Cost of living comparison
Belgium is 56.2% more expensive than Mali.
If you lived in Belgium instead of Mali, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
Mali
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
F CFA4,869
|
$18.43
€17.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.83
F CFA2,941
|
$10.18
€9.44
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
F CFA541
|
$2.64
€2.45
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
F CFA348
|
$2.36
€2.19
|
|
pay 23.1% more for groceries
Mali
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
F CFA528
|
$1.91
€1.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.81
F CFA4,756
|
$6.70
€6.22
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.20
F CFA4,991
|
$3.76
€3.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
F CFA1,154
|
$2.74
€2.55
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.43
F CFA2,089
|
$4.52
€4.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.05
€0.97
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
F CFA290
|
$0.79
€0.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
F CFA649
|
$1.07
€1.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA773
|
$1.14
€1.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
F CFA281
|
$0.71
€0.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA369
|
$0.56
€0.52
|
|
pay 3.5% more for transportation
Mali
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
F CFA2,975
|
$7.59
€7.04
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$48.84
€45.31
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$50,000.00
F CFA30,428,205
|
$25,847.12
€23,979.67
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$23.82
€22.10
|
|
pay 6.4% more for housing
Mali
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.94
F CFA21,872
|
$52.54
€48.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,000.00
F CFA608,564
|
$812.75
€754.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$538.39
F CFA327,645
|
$677.61
€628.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$204.36
F CFA124,367
|
$147.81
€137.13
|
|
pay 15.0% more for childcare
Mali
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$446.94
€414.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,000.00
F CFA7,302,769
|
$13,799.70
€12,802.67
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Mali
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
F CFA1,217
|
$4.38
€4.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.01
F CFA1,226
|
$3.23
€2.99
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
F CFA913
|
$8.08
€7.49
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.94
F CFA42,564
|
$31.77
€29.47
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
F CFA3,651
|
$11.38
€10.56
|
|
pay 27.4% more for clothing
Mali
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$84.51
€78.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
F CFA15,214
|
$39.84
€36.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$89.20
€82.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.00
F CFA76,071
|
$119.38
€110.76
|
|
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