of Kyrgyzstan, you would:
pay 52.7% more for restaurants
Kyrgyzstan
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.58
KGS404.30
|
$8.00
F CFA4,869
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.93
KGS347.45
|
$4.83
F CFA2,941
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
KGS51.60
|
$0.89
F CFA541
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
KGS31.41
|
$0.57
F CFA348
|
|
pay 90.7% more for groceries
Kyrgyzstan
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.38
KGS33.75
|
$0.87
F CFA528
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.79
KGS335.06
|
$7.81
F CFA4,756
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.81
KGS248.54
|
$8.20
F CFA4,991
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.57
KGS138.39
|
$1.90
F CFA1,154
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.12
KGS187.46
|
$3.43
F CFA2,089
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.42
KGS37.00
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
KGS63.49
|
$0.48
F CFA290
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
KGS78.66
|
$1.07
F CFA649
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
KGS61.51
|
$1.27
F CFA773
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
KGS19.03
|
$0.46
F CFA281
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
KGS16.93
|
$0.61
F CFA369
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Kyrgyzstan
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.78
KGS245.71
|
$4.89
F CFA2,975
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.29
KGS555.91
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,116.96
KGS1,777,530.92
|
$50,000.00
F CFA30,428,205
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.32
KGS204.68
|
?? | |
pay 4.1 times more for housing
Kyrgyzstan
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.23
KGS1,080.35
|
$35.94
F CFA21,872
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$319.03
KGS28,189.39
|
$1,000.00
F CFA608,564
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$179.18
KGS15,831.89
|
$538.39
F CFA327,645
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$27.42
KGS2,422.72
|
$204.36
F CFA124,367
|
|
pay 63.4% more for childcare
Kyrgyzstan
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$140.84
KGS12,444.86
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,341.74
KGS648,714.77
|
$12,000.00
F CFA7,302,769
|
|
pay 59.7% more for entertainment and sports
Kyrgyzstan
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.37
KGS121.29
|
$2.00
F CFA1,217
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.44
KGS127.47
|
$2.01
F CFA1,226
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.40
KGS123.82
|
$1.50
F CFA913
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.47
KGS2,869.09
|
$69.94
F CFA42,564
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.15
KGS277.96
|
$6.00
F CFA3,651
|
|
pay 40.0% more for clothing
Kyrgyzstan
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.31
KGS1,970.96
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.40
KGS3,039.91
|
$25.00
F CFA15,214
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.28
KGS5,502.97
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.31
KGS5,328.90
|
$125.00
F CFA76,071
|
|
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